English–French

“sacrifice” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/sakʁifis/

Example

Il a fait un sacrifice pour sa famille.

He made a sacrifice for his family.

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How to say “sacrifice” in French

“Sacrifice” in French is sacrifice.

Something surrendered as the price of securing a more important benefit, duty, or objective.

Full entry for sacrifice: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with sacrifice

Ce succès n'a pas été obtenu sans sacrifice.

This success was not achieved without sacrifice.

Tips for using sacrifice

  • With au sacrifice de, French describes what is harmed or abandoned, as in la réussite au sacrifice de la santé, meaning success at the cost of health.

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