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to sacrifice
01
sacrifier, faire le sacrifice de
to give up something of value for the sake of something else
Ditransitive: to sacrifice sth to do sth | to sacrifice sth for sth
Exemples
Parents often sacrifice personal time to ensure the well-being and happiness of their children.
Les parents sacrifient souvent leur temps personnel pour assurer le bien-être et le bonheur de leurs enfants.
Soldiers may sacrifice their lives to defend their country and its principles.
Les soldats peuvent sacrifier leur vie pour défendre leur pays et ses principes.
02
sacrifier, immoler
to destroy or kill, especially for a specific purpose such as a test or experiment
Transitive: to sacrifice an animal
Exemples
The researchers sacrificed the lab rats to analyze the effects of the new medication.
Les chercheurs ont sacrifié les rats de laboratoire pour analyser les effets du nouveau médicament.
The scientist carefully sacrificed the specimen to preserve it for study.
Le scientifique a soigneusement sacrifié le spécimen pour le préserver pour étude.
03
sacrifier
to kill an animal or person as a religious act
Transitive: to sacrifice an animal or person
Exemples
The ancient Mayans would sacrifice animals to their gods during important rituals.
Les anciens Mayas sacrifiaient des animaux à leurs dieux lors de rituels importants.
In some cultures, priests would sacrifice goats to honor their deities.
Dans certaines cultures, les prêtres sacrifiaient des chèvres pour honorer leurs divinités.
04
sacrifier, céder à perte
to sell something for less than its original cost or value
Transitive: to sacrifice sth
Exemples
They had to sacrifice the old inventory to make room for new items.
Ils ont dû sacrifier l'ancien inventaire pour faire de la place aux nouveaux articles.
The store sacrificed several products to clear out excess stock.
Le magasin a sacrifié plusieurs produits pour écouler le stock excédentaire.
Sacrifice
01
the act of giving up or losing something as a penalty, punishment, or consequence of failure
Exemples
He made a sacrifice for breaking the rules.
The penalty involved a financial sacrifice.
02
personnel or resources deliberately lost or surrendered to achieve a goal
Exemples
The troops were a sacrifice to delay the enemy advance.
In the strategy, some soldiers were a calculated sacrifice.
03
sacrifice
the act of killing an animal or person to appease or honor a deity
Exemples
Ancient civilizations performed sacrifices to their gods.
The temple recorded the ritual sacrifice of livestock.
04
(in baseball) an out made by a batter that allows base runners to advance
Exemples
He hit a sacrifice to move the runner to third base.
The pitcher 's sacrifice bunt was successful.
05
a loss incurred by giving up or selling something for less than its value
Exemples
Selling the stocks early involved a financial sacrifice.
They took a sacrifice to close the deal quickly.
06
a deliberate move in which a player gives up material for strategic or tactical advantage
Exemples
He made a sacrifice of a pawn to open the opponent's defense.
The queen sacrifice shocked the opponent but led to victory.
07
sacrifice, abnégation
the act of giving up something valuable or important for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy
Exemples
She made a significant sacrifice by leaving her promising career to care for her family.
Elle a fait un sacrifice significatif en quittant sa carrière prometteuse pour s'occuper de sa famille.
The soldiers were honored for their sacrifice in the line of duty, giving their lives to protect their country.
Les soldats ont été honorés pour leur sacrifice dans l'exercice de leurs fonctions, donnant leur vie pour protéger leur pays.
Arbre Lexical
sacrificer
sacrifice
