Usage examples of "détesté" in French with translation to English

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Il est détesté de tous. He is hated by all.
J'ai toujours détesté la biologie. I've always hated biology.
Fred est allé jusqu'à dire qu'il m'avait détesté. Fred went so far as to say that he had hated me.
Il vaut mieux être détesté pour ce que l'on est, qu'aimé pour ce que l'on n'est pas. Better to be hated for who you are than loved for who you're not.
Je déteste avoir le dessous. I hate losing.
Tom et Mary se détestent. Tom and Mary detest each other.
Une majorité d'étudiants détestent l'histoire. A majority of students dislike history.
Christophe Colomb détestait les erreurs historiques. Christopher Columbus abhorred historical inaccuracies.
Je déteste surtout les maths. I hate math most of all.
Tom dit qu'il déteste la guerre. Tom says that he detests war.
Le seul moment où les gens détestent le commérage, c'est lorsqu'il les concerne. The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.
Les gens avec des handicaps physiques détestent qu'on les prenne en pitié. People with physical disabilities abhor being pitied.
Ma femme déteste les chats. My wife really hates cats.
Plus je déteste les hommes individuellement et plus ardent devient mon amour pour l'humanité. The more I detest men individually the more ardent becomes my love for humanity.
La moralité n'est jamais que l'attitude que nous adoptons face aux gens que nous détestons. Morality is simply the attitude we adopt toward people we dislike.
Tom déteste les oignons crus. Tom hates raw onions.
Je déteste prendre des risques. I hate taking risks.
Je déteste ma belle-mère. I hate my mother-in-law.
Je déteste faire mon lit. I hate to make the bed.
Elle déteste parler en public. She hates speaking in public.
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