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to sacrifice
01
sacrificare, rinunciare a
to give up something of value for the sake of something else
Ditransitive: to sacrifice sth to do sth | to sacrifice sth for sth
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Environmental activists often sacrifice personal convenience to reduce their ecological footprint.
Gli attivisti ambientali spesso sacrificano il comfort personale per ridurre la loro impronta ecologica.
02
sacrificare, immolare
to destroy or kill, especially for a specific purpose such as a test or experiment
Transitive: to sacrifice an animal
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To gain accurate results, the team sacrificed one sample group during the testing phase.
Per ottenere risultati accurati, il team ha sacrificato un gruppo campione durante la fase di test.
03
sacrificio
to kill an animal or person as a religious act
Transitive: to sacrifice an animal or person
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The tribe believed that sacrificing a warrior would ensure victory in battle.
La tribù credeva che sacrificare un guerriero avrebbe assicurato la vittoria in battaglia.
04
sacrificare, vendere in perdita
to sell something for less than its original cost or value
Transitive: to sacrifice sth
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She sacrificed her designer clothes for a fraction of their value.
Ha sacrificato i suoi vestiti firmati per una frazione del loro valore.
Sacrifice
01
the act of giving up or losing something as a penalty, punishment, or consequence of failure
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They endured personal sacrifices for failing the mission.
02
personnel or resources deliberately lost or surrendered to achieve a goal
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Certain employees were a sacrifice to save the company from bankruptcy.
03
sacrificio
the act of killing an animal or person to appease or honor a deity
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The priest conducted the sacrifice according to tradition.
04
(in baseball) an out made by a batter that allows base runners to advance
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She executed a perfect sacrifice bunt in the game.
05
a loss incurred by giving up or selling something for less than its value
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Accepting a lower price was a sacrifice to maintain relationships.
06
a deliberate move in which a player gives up material for strategic or tactical advantage
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The grandmaster 's sacrifice forced checkmate in three moves.
07
sacrificio, rinuncia
the act of giving up something valuable or important for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy
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In the story, the hero 's sacrifice saved the entire village from destruction.
Nella storia, il sacrificio dell'eroe ha salvato l'intero villaggio dalla distruzione.
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