Polyglot Dictionary

sacrificar

/sakɾifiˈkaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
sacrifico
preterite (eu)
sacrifiquei
past participle
sacrificado

Meaning

  1. to sacrifice

    • Sacrificou o sono.

      He sacrificed sleep.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

imolar

imolar specifically means self-sacrifice or martyrdom; sacrificar is more general, like sacrificing an animal or time.

Similar in other languages

German

aufopfern

aufopfern is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to sacrifice."

German

opfern

opfern is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to sacrifice."

Spanish

inmolar

inmolar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to sacrifice."

Practice

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