French Conversation · Level 23
90 words
French word
sacrifice
Pronunciation
IPA/sakʁifis/
Meaning
- masculine nounsacrifice
Example
Il a fait un sacrifice pour sa famille.
He made a sacrifice for his family.
More examples
Ce succès n'a pas été obtenu sans sacrifice.
This success was not achieved without sacrifice.
Core concept
Something surrendered as the price of securing a more important benefit, duty, or objective.
Common phrases
faire un sacrifice
make a sacrifice
sans sacrifice
without sacrifice
Similar words
perte: The loss of something owned, an opportunity, or a previous state.
coût: Money or burden required by an action or choice.
Definition in French
Perte subie ou coût à payer pour obtenir un avantage ou atteindre un but; ce qui est donné en échange.
Word origin
Sacrifice entered French from Latin sacrificium, whose original religious sense of an offering broadened into the general idea of a costly concession.
Usage tips
- 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.