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eu detestava

hated, detested

→ detestar
detest hate; detest + ava imperfect for eu/ele/ela/você
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #25,181
hated, detested An imperfect past form, often describing an ongoing or repeated feeling in the past.
PO: Eu detestava acordar cedo.
EN: I hated getting up early.
Conjugation of detestar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First detestava —
Third detestava —

Antes ela o detestava.

She used to hate him.

Como sua mãe o detestava, ficava na garagem.

Because his mother hated him, he stayed in the garage.

— O Fabuloso Destino de Amélie Poulain (2001)

Detestava a cor que tinha e queria ter filhos de cor.

She hated her skin color and wanted to have children of color.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Ela detestava baunilha.

She hated vanilla.

Ela detestava pepino.

She hated cucumbers.

Eu detestava Boston.

I hated Boston.

Eu detestava a escola.

I hated school.

— Sobre Meninos e Lobos (2003)

Eu detestava mentir.

I hated lying.

Eu detestava.

I hated it.

— Sociedade dos Poetas Mortos (1989)

Eu realmente detestava o cheiro de cigarro dela.

I really hated the smell of her cigarettes.

Tom detestava escrever cartas.

Tom hated writing letters.

Tom detestava espinafre.

Tom hated spinach.