Sentence examples of "détestait" in French

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Translations: all79 hate71 detest3 dislike3 abhor2

J'ai commencé à comprendre pourquoi il me détestait. I began to understand the reason why he hated me.

Christophe Colomb détestait les erreurs historiques. Christopher Columbus abhorred historical inaccuracies.

Elle le détestait tant que notre famille ne pouvait jamais aller lui rendre visite. She hated him so much that our family could never go and visit him.

Elle m'a envoyé une carte postale qui disait qu'elle détestait l'odeur des animaux. She sent me a postcard that said she hates the smell of animals.

Christopher Colomb fut explorateur, non pas parce qu'il aimait la mer, mais parce qu'il détestait les prisons espagnoles. Christopher Columbus wasn't an explorer because he loved the sea. He was an explorer because he hated Spanish jails.

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.

Les gens avec des handicaps physiques détestent qu'on les prenne en pitié. People with physical disabilities abhor being pitied.

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.

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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