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1 sacrifice
1. n1) жертва2) жертвування; пожертвування3) ком. збитокthe great (the last, the supreme) sacrifice — смерть у бою за батьківщину
2. v1) жертвувати, приносити у жертву2) здійснювати пожертву3) ком. продавати зі збитком* * *I ['sʒkrifais] n1) жертва3) кoм. збиток4) цepк. месаII [`sʒkrifais] v1) жертвувати -
2 sacrifice
1) жертва; втрата; збити2) жертвувати, приносити в жертву•sacrifice one's life on the altar — (of smth.) приносити життя на олтар ( чогось)
См. также в других словарях:
lay down one's life — {v. phr.} To sacrifice one s life for a cause or person; suffer martyrdom. * /The early Christians often laid down their lives for their faith./ … Dictionary of American idioms
lay down one's life — {v. phr.} To sacrifice one s life for a cause or person; suffer martyrdom. * /The early Christians often laid down their lives for their faith./ … Dictionary of American idioms
lay\ down\ one's\ life — v. phr. To sacrifice one s life for a cause or person; suffer martyrdom. The early Christians often laid down their lives for their faith … Словарь американских идиом
sacrifice his whole life to — fight for (something) during one s entire lifetime … English contemporary dictionary
give one's life — 1 he would give his life for her: DIE (TO SAVE), lay down one s life, sacrifice oneself, offer one s life. 2 he gave his life to the company: DEDICATE ONESELF, devote oneself, give oneself, surrender oneself. → life … Useful english dictionary
To sell one's life dearly — Sell Sell (s[e^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sold} (s[=o]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Selling}.] [OE. sellen, sillen, AS. sellan, syllan, to give, to deliver; akin to OS. sellian, OFries. sella, OHG. sellen, Icel. selja to hand over, to sell, Sw. s[ a]lja… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
give one's life — 1) he would give his life for her Syn: die for, lay down one s life for, sacrifice oneself for, offer one s life for, die to save 2) he gave his life to the company Syn: dedicate oneself, devote oneself, give oneself, surrender oneself … Thesaurus of popular words
at the expense of one's life — at the sacrifice of one s life, to the detriment of one s life … English contemporary dictionary
Sacrifice — • This term is identical with the English offering (Latin offerre) and the German Opfer Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sacrifice Sacrifice … Catholic encyclopedia
life — [ laıf ] (plural lives [ laıvz ] ) noun *** ▸ 1 time from birth to death ▸ 2 way of living, experience ▸ 3 state of being alive ▸ 4 living things ▸ 5 time something exists/lasts ▸ 6 activity/excitement ▸ 7 in games ▸ 8 life imprisonment ▸ +… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lay down one's life (for) — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. die for, sacrifice, perish; see die 1 … English dictionary for students