ofre
verbverbto sacrifice · to devote · to spend
InflectionVis bøyning
EtymologyOpphav
norrønt offra; av latin offerre ‘bære fram for’ Old Norse offra; from Latin offerre ‘to bring before’Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk
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bære fram et offer (1)an offering
to present an offeringoffer (1)
- ofre til avguder to sacrifice to idols
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gi pengebidrag
to give a monetary contribution
- ofre til misjonen to donate to the mission
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gi avkall på
to give up
- de ofret livet for det de trodde på they sacrificed their lives for what they believed in
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bruke, vie
to spend, to devote
- han ofrer mye tid på trening he devotes a lot of time to training
- det har jeg ikke ofret en tanke I haven't given it a thought
Set phrasesFaste uttrykk
ofre seg for
gå helt inn for
to commit oneself fully to something
Eng. phraseto devote oneself to
- han ofret seg for kunsten he devoted himself to art