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opfern

sacrifice

verb OP-fern Rare
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Also means

offer up

Usage Note

opfern means to sacrifice or give up something precious, common in everyday and religious contexts. In chess it means to deliberately give up a piece (eine Figur opfern) for positional or tactical advantage. Reflexive sich opfern = to sacrifice oneself.

Examples

"Sie opferte ihre Dame, um eine unaufhaltsame Angriffswelle einzuleiten."

Natural Translation

She sacrificed her queen to launch an unstoppable wave of attacks.

Literal Translation

She sacrificed her queen in order to initiate an unstoppable attack-wave.

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