uhrautua — meaning in English
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English meaning
- sacrifice verb To offer something, historically an animal, person, or object, to a deity as an act of worship.
Senses
uhrautua is used for these senses in English:
- take one for the team (informal, idiomatic) To accept some chore, hardship, or punishment for the sake of one's friends or colleagues.
sacrifice — full definition
- verb To offer something, historically an animal, person, or object, to a deity as an act of worship.
- verb To give up something valuable for the sake of something considered more important.
- noun The act of giving up something valuable for a greater cause, or the thing given up.