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Meanings of sacrifice (sacrifices) in inglês

português
perda
catalão
pèrdua
espanhol
pérdida

The act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

perda
português
sacrifício
catalão
sacrifici
espanhol
asesinato ritual

The act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity.

sacrifício
catalão
donar
espanhol
dar

Endure the loss of.

donar

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Public opinion polls on the EU referendum question give a confused picture.
Reuters
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So for example, let me give you an example: the music business.
The new yorker
3
Ask her,' he says gently, 'to give the young woman good advice.
Wolf hall
4
EU treaty changes to give the UK greater control over its borders.
The Guardian
5
France will choose to try the case or give Rwanda the case.
Reuters
Usage of sacrifices in inglês
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Netanyahu said Israel was prepared to make sacrifices to reach an agreement.
The Guardian
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One problem has been resolved, satisfying an immediate Tory desire for sacrifices.
The Guardian
3
A thousand horse sacrifices and Truth were once weighed in the balance.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...
4
The gods and the Pitris subsist on the offerings made in sacrifices.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
5
Your sacrifices are making it possible for us to fix the economy.
The Guardian
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I think of the many sacrifices people made for our freedoms today.
The Irish Times
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She added: Donald Trump said he has made a lot of sacrifices.
Radio NZ
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People have to be persuaded to make sacrifices for the common good.
The Guardian
9
In order to appease it, it was deemed necessary to offer sacrifices.
Emperor Mollusk Versus the Sinister Brain
10
Everyone in our family made sacrifices for you for over eight years.
My Fight/Your Fight
11
The sacrifices of our brave security personnel shall not go in vain.
Radio NZ
12
The sense of the necessity for appeasing justice reveals itself in sacrifices.
The Heavenly Father: Lectures on Modern Atheism
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He said the stone embodied all the sacrifices made by both sides.
Radio NZ
14
EU leaders will play along, talking up the sacrifices they have made.
The Guardian
15
The sacrifices laid down in the three Vedas are thy three heads.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
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We try to get it right even if it sacrifices being first.
The Guardian
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