ofre

lay down, sacrifice

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vb

(til guddom) sacrifice, offer up ( fx a lamb);

(give afkald på, give til pris) sacrifice ( fx sacrifice one's career for a woman; she sacrificed her career to his work);

(anvende) spend (på on, fx spend money (, time, care, energy) on something), devote (på to, fx devote all one's time to something),

F dedicate (på to, fx dedicate energy to something);

(kaste op) be sick,

T (om søsyg) feed the fishes;

[ofre sit liv] give (el. sacrifice) one's life,

F lay down one's life (for for, fx sacrifice one's life for a

principle; lay down one's life for a cause);

[han ofrede det ikke megen opmærksomhed (, mange tanker)] he did not give much attention (, thought) to it;

[ofre sig for] sacrifice oneself for (el. to) ( fx for one's family, to somebody else's interests);

(hellige sig) devote oneself to.