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1 ♦ sacrifice
♦ sacrifice /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/n. [cu]1 sacrificio; (fig.) rinuncia; privazione, scapito: They killed an ox as a sacrifice, hanno immolato un bue in sacrificio; to make sacrifices for one's children, far sacrifici (o sopportare privazioni) per i figli; at some sacrifice of accuracy, a scapito della precisione; the supreme sacrifice, il sacrificio supremo3 (relig.) fioretto4 (comm.) perdita; scapito: to sell at a sacrifice, vendere in perdita; to sell goods at a large sacrifice, vendere merci con grave scapito● ( baseball) sacrifice fly, volata di sacrificio □ (fisc.) sacrifice tax theory, teoria fiscale del sacrificio □ to give one's life as a sacrifice, fare olocausto della vita □ self-sacrifice, sacrificio di sé; abnegazione.(to) sacrifice /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/A v. t.1 sacrificare; offrire in sacrificio; immolare; (fig.) sacrificare, rinunciare a: to sacrifice a lamb, sacrificare un agnello ( agli dei); to sacrifice one's life, immolare la vita; to sacrifice one's holidays to get a promotion, rinunciare alle vacanze per avere una promozioneB v. i.sacrificare; offrire sacrifici● to sacrifice oneself, sacrificarsi; immolarsi. -
2 sacrifice *** sac·ri·fice
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3 supreme
[suː'priːm, sjuː-]aggettivo [ruler, power, achievement, courage] supremo; [ importance] sommo, supremo; [stupidity, arrogance] estremoto reign supreme — avere il potere supremo; fig. regnare sovrano
to make the supreme sacrifice — compiere il sacrificio supremo, immolarsi
* * *[su'pri:m]1) (the highest, greatest, or most powerful: the supreme ruler.) supremo2) (the greatest possible: an act of supreme courage.) supremo•- supremacy
- the Supreme Court* * *[suː'priːm, sjuː-]aggettivo [ruler, power, achievement, courage] supremo; [ importance] sommo, supremo; [stupidity, arrogance] estremoto reign supreme — avere il potere supremo; fig. regnare sovrano
to make the supreme sacrifice — compiere il sacrificio supremo, immolarsi
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4 ♦ ultimate
♦ ultimate /ˈʌltɪmət/A a.1 ultimo; definitivo; finale: the ultimate goal, l'ultima meta; the ultimate aim [objective], lo scopo [l'obiettivo] finale; the ultimate fate of sb., il fato inesorabile di q.2 basilare; fondamentale: ultimate principles, principi basilari; ultimate truths, verità fondamentali; ultimate cause, causa primaB n.– the ultimate, il massimo; il non plus ultra: the ultimate in luxury [comfort], il non plus ultra del lusso [del comfort]● (chim.) ultimate analysis, analisi elementare □ (econ.) the ultimate consumer, il consumatore finale □ (econ.) the ultimate user, l'utilizzatore finale □ to make the ultimate sacrifice (o to pay the ultimate price), pagare con la propria vita.
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