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1 Menschenopfer
n1. bei einem Unfall etc.: death, fatality; Pl. auch death toll Sg.; es gab zahlreiche Menschenopfer auch many lives were lost, there was a heavy death toll; zahlreiche Menschenopfer fordern cost many lives2. rituelles: human sacrifice* * *Mẹn|schen|op|fernt2)(= Menschenleben)
es waren Menschenopfer zu beklagen — there were (some) fatalities* * *Men·schen·op·fernt1. REL human sacrifice* * *das human sacrifice* * *1. bei einem Unfall etc: death, fatality; pl auch death toll sg;es gab zahlreiche Menschenopfer auch many lives were lost, there was a heavy death toll;zahlreiche Menschenopfer fordern cost many lives2. rituelles: human sacrifice* * *das human sacrifice* * *n.human sacrifice n. -
2 Blutopfer
n1. blood sacrifice2. (Opfer an Menschenleben) human sacrifice; dem Land wurden hohe Blutopfer abverlangt the blood toll for the nation was great, the scale of human sacrifice for the nation was vast* * *Blut|op|fernt1) (= Opferung) blood sacrifice2) (= Geopferter) victim; (fig) casualty* * *1. blood sacrifice2. (Opfer an Menschenleben) human sacrifice;dem Land wurden hohe Blutopfer abverlangt the blood toll for the nation was great, the scale of human sacrifice for the nation was vast -
3 Schlachtopfer
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6 Opfer
n; -s, -1. sacrifice (auch fig.); (auch Opfergabe) offering; ein Opfer bringen make a sacrifice; Opfer bringen fig. make sacrifices (+ Dat for); viele Opfer an Zeit / Geld etc. bringen invest a great deal of time / money etc. ( für in); keine Opfer scheuen consider no sacrifice too great, give one’s all; unter großen Opfern at great cost2. (der, die Geopferte oder Geschädigte) victim (auch fig., eines Betrugs etc.); eines Unfalls etc.: auch casualty; zahlreiche Opfer fordern take a heavy toll on human life, cause heavy casualties, claim many victims; einer Sache zum Opfer fallen be the victim of s.th., fall victim to s.th.; das Haus wurde ein Opfer der Flammen geh. the house was consumed by the flames* * *das Opfer(Geschädigter) victim;(Opfergabe) sacrifice; offering; oblation;(Opferung) immolation* * *Ọp|fer ['ɔpfɐ]nt -s, -zum or als Opfer — as a sacrifice
die Gottheit verlangte zehn Jungfrauen zum or als Opfer — the god demanded the sacrifice of ten virgins
sie brachten ein Opfer aus Wein und Wasser dar — they made an offering of water and wine
jdm etw zum Opfer bringen, jdm etw als Opfer darbringen — to offer sth as a sacrifice to sb, to make a sacrificial offering of sth to sb
für ihre Kinder scheut sie keine Opfer — she sacrifices everything for her children, for her children she considers no sacrifice too great
2) (= Geschädigte) victimsie fiel seinem Charme zum Opfer — she fell victim to his charm
täglich werden 28 Kinder Opfer des Straßenverkehrs — every day 28 children are the victims of road accidents
das Erdbeben forderte viele Opfer — the earthquake took a heavy toll or claimed many victims
* * *das1) (a person who is wounded or killed in a battle, accident etc: There were hundreds of casualties when the factory went on fire.) casualty2) (a person who continually suffers from a disease, difficulty etc: She is a martyr to rheumatism.) martyr3) (a person who receives ill-treatment, injury etc: a murder victim; Food is being sent to the victims of the disaster.) victim4) (the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god: A lamb was offered in sacrifice.) sacrifice5) (the thing that is offered in this way.) sacrifice6) (something of value given away or up in order to gain something more important or to benefit another person: His parents made sacrifices to pay for his education.) sacrifice* * *Op·fer<-s, ->[ˈɔpfɐ]nt1. (verzichtende Hingabe) sacrifice\Opfer bringen to make sacrifices2. REL sacrificeals \Opfer as a sacrifice [or an offering]jdm jdn/etw zum \Opfer bringen (geh) to sacrifice sb/sth to sb3. (geschädigte Person) victimjdm/etw zum \Opfer fallen to fall victim to sb/sth* * *das; Opfers, Opfer1) (Verzicht) sacrificeein Opfer [für etwas] bringen — make a sacrifice [for something]
2) (Geschädigter) victimjemandem/einer Sache zum Opfer fallen — fall victim to somebody/something; be the victim of somebody/something
3) (Opfergabe) sacrificejemandem/einer Sache etwas zum Opfer bringen — sacrifice something to somebody/something
* * *ein Opfer bringen make a sacrifice;viele Opfer an Zeit/Geld etcbringen invest a great deal of time/money etc (für in);keine Opfer scheuen consider no sacrifice too great, give one’s all;unter großen Opfern at great cost2. (der, die Geopferte oder Geschädigte) victim (auch fig, eines Betrugs etc); eines Unfalls etc: auch casualty;zahlreiche Opfer fordern take a heavy toll on human life, cause heavy casualties, claim many victims;einer Sache zum Opfer fallen be the victim of sth, fall victim to sth;das Haus wurde ein Opfer der Flammen geh the house was consumed by the flames* * *das; Opfers, Opfer1) (Verzicht) sacrificeein Opfer [für etwas] bringen — make a sacrifice [for something]
2) (Geschädigter) victimjemandem/einer Sache zum Opfer fallen — fall victim to somebody/something; be the victim of somebody/something
3) (Opfergabe) sacrificejemandem/einer Sache etwas zum Opfer bringen — sacrifice something to somebody/something
* * *immolation n.oblation n.quarry n.sacrifice n.victim n.
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