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жертва — meaning in English

zhertva

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English meaning

  • offering noun Something given, presented, or put up for consideration, especially as a gift, contribution, or for sale.
  • prey noun An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.
  • sacrifice verb To offer something, historically an animal, person, or object, to a deity as an act of worship.
  • toll noun A fee charged for using a road, bridge, or similar route.
  • victim noun A person who is harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, disease, or other misfortune.

Senses

жертва is used for these senses in English:

  • offering That which has been offered; a sacrifice.
  • prey The victim of a disease.
  • sacrifice A human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing (see sense 1.3), offered to a deity.
  • toll Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
  • victim One who is harmed or killed as a result of a natural or man-made disaster or impersonal condition.

prey — full definition

  1. noun An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.
  2. verb To hunt and kill for food, or to exploit someone vulnerable.

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