Sacrificar (en. Sacrifice)

/sakɾifikaɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

English: To offer something to a deity as an act of veneration.

English: The elders decided to sacrifice an animal during the ceremony.

Los ancianos decidieron sacrificar un animal durante la ceremonia.

English: To renounce something to achieve a goal.

English: She had to sacrifice her free time to study for the exam.

Ella tuvo que sacrificar su tiempo libre para estudiar para el examen.

English: To lose something to obtain another benefit.

English: Often we have to sacrifice comfort for success.

A menudo tenemos que sacrificar comodidad por éxito.

English: It derives from the Latin 'sacrificare', from 'sacer' (sacred) and 'facere' (to make).

English: to sacrifice in the name of

English: To renounce something in favor of another thing.

sacrificar en nombre de

English: to sacrifice oneself for someone

English: To make an extreme effort for the well-being of another person.

sacrificarse por alguien

English: not to sacrifice principles

English: To maintain values in difficult situations.

no sacrificar principios

English: sacrifice

English: The act of sacrificing something.

sacrificio

English: sacred

English: That which is worthy of reverence.

sagrado

English: offering

English: A gift given to a deity.

ofrenda

English: To renounce fun to work.

English: I had to sacrifice going out with my friends for the project.

Tuve que sacrificar salir con mis amigos por el proyecto.

English: To take a risk to gain something.

English: The players sacrificed their rest to train more.

Los jugadores sacrificaron su descanso para entrenar más.