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Ⅰ.sake1 [seɪk]∎ for sb's sake (for their good) pour (le bien de) qn; (out of respect for) par égard pour qn; (out of love for) pour l'amour de qn;∎ do it for my sake/for your own sake fais-le pour moi/pour toi;∎ I only came for your sake je ne suis venu qu'à cause de toi ou que pour toi;∎ please come, for both our sakes viens s'il te plaît, fais-le pour nous deux;∎ for all our sakes, tell no one ne le dis à personne dans notre intérêt à tous;∎ they decided not to divorce for the sake of the children ils ont décidé de ne pas divorcer à cause des enfants;∎ I walk to work for its own sake, not to save money je vais travailler à pied pour le plaisir, pas par esprit d'économie;∎ they're just talking for the sake of talking or of it ils parlent pour ne rien dire;∎ art for art's sake l'art pour l'art;∎ for the sake of higher profits pour réaliser de plus gros bénéfices;∎ all that for the sake of a few dollars tout ça pour quelques malheureux dollars;∎ for old times' sake en souvenir du passé;∎ for the sake of argument, let's assume it costs £100 (pour les besoins de la discussion,) admettons que ça coûte 100 livres;∎ for goodness or God's or Christ's or pity's or heaven's sake! pour l'amour du ciel ou de Dieu!Ⅱ.sake2 ['sɑ:kɪ](drink) saké m
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