German-English translation for "Bauernopfer"

"Bauernopfer" English translation

Bauernopfer
Neutrum | neuter n

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pawn sacrifice sacrifice
  • sacrifice
    Bauernopfer figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    Bauernopfer figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
examples
  • er hat seine Haut mit einem Bauernopfer gerettet
    he has sacrificed one of his colleagues to save his own skin
    er hat seine Haut mit einem Bauernopfer gerettet

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