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sake n1 ( purpose) for the sake of pour [principle, prestige, nation] ; for the sake of clarity, for clarity's sake pour la clarté ; for the sake of argument à titre d'exemple ; to kill for the sake of killing tuer pour le plaisir de tuer ; to do sth for its own sake faire qch pour le plaisir ; peace/production for its own sake la paix/la production pour la paix/la production ; for old times' sake en souvenir du bon vieux temps ;2 ( benefit) for the sake of sb, for sb's sake par égard pour qn ; for my/her/their sake par égard pour moi/elle/eux ; for all our sakes dans notre intérêt à tous ; I'm telling you this for your own sake c'est pour ton bien que je te dis cela ;3 (in anger, in plea) for God's/heaven's sake! pour l'amour de Dieu/du ciel!
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