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sacrifice

1. verb give up2. verb give own life3. verb REL as offering4. noun concession5. noun REL offering
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1 verb give up TRANSITIVEíobair verb  c m ugéill verb  c m utabhair suas  c m upeople sacrificed a lot during the war rinne daoine go leor íobairtí i rith an chogaidhthey sacrificed their principles for the sake of peace ghéill siad a gcuid prionsabal ar mhaithe leis an tsíocháin, d'fhág siad a gcuid prionsabal ina ndiaidh ar son na síochána 2 verb give own life TRANSITIVEshe sacrificed herself to save her child fuair sí bás ar son a páiste, thug sí a beatha ionas go sábhálfaí a páiste
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3 verb REL as offering TRANSITIVEíobair verb  c m uhe was prepared to sacrifice his son bhí sé toilteanach a mhac a íobairt 4 noun concessioníobairt fem3  c m uyou have to make sacrifices bíonn ort íobairtí a dhéanamhit'll succeed, even if it requires some sacrifices éireoidh leis fiú más gá roinnt íobairtí a dhéanamh ar a shonshe succeeded but at great personal sacrifice d'éirigh léi ach d'íoc sí go daor as 5 noun REL offeringíobairt fem3  c m uto make a sacrifice íobairt a dhéanamhhuman sacrifice íobairt dhaonnaa sacrifice to the gods íobairt do na déithe
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to make the ultimate sacrifice

(also

to make the supreme sacrifice

, to make the final sacrifice

) 1 give your lifethey made the ultimate sacrifice for their country thug siad a mbeatha ar son a dtíre, fuair siad bás ar son a dtíre 2 ironic do sth difficultI'll make the ultimate sacrifice and drink it ólfaidh mise é, go bhfóire Dia orm!; déanfaidh mise an íobairt agus ólfaidh mé é