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détester/de.tɛs.te/

verb · A2 · Frequency 526

verb

Meanings

  1. to hate, to detest (to thoroughly dislike)

    Commonly used to express strong dislike or hatred towards people, things, or actions; transitive verb requiring a direct object.

Examples

  • Je préfère éviter les films qui font détester les autres sans raison.

    I prefer to avoid films that make people hate others for no reason.

  • On peut détester un comportement sans rejeter la personne qui l'a adopté.

    One can detest a behavior without rejecting the person who adopted it.

  • Apprendre à pardonner ne signifie pas cesser de détester l'injustice.

    Learning to forgive does not mean ceasing to hate injustice.

Collocations

  • détester la violenceto hate violence

Common mistakes

  • Je déteste de faire la vaisselle.

    Je déteste faire la vaisselle.

    The verb détester is followed directly by an infinitive, without de; use détester faire here.

Related words

verb

Meanings

  1. to hate, to detest (to thoroughly dislike)

    Commonly used to express strong dislike or hatred towards people, things, or actions; transitive verb requiring a direct object.

Examples

  • Détestant les conflits, elle cherche toujours un compromis.

    Hating conflicts, she always looks for a compromise.

  • En détestant son travail, il a fini par perdre toute motivation.

    By hating his job, he eventually lost all motivation.

  • Détestant attendre, Marc arrive toujours en avance.

    Hating to wait, Marc always arrives early.

verb

Meanings

  1. to hate, to detest (to thoroughly dislike)

    Commonly used to express strong dislike or hatred towards people, things, or actions; transitive verb requiring a direct object.

Examples

  • J'ai détesté ce film dès les premières minutes.

    I hated this film from the first few minutes.

  • Elle a détesté devoir annuler son voyage.

    She hated having to cancel her trip.

  • Nous avons détesté l'attitude méprisante de notre collègue.

    We detested our colleague's contemptuous attitude.

verb

Meanings

  1. to hate, to detest (to thoroughly dislike)

    Commonly used to express strong dislike or hatred towards people, things, or actions; transitive verb requiring a direct object.

Examples

  • Je déteste attendre sans savoir ce qui se passe.

    I hate waiting without knowing what is happening.

  • Elle déteste le bruit des travaux le matin.

    She hates the noise of construction in the morning.

  • Mon frère déteste perdre du temps dans les embouteillages.

    My brother hates wasting time in traffic jams.

verb

Meanings

  1. to hate, to detest (to thoroughly dislike)

    Commonly used to express strong dislike or hatred towards people, things, or actions; transitive verb requiring a direct object.

Examples

  • Je sais que tu détestes les mensonges.

    I know that you hate lies.

  • Tu détestes vraiment ce goût de coriandre ?

    Do you really hate this taste of coriander?

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