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1 sacrifice
1. noun1) (the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god: A lamb was offered in sacrifice.) žrtvovanje2) (the thing that is offered in this way.) žrtev3) (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.) odrekanje2. verb1) (to offer as a sacrifice: He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.) žrtvovati2) (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.) žrtvovati•- sacrificially* * *[saekrifais]1.nounžrtev, žrtvovanje; žrtvovana stvar; religion darovanje; odreka; economy izguba; theology Kristusova žrtev na križuSacrifice of the Mass religion mašna daritevthe great (last, supreme) sacrifice — smrt za domovinoto make a sacrifice of s.th. — žrtvovati kajto sell at sacrifice economy proda(ja)ti z izgubo;2.transitive verbžrtvovati; religion darovati; odreči se, opustiti; economy proda(ja)ti z izguboto sacrifice one's life — žrtvovati svoje življenje; intransitive verb žrtvovati; religion darovati; prispevati žrtev
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