1 the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god: A lamb was offered in sacrifice.
az: qurban kəsmə
ru: жертвоприношение
2 the thing that is offered in this way: A slaughtered lamb was offered as a sacrifice.
az: qurban
ru: жертва
3 something of value given away or up in order to gain something more important or to benefit another person: His parents made sacrifices to pay for his education.
az: fədakarlıq
ru: жертва
♦ verb
1 to offer as a sacrifice: He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.
az: qurban kəsmək
ru: приносить в жертву
2 to give away etc for the sake of something or someone else: He sacrificed his life trying to save the children from the burning house.
az: qurban vermək, fəda etmək
ru: жертвовать
See also:
English-Azerbaijani dictionary