verb🔗ShareSacrifierTo offer (something) as a gift to a deity."The villagers were sacrificing a goat to the rain god, hoping for a bountiful harvest. "Les villageois sacrifiaient une chèvre au dieu de la pluie, espérant une récolte abondante.religionritualtheologymythologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSacrifier, renoncer à To give away (something valuable) to get at least a possibility of gaining something else of value (such as self-respect, trust, love, freedom, prosperity), or to avoid an even greater loss."Venison has many advantages over meat from factory farms, although it still requires a hunter to sacrifice the life of a deer."Le gibier présente de nombreux avantages par rapport à la viande issue d'élevages industriels, bien qu'il faille toujours qu'un chasseur sacrifie la vie d'un cerf.valuemoralphilosophyreligionsocietyactioncharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSacrifier, renoncer à quelque chose de valeur pour obtenir autre choseTo trade (a value of higher worth) for something 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.""She was sacrificing her free time by volunteering at the animal shelter because she valued helping animals more than relaxing." "Elle sacrifiait son temps libre en faisant du bénévolat au refuge pour animaux, car elle attachait plus d'importance à aider les animaux qu'à se détendre.valuebusinesseconomymoralphilosophyreligionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSacrifierTo intentionally give up (a piece) in order to improve one’s position on the board."The chess player was sacrificing a pawn, hoping to open a path for his queen to attack. "Le joueur d'échecs sacrifiait un pion, espérant ouvrir une voie pour que sa reine attaque.gamesportpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSacrifierTo advance (a runner on base) by batting the ball so it can be caught or fielded, placing the batter out, but with insufficient time to put the runner out."The batter was sacrificing, hitting a soft ground ball to the shortstop so the runner on first base could advance to second. "Le frappeur se sacrifiait, frappant une balle au sol douce vers l'arrêt-court afin que le coureur en première base puisse avancer en deuxième.sportactiongameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBrader, vendre à perteTo sell at a price less than the cost or actual value."The farmer was sacrificing his tomatoes, selling them for $0.50 each even though they cost him $1.00 to grow. "L'agriculteur bradait ses tomates, les vendant à 0,50 $ chacune, alors qu'elles lui coûtaient 1,00 $ à produire.businesseconomycommercefinancevalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSacrifier, tuerTo destroy; to kill."The ancient tribe was sacrificing animals to appease the gods. "L'ancienne tribu sacrifiait des animaux pour apaiser les dieux.ritualreligionmythologytheologyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
