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masculine

/sa.kʁi.fis/

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Translation

sacrifice

Word origin

From Latin sacrificium, built from sacer ('sacred') and facere ('to make'). To sacrifice was first to make a thing over to a god.

Origin
Latin
Root
sacrificium
English cognates
sacrifice, sacred

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralsacrifices

Examples

l'.

His sacrifice saved the whole team.

.

They made big sacrifices for their children.

' , c' .

It is not a sacrifice, it is a choice.

.

The sacrifices of the early years paid off.

.

She refuses any sacrifice of that kind.

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This word is part of lesson 42.