sacrifier
French → English
(general) To sacrifice: to give up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important
Les parents ont dû sacrifier leurs économies pour payer les études supérieures de leurs enfants.
(English) The parents had to sacrifice their savings to pay for their children's higher education.
Le capitaine a décidé de sacrifier sa vie pour sauver les passagers du navire en détresse.
(English) The captain decided to sacrifice his life to save the passengers of the ship in distress.
(religion) To sacrifice: to offer a living being or an object to a deity as an act of worship
Dans la Bible, Abraham était prêt à sacrifier son fils Isaac pour prouver sa foi en Dieu.
(English) In the Bible, Abraham was ready to sacrifice his son Isaac to prove his faith in God.
Les anciens Grecs avaient l'habitude de sacrifier un taureau blanc lors des grandes cérémonies religieuses.
(English) Ancient Greeks used to sacrifice a white bull during major religious ceremonies.
Entry ID: fr:en:sacrifier · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary