sacrifice
/ˈsæk.ɹɪˌfaɪs/ verbe C1En français : sacrifier
- To offer (a human being or an animal, or an object) to a deity.
- To destroy or kill (a human being or an animal); specifically (sciences), to kill (an animal) for a scientific experiment or test.
- To destroy or surrender (something) for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable. · Venison has many advantages over meat from factory farms, although it still requires a hunter to sacrifice the life of a deer.
- Of a batter: to advance (one or more runners on base) by batting the ball so it can be fielded, placing the batter out but with insufficient time to put the runner(s) out.
- To sell (something) at less than its value, thus incurring a monetary loss.
- To intentionally allow (a piece) to be captured by the opponent in order to improve one's position in the game.
- To offer a human being or an animal, or an object, to a deity.
- Of a batter: to bat the ball so that it can be fielded, placing the batter out but allowing one or more runners on base to advance.
Pluriel sacrifice · He/she/it sacrifices · Prétérit sacrificed · Participe passé sacrificed · Forme en -ing sacrificing
Formes du verbe
- Forme de base
- sacrifice
- He/she/it
- sacrifices
- Prétérit
- sacrificed
- Participe passé
- sacrificed
- Forme en -ing
- sacrificing
Dans la bibliothèque
Real self-sacrificing, too, for he’ll have his board to pay at White Sands, and everybody knows he’s got to earn his own way through college.
But I can’t let you sacrifice yourself so for me.
“There is no sacrifice.
“What you ask,” said Elizabeth, “is no sacrifice on my side; and Mr.
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