Polyglot Dictionary

sacrifice

/sa.kʁi.fis/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les sacrifices

Meaning

  1. sacrifice (ritual)

    • Les anciens offraient un sacrifice aux dieux.

      The ancients offered a sacrifice to the gods.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

rituel

Rituel is the general word for a ritual; sacrifice specifically means a ritual offering, often of an animal or valued object.

Practice

1 What does sacrifice mean?

2 Fill the gap: Les anciens offraient un ___ aux dieux.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sacrifice?

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