sacrifice

sacrifice

Chose précieuse à laquelle on renonce pour un objectif plus important, ou fait d’y renoncer.

En anglais simple : Something valuable you give up, or the act of giving it up, to help achieve something more important.

• Leaving home was a sacrifice.
• Her parents made many sacrifices for her education.
• Is the extra money worth the sacrifice?

Comment l'utiliser : a sacrifice for someone/something (Moving abroad was a sacrifice for her family.)

Expressions courantes : make a sacrifice, personal sacrifice, sacrifice for someone

sacrifice, offrande

Don fait à un dieu, parfois en tuant une personne ou un animal.

En anglais simple : A gift offered to a god, sometimes involving the killing of a person or animal.

• The priest prepared a sacrifice.
• The temple was used for animal sacrifices.
• They placed a sacrifice on the altar.

Comment l'utiliser : a sacrifice to someone/something (They offered a sacrifice to the goddess.)

Synonymes : offering

Expressions courantes : animal sacrifice, offer a sacrifice, sacrifice to gods, human sacrifice

sacrifier

Renoncer à quelqu’un ou quelque chose de précieux pour obtenir ou protéger quelque chose de plus important.

En anglais simple : To give up someone or something valuable to gain or protect something more important.

• I sacrificed my holiday to help.
• She sacrificed her career for her family.
• Would you sacrifice comfort for safety?

Comment l'utiliser : sacrifice someone/something for someone/something (She sacrificed her free time for the children.); sacrifice something to do something (He sacrificed comfort to save money.)

Synonymes : give up, forgo

Expressions courantes : sacrifice something, sacrifice for someone, sacrifice your career, sacrifice your life

sacrifier

Laisser l’adversaire prendre une de ses pièces pour obtenir un avantage.

En anglais simple : To let an opponent take one of your game pieces so you can gain an advantage.

• He sacrificed a pawn.
• She sacrificed her queen and won the game.
• Would you sacrifice a rook in this position?

Comment l'utiliser : sacrifice something for something (She sacrificed a knight for a stronger attack.)

Expressions courantes : sacrifice a pawn, sacrifice a queen, sacrifice a piece