Oferiment que fa un home o una comunitat a la divinitat com a signe d'obediència o per demanar el seu favor: en les cultures antigues, el sacrifici d'animals era un costum molt freqüent.
Offering a man or community to the divinity as a sign of obedience or to ask for their favor: in ancient cultures, animal sacrifice was a very common custom.
Acte que desagrada o no es vol fer, però que es fa per obligació o necessitat: hi ha gent que es pren la feina com un sacrifici; si avui et sacrifiques i et quedes a casa, el cap de setmana podràs anar d'excursió.
An act that dislikes or does not want to be done, but that is done by obligation or need: there are people who take their jobs as a sacrifice; if you sacrifice yourself today and you are left at home, on the weekend you can go on an excursion.