to sacrifice
01
offra, avstå från
to give up something of value for the sake of something else
Ditransitive: to sacrifice sth to do sth | to sacrifice sth for sth
Exempel
Individuals may sacrifice certain luxuries to save money for important life goals.
Individer kan offra vissa lyxartiklar för att spara pengar till viktiga livsmål.
02
offra, slakta
to destroy or kill, especially for a specific purpose such as a test or experiment
Transitive: to sacrifice an animal
Exempel
The study required sacrificing small mammals to test tissue regeneration methods.
Studien krävde att offra små däggdjur för att testa metoder för vävnadsregenerering.
03
offra, slakta
to kill an animal or person as a religious act
Transitive: to sacrifice an animal or person
Exempel
He felt conflicted about sacrificing a part of his harvest as an offering to the spirits.
Han kände sig splittrad över att offra en del av sin skörd som en gåva till andarna.
04
offra, sälja med förlust
to sell something for less than its original cost or value
Transitive: to sacrifice sth
Exempel
The company sacrificed some assets to improve cash flow.
Företaget offrade vissa tillgångar för att förbättra kassaflödet.
Sacrifice
01
offrande, avstående
the act of giving up or losing something as a penalty, punishment, or consequence of failure
Exempel
The soldier 's mistake led to the sacrifice of his privileges.
Soldatens misstag ledde till uppoffringen av hans privilegier.
02
offer, förlust
personnel or resources deliberately lost or surrendered to achieve a goal
Exempel
The engineer considered some components a necessary sacrifice.
Ingenjören ansåg vissa komponenter som ett nödvändigt offer.
03
offer, offergåva
the act of killing an animal or person to appease or honor a deity
Exempel
Human sacrifices were part of certain historical rites.
Mänskliga offringar var en del av vissa historiska riter.
04
offer, offerslag
(in baseball) an out made by a batter that allows base runners to advance
Exempel
The coach encouraged a sacrifice to advance the runners.
Tränaren uppmuntrade ett offer för att få löparna att avancera.
05
offrande, förlust
a loss incurred by giving up or selling something for less than its value
Exempel
The company 's asset sale was a necessary sacrifice.
Företagets försäljning av tillgångar var ett nödvändigt offer.
06
offer, taktiskt offer
a deliberate move in which a player gives up material for strategic or tactical advantage
Exempel
She carefully planned the sacrifice of the rook.
Hon planerade noggrant offret av tornet.
07
uppoffring, offrande
the act of giving up something valuable or important for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy
Exempel
The ultimate sacrifice made by the firefighters during the rescue operation will never be forgotten.
Den ultimata uppoffringen som brandmännen gjorde under räddningsoperationen kommer aldrig att glömmas.
Lexikalt Träd
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