detestation

[USA]/ˌdiːte'steɪʃ(ə)n/
[UK]/ˌditɛˈsteʃən/
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Oversættelse

n. afsky, had, afsmag; foragtelsesværdig person.

Eksempelsætninger

Wordsworth's detestation of aristocracy.

Wordsworths afsky for aristokratiet.

he is the detestation of the neighbourhood.

han er afskyen for kvarteret.

She expressed her detestation for the new policy.

Hun udtrykte hendes afsky for den nye politik.

His detestation of violence is well-known.

Hans afsky for vold er velkendt.

The detestation of injustice fueled their protest.

Afskyen for uretfærdighed drev deres protest.

I have a deep detestation for liars.

Jeg har en dyb afsky for løgnere.

Their detestation of each other was evident.

Deres afsky for hinanden var tydelig.

The detestation in his eyes was unmistakable.

Afskyen i hans øjne var ubestridelig.

She couldn't hide her detestation towards her rival.

Hun kunne ikke skjule hendes afsky over for sin rival.

The detestation for the dictator was widespread.

Afskyen for diktatoren var udbredt.

His detestation for cold weather was evident.

Hans afsky for koldt vejr var tydelig.

The detestation for war was a common sentiment.

Afskyen for krig var en almindelig følelse.

Virkelige Eksempler

In the austere system, on the contrary, those excesses are regarded with the utmost abhorrence and detestation.

I det asketiske system betragtes disse overskud derimod med den største afsky og foragt.

Kilde: The Wealth of Nations (Part Four)

Elvira stood at the door of the chamber, and regarded the Monk with looks of surprize and detestation.

Elvira stod ved døren til kammeret og betragtede Munken med udtryk for overraskelse og foragt.

Kilde: Monk (Part 2)

Similarly, offenses against nature are everywhere and at all times to be held in detestation and should be punished.

Ligeledes bør overtrædelser af naturen overalt og på alle tidspunkter holdes i foragt og bør straffes.

Kilde: Volume Three of the Confessions

But as he sat gloating over me, I was supported by a scornful detestation of him that sealed my lips.

Men da han sad og gloede over mig, blev jeg støttet af en hånlig foragt for ham, der forseglede mine læber.

Kilde: Great Expectations (Original Version)

But Mr Houghton had fought in the First World War alongside Americans and French, and had come to a settled detestation of both countries.

Men hr. Houghton havde kæmpet i Første Verdenskrig sammen med amerikanere og franskmænd og var kommet til en fast foragt for begge lande.

Kilde: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

Pain, shame, ire, impatience, disgust, detestation, seemed momentarily to hold a quivering conflict in the large pupil dilating under his ebon eyebrow.

Smerte, skam, vrede, utålmodighed, afsky, foragt, syntes i et øjeblik at holde en vibrerende konflikt i den store pupille, der udvidede sig under hans sorte øjenbryn.

Kilde: Jane Eyre (Original Version)

On two or three occasions he was actually rude to her, thus bringing upon himself Martini's most cordial detestation.

Ved to eller tre lejligheder var han faktisk uhøflig over for hende, hvilket medførte Martini's mest hjertelige foragt.

Kilde: The Gadfly (Original Version)

I had likewise learned, from his example, an utter detestation of all falsehood or disguise; and truth appeared so amiable to me, that I determined upon sacrificing every thing to it.

Jeg havde også lært af hans eksempel en fuldstændig foragt for al løgn eller forklædning; og sandhed forekom mig så tiltalende, at jeg besluttede mig for at ofre alt for den.

Kilde: Gulliver's Travels (Original Version)

Conscious that among those who chaunted the praises of their God so sweetly, there were some who cloaked with devotion the foulest sins, their hymns inspired him with detestation at their Hypocrisy.

Bevidst om, at der blandt dem, der sang lovprisninger til deres Gud så sødt, var nogle, der dækkede de mest frygtelige synder med fromhed, inspirerede deres hymner ham til foragt for deres hykleri.

Kilde: Monk (Part 2)

The wiser and better sort of the common people, therefore, have always the utmost abhorrence and detestation of such excesses, which their experience tells them are so immediately fatal to people of their condition.

De klogere og bedre folk blandt almindelige mennesker har derfor altid den største afsky og foragt for sådanne overskud, som deres erfaring fortæller dem er så øjeblikkeligt fatale for folk i deres situation.

Kilde: The Wealth of Nations (Part Four)

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