Odiar
to hate
Presente
Current actions, habits, and general truths.
| eu | odeio | Eu odeio trânsito às segundas-feiras. — I hate traffic on Monday mornings. |
| você/ele/ela | odeia | Ela odeia mentira — qualquer tipo, qualquer tamanho. — She hates lying — any kind, any size. |
| nós | odiamos | Nós odiamos esperar na fila do banco. — We hate waiting in the bank queue. |
| eles/elas | odeiam | Eles odeiam reuniões que poderiam ser e-mail. — They hate meetings that could have been an email. |
I hate injustice — more than anything. My friend Lúcia hates waste with a passion I respect. We hate the same things and that unites us in a strange way. Sometimes what we hate defines us as much as what we love.
Pret. Perfeito
Completed past actions — what happened.
| eu | odiei | Eu odiei aquele livro mas li até o fim por teimosia. — I hated that book but read it to the end out of stubbornness. |
| você/ele/ela | odiou | Ela odiou o sabor mas comeu para não ofender. — She hated the flavour but ate it so as not to cause offence. |
| nós | odiamos | Nós odiamos o resultado mas aceitamos como aprendizado. — We hated the result but accepted it as a learning. |
| eles/elas | odiaram | Eles odiaram a mudança no começo — depois se acostumaram. — They hated the change at first — then got used to it. |
The series was a huge disappointment. I hated the third episode — I left halfway through. My sister hated the ending so much she wrote a five-page review. We hated the same thing for different reasons — and that produced the best conversation of the week. The writers probably hated writing those scenes too.
Pret. Imperfeito
Ongoing or habitual past — what used to happen or was happening.
| eu | odiava | Eu odiava acordar cedo na escola — agora adoro. — I used to hate waking up early for school — now I love it. |
| você/ele/ela | odiava | Ela odiava matemática até encontrar um bom professor. — She used to hate maths until she found a good teacher. |
| nós | odiávamos | Nós odiávamos o vizinho barulhento — ele mudou. — We used to hate the noisy neighbour — he moved. |
| eles/elas | odiavam | Eles odiavam a burocracia e inventaram um atalho. — They used to hate the bureaucracy and invented a shortcut. |
In childhood, I used to hate coriander with an intensity that now feels like nostalgia. I used to hate waking up early and cheek kisses from adults. My brother used to hate studying — now he's a teacher. We used to hate the same soap opera songs and sang along because of it. What we used to hate then we sometimes love now — and vice versa.
Futuro Informal
Plans and intentions — "going to." The most common future form in spoken BR Portuguese.
| eu | vou odiar | Vou odiar cada minuto dessa reunião — mas vou. — I'm going to hate every minute of that meeting — but I'll go. |
| você/ele/ela | vai odiar | Ela vai odiar a notícia — mas precisa ouvir. — She's going to hate the news — but she needs to hear it. |
| nós | vamos odiar | Vamos odiar o fuso horário na viagem para a Ásia. — We're going to hate the time zone on the trip to Asia. |
| eles/elas | vão odiar | Eles vão odiar a nova política de gastos. — They're going to hate the new spending policy. |
Tomorrow there's a five-hour meeting. I'm going to hate every minute from slide forty onwards. My colleague is going to hate the team-building part — he already warned us. We're going to hate it together and then have a beer to survive. The new employees are going to hate it less because they still have hope.
Futuro Formal
Formal future — "shall/will." More common in writing than speech.
| eu | odiarei | Odiarei para sempre quem agiu de má-fé. — I will always hate whoever acted in bad faith. |
| você/ele/ela | odiará | Ela odiará saber que perdeu por tão pouco. — She will hate knowing she lost by so little. |
| nós | odiaremos | Odiaremos cada segundo de espera — mas vale a pena. — We will hate every second of waiting — but it's worth it. |
| eles/elas | odiarão | Os fãs odiarão o final da série — garanto. — The fans will hate the end of the series — I guarantee it. |
The critique was harsh: "The audience will hate this scene — it's necessary that they hate it. We will hate the right characters to love the right stories. Viewers will hate the villain with such intensity that they'll remember him for years. I will hate publishing this without the family's authorisation — but it's the truth that needs to be told."
Condicional
Hypotheticals and polite requests — "would."
| eu | odiaria | Eu odiaria ser obrigada a mentir. — I would hate to be forced to lie. |
| você/ele/ela | odiaria | Ela odiaria saber que estava errada — mas precisaria. — She would hate to know she was wrong — but she'd need to. |
| nós | odiaríamos | Odiaríamos qualquer alternativa que não fosse essa. — We would hate any alternative that wasn't this one. |
| eles/elas | odiariam | Eles odiariam a ideia — então não vamos contar. — They would hate the idea — so we're not going to tell them. |
If the world were fairer, I would hate fewer things. My friend would hate his own work less if he were more recognised. We would hate each other less if we better understood each other's histories. People would hate less if they had less fear — hate is almost always fear in different clothes.
Odiar across the tenses
A short story using odiar in multiple tenses
Minha avó odiava uma coisa só: ingratidão. Dizia que tudo tem jeito menos isso. Odiava com uma seriedade que assustava — e educou. Nós netos odiávamos decepcionar ela — e isso foi o melhor freio que tivemos.
Hoje eu odeio menos do que antes — aprendi que ódio cansa mais quem sente do que quem recebe. Ontem odiei uma situação e percebi que era medo disfarçado. Odiamos às vezes o que não entendemos ainda.
No próximo ano, vou odiar menos o que não posso mudar. "Se conseguir, odiarei só o que merece — e isso me dará energia para o que importa," escrevi.
Perguntei à minha avó se ela odiaria alguém se pudesse voltar e mudar algo. Ela olhou para mim: "Odiaria perder o tempo que perdi odiando. Aprendi tarde."
My grandmother used to hate only one thing: ingratitude. She said everything has a way out except that. She used to hate it with a seriousness that was frightening — and educating. We grandchildren used to hate disappointing her — and that was the best brake we had. Today I hate less than before — I learned that hate tires the one who feels it more than the one who receives it. Yesterday I hated a situation and realised it was disguised fear. We sometimes hate what we don't understand yet. Next year, I'm going to hate less what I can't change. "If I can, I will hate only what deserves it — and that will give me energy for what matters," I wrote. I asked my grandmother if she would hate anyone if she could go back and change something. She looked at me: "I would hate losing the time I spent hating. I learned too late."
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