"One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter"

Question

how might one say "One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" en espanol?

Answer 1

I think you could say: Lo que a uno es una terrorista a otro es un guerrillero

This would certianly be understood although I cannot be 100% certain that it is the most common translation for this idiom.

I have based this translation on a translation found in our phrasebook;

Lo que a uno cura, a otro mata = One man's meat is another man's poison

The difficulty in translating idioms from language to another is that they cannot be translated directly/literally in most cases.

I hope this helps

Muchas gracias compañero!! - Comrade_Alexei, Mar 22, 2011

Good answer Feliz - 0043ad50, Mar 22, 2011

Thanks Marshall :) - FELIZ77, Mar 23, 2011

Answer 2

Un hombre es un terrorista para otros es un luchador por la libertad. Hope this helps!