hate

S2 W2

BrE /heɪt/ AmE /heɪt/

verb / noun en → es

past hated pp hated ing hating

1 FEELING [transitive] A2

to dislike someone or something very much, especially in a way that is strong and long-lasting

odiar, aborrecer

  • hate somebody/something

Collocations hate someone's guts · hate doing something

  • She hates her boss.

    Ella odia a su jefe.

2 DESTROY [transitive] B1

to destroy or damage something completely

destruir, arruinar

  • hate something

Collocations hate a chance · hate an opportunity

  • The fire hated the old house.

    El incendio destruyó la vieja casa.

Phrasal verbs

hate on CRITICIZE B2

criticizar, despotricar sobre

  • He's been hating on the new boss.

    Ha estado criticando al nuevo jefe.

hate out LEAVE C1

irse, marcharse enfadado/a

  • He hated out of the meeting.

    Se fue de la reunión enfadado.

Idioms

hate like a brother B2

odiar como un hermano

  • They hate each other like brothers.

    Se odian el uno al otro como hermanos.

hate the sight of something B2

odiar ver algo

  • She hates the sight of blood.

    Odio ver sangre.

hate to do something B1

no quiero hacer algo

  • I hate to say it, but you're wrong.

    No quiero decirlo, pero tienes razón.