No. 12,755 in Spanish
odiaban
"Odiaban" means "they hated."
In a sentence
Ellos odiaban levantarse temprano los fines de semana.
They hated waking up early on weekends.
The word 'odiaban' is used to indicate past habitual dislike towards an action (waking up early).
Los alumnos odiaban las clases de matemáticas porque eran difíciles.
The students hated math classes because they were difficult.
Here, 'odiaban' expresses a sentiment of aversion experienced recurrently in the past by the students.
Durante el invierno, las personas odiaban salir sin un abrigo.
During winter, people hated going out without a coat.
In this instance, 'odiaban' displays past general sentiment held by people towards the action of going out in the cold without protection.
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