

Io detesto alzarmi presto la domenica.
[ˈio deˈtɛsto alˈtsarmi ˈprɛsto la doˈmenika.]
I hate getting up early on Sundays.
Mia sorella detesta il traffico della città.
[ˈmia soˈrɛlla deˈtɛsta il ˈtraffiko ˈdella tʃitˈta.]
My sister hates city traffic.
Come puoi detestare la pizza? È buonissima!
[ˈkome ˈppwɔi̯ detesˈtare la ˈpittsa? ˈɛ ˈbbwɔnissima!]
How can you hate pizza? It's delicious!
"detestare" is in the lesson "Verbs 7" (Level 19), along with 11 other useful words. LinDuo has 180 topic lessons like this one, 2,375 words in total. Every word has an illustration, a transcription and pronunciation in a female and a male voice. Just 10–15 minutes a day is enough to learn them all. Free, and works offline.