sacrifice

el sacrificio

noun

sacrifice
[ˈsækrɪfaɪs]
sustantivo
1sacrificio (m) (act, offering)
  • to make sacrifices -> sacrificarse, hacer sacrificios
verbo transitivo
2sacrificar
  • to sacrifice oneself -> sacrificarse

sacrifice [sa-kri-fais]
1Sacrificar, inmolar.
2Sacrificar, abandonar, renunciar o perder una cosa por conservar otra.
3Destruir, matar.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
4Sacrificar, ofrecer sacrificios. (n)
va.
sustantivo
1Sacrificio, el acto de sacrificar u ofrecer a la deidad alguna cosa y la misma cosa sacrificada u ofrecida, víctima.
2Sacrificio, renuncia de alguna cosa apreciable hecha con repugnancia por amor, respeto o reconocimiento.
3Pérdida sufrida sin compensación, destrucción,
sustantivo & verbo
4g. (Comercio) (m)
sustantivo
5Sacrificio, rebaja en los precios que anula la ganancia o implica pérdida. (Comercio) (m)
  • To sell at a -> vender sin beneficio
de una o más vida

sacrifice [ˈsækrɪfaɪs]
noun
sacrificio; (m)
to offer sth in sacrifice ofrecer algo como sacrificio
The chicken was offered in sacrifice to the Gods
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
Our citizens are being asked to make great sacrifices you're making a sacrifice of your happiness so that your daughter can have hers he was willing to make any sacrifice for peace he is making a considerable personal sacrifice to make the [supreme] [ultimate] sacrifice my son made the supreme sacrifice in Vietnam he made the ultimate sacrifice and cancelled a fishing holiday animal sacrifices to the Gods a law banning the sacrifice of animals ...a mother's day-to-day sacrifices for her children the memory of our veterans and their sacrifice will never fade
verb:transitive
sacrificar; (Comm) vender con pérdida
she sacrificed everything for me lo ha sacrificado todo por mí
I'm not going to sacrifice my health and beauty for you Her husband's pride was a small thing to sacrifice for their children's security. women who sacrifice career and marriage to care for elderly relatives
to sacrifice o.s. (for sb/sth) sacrificarse (por algn/algo)
pilots were ready to sacrifice themselves for their country Billions of parents sacrifice themselves for their children
accuracy should never be sacrificed to speed nunca debería sacrificarse la exactitud por la rapidez
to sacrifice sb/sth on the [altar] of sth ...the interests of 12,000,000 farmers can't be sacrificed on the altar of free trade ...the ideal victim to sacrifice on the altar of the public's blood lust.

Verb Conjugation for "sacrifice"

Imperative
  • sacrifice
  • you sacrifice
  • he/she sacrifices
  • we sacrifice
  • you sacrifice
  • they sacrifice
Preterite
  • I sacrificed
  • you sacrificed
  • he/she sacrificed
  • we sacrificed
  • you sacrificed
  • they sacrificed
Present Continuous
  • I am sacrificing
  • you are sacrificing
  • he/she is sacrificing
  • we are sacrificing
  • you are sacrificing
  • they are sacrificing
Present Perfect
  • I have sacrificed
  • you have sacrificed
  • he/she has sacrificed
  • we have sacrificed
  • you have sacrificed
  • they have sacrificed
Past Continuous
  • I was sacrificing
  • you were sacrificing
  • he/she was sacrificing
  • we were sacrificing
  • you were sacrificing
  • they were sacrificing
Past Perfect
  • I had sacrificed
  • you had sacrificed
  • he/she had sacrificed
  • we had sacrificed
  • you had sacrificed
  • they had sacrificed
Future
  • I will sacrifice
  • you will sacrifice
  • he/she will sacrifice
  • we will sacrifice
  • you will sacrifice
  • they will sacrifice
Future Perfect
  • I will have sacrificed
  • you will have sacrificed
  • he/she will have sacrificed
  • we will have sacrificed
  • you will have sacrificed
  • they will have sacrificed
Future Continuous
  • I will be sacrificing
  • you will be sacrificing
  • he/she will be sacrificing
  • we will be sacrificing
  • you will be sacrificing
  • they will be sacrificing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been sacrificing
  • you have been sacrificing
  • he/she has been sacrificing
  • we have been sacrificing
  • you have been sacrificing
  • they have been sacrificing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been sacrificing
  • you will have been sacrificing
  • he/she will have been sacrificing
  • we will have been sacrificing
  • you will have been sacrificing
  • they will have been sacrificing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been sacrificing
  • you had been sacrificing
  • he/she had been sacrificing
  • we had been sacrificing
  • you had been sacrificing
  • they had been sacrificing

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