sacrifice
sacrifice
englantiuhraus
yhteys|shakki|k=en uhraus
Synonyymisanakirja
sacrifice
poltto, uhraus, sacrifice fly, miehistötappio, tappio, uhri, menetys.
Sitaatit
- "I did not play with the object to win directly, but to sacrifice a piece"
Rimmaavat sanat
sacrifice rimmaa näiden kanssa:
soft ice...
Englannin sanakirja
sacrifice (englanti > suomi)
sacrifice englanniksi
puhekieltä To give away (something valuable) to get at least a possibility to gain something else of value (such as self-respect, trust, love, freedom, prosperity), or to avoid an even greater loss.
“Don’t you break my heart / ’Cause I sacrifice to make you happy.” - From the song Baby Don’t You Do It by Marvin Gaye
“God sacrificed His only-begotten Son, so that all people might have eternal life.” (a paraphrase of John 3:16).
Prior
G. Eliot
puhekieltä To trade (a value of higher worth) for one of lesser worth in order to gain something else valued more such as an ally or business relationship or to avoid an even greater loss; to sell without profit to gain something other than money.
(w), Atlas Shrugged
puhekieltä To intentionally give up (a piece) in order to improve one’s position on the board.
puhekieltä To advance (a runner on base) by bat batting the ball so it can be caught or fielded, placing the batter out, but with insufficient time to put the runner out.
puhekieltä To sell at a price less than the cost or actual value.
(rfquotek)
The offering of anything to a god; consecratory rite.
Milton
Destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else; devotion of some desirable object in behalf of a higher object, or to a claim deemed more pressing.
the sacrifice of ones spare time in order to volunteer''
Something sacrificed.
puhekieltä A play in which the batter is intentionally out in order that runners can advance around the bases.
A loss of profit.
puhekieltä A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value.
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(inflection of)