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1 sacrifice
1. noun1) (giving up valued thing) Opferung, die; (of principles) Preisgabe, die; (of pride, possessions) Aufgabe, die2) (offering to deity) Opfer, das2. transitive verb(give up, offer as sacrifice) opfernsacrifice oneself/something to something — sich/etwas einer Sache (Dat.) opfern
* * *1. noun1) (the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god: A lamb was offered in sacrifice.) das Opfer2) (the thing that is offered in this way.) das Opfer3) (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.) das Opfer2. verb1) (to offer as a sacrifice: He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.) opfern2) (to give away etc for the sake of something or someone else: He sacrificed his life trying to save the children from the burning house.) opfern•- academic.ru/63705/sacrificial">sacrificial- sacrificially* * *sac·ri·fice[ˈsækrɪfaɪs, AM -rə-]I. vt1. (kill)▪ to \sacrifice sb/sth [to sb] jdn/etw [jdm] opfernour company risks sacrificing its goodwill on the altar of profit unsere Firma läuft Gefahr, ihren guten Ruf auf dem Altar des Profits zu opfern2. (give up)▪ to \sacrifice sth [for sb] etw [für jdn] opfern [o aufgeben]many women \sacrifice promising careers for their family viele Frauen geben ihrer Familie zuliebe eine viel versprechende Karriere aufto \sacrifice a knight CHESS einen Springer opfernto \sacrifice one's free time seine Freizeit opfernII. vito \sacrifice to the gods den Göttern opfern [o Opfer bringenIII. nat great personal \sacrifice unter großem persönlichen Verzicht [o großen persönlichen Opfern]to make \sacrifices Opfer bringen, Verzicht leisten3.▶ to make the ultimate [or supreme] \sacrifice for sb/sth für jdn/etw das höchste Opfer bringen [o sein Leben geben]* * *['skrIfaɪs] Opfer nt; (= thing sacrificed also) Opfergabe fto make a sacrifice of sb/sth — jdn/etw opfern or zum Opfer bringen
what a sacrifice (to make)! —
the sacrifice of quality to speed — wenn Qualität der Geschwindigkeit geopfert wird or zum Opfer fällt
to sell sth at a sacrifice (inf) — etw mit Verlust verkaufen
2. vtopfern (sth to sb jdm etw)* * *sacrifice [ˈsækrıfaıs]A s [US auch -fəs]1. RELa) Opfer n, Opferung fb) Kreuzesopfer n (Jesu):Sacrifice of the Mass Messopfer2. a) REL oder fig Opfer n (das Geopferte)b) fig Opfer n, Aufopferung fmake sacrifices → C 2;make a sacrifice of sth etwas opfern;make sb a sacrifice jemandem ein Opfer bringen;at some sacrifice of accuracy unter einigem Verzicht auf Genauigkeit;3. WIRTSCH Verlust m, Einbuße f:sell at a sacrifice → B 3B v/t1. REL opfern (to dat)sacrifice o.s. sich (auf)opfern ( for für);3. WIRTSCH mit Verlust verkaufenC v/i1. REL opfern2. fig Opfer bringen* * *1. noun1) (giving up valued thing) Opferung, die; (of principles) Preisgabe, die; (of pride, possessions) Aufgabe, die2) (offering to deity) Opfer, das2. transitive verb(give up, offer as sacrifice) opfernsacrifice oneself/something to something — sich/etwas einer Sache (Dat.) opfern
* * *n.aufopfern v.opfern v.
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