Yes, both are almost the same. But to choose the good one, "eu odeio" comes from "ódio" substantive, which means "hate", the oposite of "love". For sure "Odeio" is stronger and a bit more emotional, let's say... Eu odeio Justin Bieber - I hate Justin Bieber (if possible you would insult him, because you hate him) Eu detesto Justin Bieber - I deslike him a lot (maybe you deslike him a lot, but maybe because his songs are not that cool. But you can deal with haha) In case of doubt, just go foward... the difference is not that far, because at least Brazilians are emotive speakers... we say we love and hate things all the time... is this clear? let me know if not :) Bons estudos!

Hello Alex! These words are synonyms and interchangeable (DESTESTAR = ODIAR). Actually they both can be translated as "to hate" in English as those verbs give the idea of feelings like "aversion"/"hatred"/"repulsion"/"detestation"/"hate". Actually I am not sure if someone can feel that one is "stronger" than the other. To me they both are strong. Examples: - Eu odeio cebola. [I hate onions] - Eu detesto cebola. [I hate onions] - Odeio quando me ignoram. [I hate when they ignore me] - Detesto quando me ignoram. [I hate when they ignore me]

Summing up... They are basically the same. Either "Odeio" or "Detesto" means that you hate something. "Eu odeio acordar cedo'" = "Eu detesto acordar cedo" = "I hate wake up early" However , the most used in everyday life (at least in my region of Brazil ) is "Odeio". Hope you uderstood :)