Usage examples of "ont horreur" in French with translation to English

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Les chats ont horreur de se mouiller. Cats hate to get wet.
J'ai horreur des reptiles. I hate reptiles.
J'ai horreur de faire du sport. I hate exercising.
J'ai horreur de la cravate que tu portes. I hate the tie you're wearing.
Elle a horreur du poisson et n'en mange jamais. She hates fish and never eats any.
J'ai horreur du son que la cellophane produit lorsqu'on la froisse. I hate the sound that cellophane makes when you crinkle it.
Elle a grandi au bord de la mer, et pourtant elle a horreur de nager. She grew up near the sea, yet she hates swimming.
Nous avons la violence en horreur. We hate violence.
Lorsque j'étais à l'école, j'avais vraiment horreur de faire des rédactions. When I was in school, I really hated writing essays.
Lorsque j'étais à l'école, j'avais vraiment horreur d'écrire des dissertations. When I was in school, I really hated writing essays.
Des drapeaux ont été hissés au bord des toits des maisons. Flags had been hoisted on the eaves of houses.
Elle lui fait horreur. She gives him the creeps.
Les garçons ont tendance à regarder de haut leurs jeunes sœurs. Boys tend to look down on their younger sisters.
J'ai horreur des serpents. I have a horror of snakes.
Des avancées rapides et remarquables ont été réalisées dans la médecine. Rapid and remarkable advances have been made in medicine.
L’amour a horreur de tout ce qui n’est pas lui-même. Love is terrified of everything that is not itself.
Ils ont répondu à mes questions avec difficulté. They answered my questions with difficulty.
La nature a horreur du vide. Nature abhors a vacuum.
Deux mois ont passé depuis qu'il est parti pour la France. Two months have passed since he left for France.
J'ai horreur de tuer des animaux. I abhor killing animals.
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