Latvian

Kara upuris (2)

Noun

upuris m (2nd declension)

1. (religion, mythology) 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)

   upura kalns‎ ― sacrificial hill

   upura jērs‎ ― sacrificial lamb

   bet Dievs upuri nav pieņēmis‎ ― but God did not accept the offering

2. victim (living being, usually human, which is exposed to, or killed by, direct violence, or a disaster or catastrophe)

   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

3. (figuratively) victim (living being, usually human, who have to bear the unpleasant consequences of some act or event)

   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

4. (figuratively) sacrifice (the act of giving up something for some ulterior purpose, goal)

   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

Declension

Related terms

• upurēt, upurēties