sacrificar
Portuguese, verb/sa.kɾi.fiˈka(ʁ)/
sacrificar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to offer (the life of an animal or human) as tribute to a deity; to immolate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “fazer sacrifícios, oferecer ou dar algo em reconhecimento à divindade”.
What does sacrificar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to offer (the life of an animal or human) as tribute to a deity; to immolate
Em grandes festivais o número de bovinos sacrificados poderia chegar a centenas, e o número de participantes dos festejos ser de milhares.
- 2
to intentionally give up (something or someone), often for a greater benefit
Sacrifiquei meu descanso de fim de semana para ganhar mais dinheiro.
- 3
to die or allow oneself to die for a perceived greater cause
Sacrificou-se pela pátria.
- 4
to euthanize (an animal)
Como não há maneiras de salvar este gato, teremos que sacrificá-lo.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. fazer sacrifícios, oferecer ou dar algo em reconhecimento à divindade 2. matar gado ou outros animais, especialmente para o consumo 3. colocar alguém ou algo em risco, causando morte, destruição ou danos em benefício de outros interesses 4. abrir mão de algo para conseguir outra coisa
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sacrificar
- sacrifico first-person present singular
- sacrifiquei first-person preterite singular
- sacrificado participle past
- c-qu alternation
- sacrificares infinitive second-person singular
- sacrificarmos first-person infinitive plural
- sacrificardes infinitive plural second-person
- sacrificarem infinitive plural third-person
- sacrificando gerund
- sacrificados masculine participle past
- sacrificada feminine participle past
- sacrificadas feminine participle past
- sacrificas indicative present second-person
- sacrifica indicative present singular
- sacrificamos first-person indicative plural
- sacrificais indicative plural present
- sacrificam indicative plural present
- sacrificava first-person imperfect indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sacrificar?
- Brazil /sa.kɾi.fiˈka(ʁ)/
- Brazil [sa.kɾi.fiˈka(h)]
- /sa.kɾi.fiˈka(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sacrificar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sacrificar in Portuguese?
sacrificar appears 3.5 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).