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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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for heaven's sake — 1. An expression of entreaty 2. An interjection expressing exasperation or disgust, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑heaven * * * for God’s/Christ’s/goodness’/Heaven’s/Pete’s/sake spoken … Useful english dictionary
for Christ's sake — for God’s/Christ’s/goodness’/Heaven’s/Pete’s/sake spoken phrase used for emphasizing what you are saying when you are annoyed or angry ‘for God’s sake’ and ‘for Christ’s sake’ are offensive to some people Oh, for goodness’ sake, leave me alone!… … Useful english dictionary
Heaven — • In the Holy Bible the term heaven denotes, in the first place, the blue firmament, or the region of the clouds that pass along the sky. Gen., i, 20, speaks of the birds under the firmament of heaven . In other passages it denotes the region of… … Catholic encyclopedia
for goodness' sake — for God’s/Christ’s/goodness’/Heaven’s/Pete’s/sake spoken phrase used for emphasizing what you are saying when you are annoyed or angry ‘for God’s sake’ and ‘for Christ’s sake’ are offensive to some people Oh, for goodness’ sake, leave me alone!… … Useful english dictionary
sake — [ seık ] noun count usually singular ** 1. ) the benefit or good of someone or something: for someone s sake: We hope for her sake that the wedding goes as planned. for the sake of something: The regulation is not just for the protection of the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
for Pete's sake — for God’s/Christ’s/goodness’/Heaven’s/Pete’s/sake spoken phrase used for emphasizing what you are saying when you are annoyed or angry ‘for God’s sake’ and ‘for Christ’s sake’ are offensive to some people Oh, for goodness’ sake, leave me alone!… … Useful english dictionary
for God's sake — phrasal used typically to express surprise, disgust, or indignation * * * for God s sake 1. An expression of urgent entreaty 2. An interjection expressing eg annoyance or disgust • • • Main Entry: ↑god * * * for… … Useful english dictionary
for pity's sake — phrasal used typically to express surprise, indignation, annoyance, or entreaty for pity s sake, what are you doing here please don t fail me, for pity s sake * * * for pity’s sake spoken phrase used for showing you are annoyed with someone For… … Useful english dictionary
heaven — heavenless, adj. /hev euhn/, n. 1. the abode of God, the angels, and the spirits of the righteous after death; the place or state of existence of the blessed after the mortal life. 2. (cap.) Often, Heavens. the celestial powers; God. 3. a metonym … Universalium
sake — [[t]se͟ɪk[/t]] ♦♦♦ sakes 1) PHRASE: PHR n If you do something for the sake of something, you do it for that purpose or in order to achieve that result. You can also say that you do it for something s sake. Let s assume for the sake of argument… … English dictionary
sake — I UK [seɪk] / US noun [usually singular] Word forms sake : singular sake plural sakes ** for God s/Christ s/goodness /Heaven s/Pete s sake spoken used for emphasizing what you are saying when you are annoyed or angry: for God s sake and for… … English dictionary