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How to Say "feud" in Spanish

The Spanish word forfeudis querellaC1 level.

English → SpanishC1
nounC1literary
bitter conflict between families or groups
Two neighbors arguing over a wooden fence in a backyard.

Examples

Las viejas querellas entre las dos familias duraron décadas.

The old feuds between the two families lasted for decades.

No quiero participar en vuestras querellas domésticas.

I don't want to take part in your domestic quarrels.

El poema habla de las querellas del corazón.

The poem speaks of the laments (sorrows) of the heart.

Plural Usage

In this literary sense, 'querella' is very often used in the plural ('querellas') to describe a series of arguments or a complicated history of fighting.

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