- sacrifice
- 1. noun
1) (the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god: A lamb was offered in sacrifice.) sacrificio2) (the thing that is offered in this way.) sacrificio3) (something of value given away or up in order to gain something more important or to benefit another person: His parents made sacrifices to pay for his education.) sacrificio
2. verb1) (to offer as a sacrifice: He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.) sacrificar2) (to give away etc for the sake of something or someone else: He sacrificed his life trying to save the children from the burning house.) sacrificar•- sacrificially
sacrifice1 n sacrificiothey made sacrifices to their gods ofrecían sacrificios a sus diosessacrifice2 vb sacrificarsoldiers who sacrificed themselves for their country soldados que se sacrificaron por su paísEl gerundio de sacrifice se escribe sacrificingsacrificetr['sækrɪfaɪs]noun1 (gen) sacrificio2 (offering) ofrendatransitive verb1 (offer as sacrifice) sacrificar2 (give up) sacrificar, renunciar a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto make sacrifices hacer sacrificios, sacrificarsesacrifice ['sækrə.faɪs] vt, -ficed ; -ficing1) : sacrificar2)to sacrifice oneself : sacrificarsesacrifice n: sacrificio msacrificen.• sacrificio s.m.v.• malvender v.• sacrificar v.'sækrəfaɪs, 'sækrɪfaɪs
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noun1) (Occult, Relig)a) u (practice, act) sacrificio mb) c (offering) ofrenda f, víctima f (propiciatoria)2) u c (giving up) sacrificio mto make sacrifices — sacrificarse*
3) c (in baseball) sacrificio m
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transitive verb sacrificar*
2.
vi (in baseball) sacrificarse*['sækrɪfaɪs]1.N (lit, fig) sacrificio mto offer sth in sacrifice — ofrecer algo como sacrificio
no sacrifice was too great — todo sacrificio merecía la pena
to make sacrifices (for sb) — hacer sacrificios (por algn), sacrificarse (por algn)
the sacrifice of the mass — el sacrificio de la misa
to sell sth at a sacrifice — vender algo con pérdida
2.VT (lit, fig) sacrificar; (Comm) vender con pérdidashe sacrificed everything for me — lo ha sacrificado todo por mí
to sacrifice o.s. (for sb/sth) — sacrificarse (por algn/algo)
accuracy should never be sacrificed to speed — nunca debería sacrificarse la exactitud por la rapidez
* * *['sækrəfaɪs, 'sækrɪfaɪs]
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noun1) (Occult, Relig)a) u (practice, act) sacrificio mb) c (offering) ofrenda f, víctima f (propiciatoria)2) u c (giving up) sacrificio mto make sacrifices — sacrificarse*
3) c (in baseball) sacrificio m
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transitive verb sacrificar*
2.
vi (in baseball) sacrificarse*
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.