Meaning of upuris | Babel Free

Definitions

1. offering, sacrifice (object or living being offered to a god or gods in a religious ritual so as to satisfy them or win their favor)
   declension-2, masculine
2. victim (living being, usually human, which is exposed to, or killed by, direct violence, or a disaster or catastrophe)
   declension-2, masculine
3. victim (living being, usually human, who have to bear the unpleasant consequences of some act or event)
   declension-2, figuratively, masculine
4. sacrifice (the act of giving up something for some ulterior purpose, goal)
   declension-2, figuratively, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“upura kalns”

sacrificial hill

“upura jērs”

sacrificial lamb

“bet Dievs upuri nav pieņēmis”

but God did not accept the offering

“kara upuris”

war victim

“slepkavas upuris”

the assassin's victim

“terora upuris”

terror victim

“plūdu upuri”

flood victims

“satiksmes negadījuma upuris”

car accident victim

“ērglis metās uz savu upuri”

the eagle threw itself on its victim

“alkohola upuris”

a victim of alcohol

“sagadīšanās upuris”

a victim of coincidence

“nepareizas audzināšanas upuris”

a victim of improper upbringing

“savas godkārības upuris”

a victim of one's own ambitions

“sabiedriskais darbs, Dievam žēl, prasa upurus; un arī izdevumus”

social work, unfortunately, requires sacrifices; and also costs

“pēc Maijas nāves naivi domāju, ka neprecēšos nekad... tas bija smieklīgi, jo nevienam nebija vajadzīga šī atteikšanās, šis upuris”

after Maija's death I thought naively that I would never get married... this was ridiculous, because nobody needed this renunciation, this sacrifice

“Kasparovs piedāvāja zirdziņa upuri”

(Chess Master) Kasparov offered the sacrifice of a horse

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