sacrificar

v.

1 to sacrifice, to give up (renunciar a).

Ellos sacrifican gallinas They sacrifice chickens.

Ellos sacrifican su tiempo They sacrifice their time.

2 to slaughter (matar) (para consumo).

Sacrificar reses para comer Kill cattle for food.

3 to put to sleep, to sacrifice.

Jan sacrificó a su perro Jan put his dog to sleep.

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sacrificar

Conjugation model [SACAR], like {{link=sacar}}sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to sacrifice

2 figurado (reses) to slaughter; (animal doméstico) to destroy, put down

► verbo pronominal sacrificarse

1 to sacrifice oneself (por, for)

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verb

to sacrifice

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1. VT

1) (Rel) to sacrifice (a to)

2) (=matar) [+ ganado] to slaughter; [+ animal doméstico] to put to sleep

2.

See:

sacrificarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (Relig) <cordero/víctimas> to sacrifice

b) <res/ganado> to slaughter; <perro/gato> (euf) to put ... to sleep (euph), to put away (AmE), to put down (BrE)

c) <carrera/juventud> to sacrifice

ha sacrificado los mejores años de su vida — he has given up o sacrificed the best years of his life

2.

sacrificarse v pron to make sacrifices

se sacrificó por sus hijos — she sacrificed everything for her children

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= sacrifice.

Ex. Flow and readability should not be sacrificed to brevity.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (Relig) <cordero/víctimas> to sacrifice

b) <res/ganado> to slaughter; <perro/gato> (euf) to put ... to sleep (euph), to put away (AmE), to put down (BrE)

c) <carrera/juventud> to sacrifice

ha sacrificado los mejores años de su vida — he has given up o sacrificed the best years of his life

2.

sacrificarse v pron to make sacrifices

se sacrificó por sus hijos — she sacrificed everything for her children

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= sacrifice.

Ex: Flow and readability should not be sacrificed to brevity.

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sacrificar [A2 ]

vt

1 (Relig) ‹cordero/víctimas› to sacrifice

2 ‹res/ganado› to slaughter ‹perro/gato› (euf) to put … to sleep (euph), to put away (AmE), to put down (BrE)

3 ‹carrera/juventud› to sacrifice

ha sacrificado los mejores años de su vida he has given up o sacrificed the best years of his life

sacrificó su juventud al cuidado de sus ancianos padres she sacrificed her youth to the care of her elderly parents

■ sacrificarse

v pron

to make sacrifices

¿por qué me tengo que sacrificar siempre yo? why is it always me who has to make sacrifices?

se sacrificó por sus hijos she sacrificed everything for her children

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sacrificar (conjugate sacrificar) verbo transitivo

a) (Relig) ‹cordero/víctimas› to sacrifice

b) ‹res/ganado› to slaughter;

‹perro/gato› (euf) to put … to sleep (euph)

c) ‹carrera/juventud› to sacrifice

sacrificarse verbo pronominal
to make sacrifices
sacrificar verbo transitivo
1 (a un animal) (como ofrenda) to sacrifice
2 (para su consumo) to slaughter
3 (por enfermedad) to put down
4 (renunciar a algo) (por algo) he de sacrificar mis estudios a causa del trabajo, I've got to give up my studies because of my work
(por alguien) sacrifico mis aficiones para atender a mi hija, I have to forgo my hobbies in order to take care of my child
'sacrificar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
matar
English:
put down
- sacrifice
- sleep
- cull
- destroy
- put

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sacrificar

♦ vt

1. [animal] [para consumo] to slaughter;

[por enfermedad] to slaughter, to destroy

2. [a los dioses] to sacrifice (a to)

3. [renunciar a] to sacrifice, to give up;

sacrificó la carrera por su familia she gave up her career for her family

♦ See also the pronominal verb sacrificarse

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sacrificar

v/t

1 (ofrecer) sacrifice

2 (matar) slaughter

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sacrificar {72} vt

: to sacrifice

♦ See also the reflexive verb sacrificarse

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sacrificar vb

1. (en general) to sacrifice

sacrifican animales en honor a los dioses they sacrifice animals in honour of the gods

2. (animal enfermo) to put down [pt. & pp. put]

tuvimos que sacrificar al perro we had to have the dog put down