Polyglot Dictionary

sacrificar

/sakɾifiˈkaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
sacrifico
preterite (yo)
sacrifiqué
past participle
sacrificado

Meaning

  1. to sacrifice

    • Sacrificó su tiempo libre.

      He sacrificed his free time.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

inmolar

inmolar specifically means self-sacrifice or martyrdom, to immolate oneself; sacrificar is more general, like sacrificing an animal or sacrificing time.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

imolar

imolar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to sacrifice."

Practice

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