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Italian

Verb

offra

  1. inflection of offrire:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian uffriri (conjugated offri) and/or Italian offrire, both from Latin offerre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔf.(f)ra/
  • Rhymes: -ɔf(f)ra

Verb

offra (imperfect joffri, past participle offrut or offert)

  1. to offer
    Ma nista’ noffrilek xejn għajr tazza te. ― All I can offer you is a cup of tea.

Conjugation

More information positive forms, singular ...
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Swedish

Verb

offra (present offrar, preterite offrade, supine offrat, imperative offra)

  1. to sacrifice (a holy ritual)
    Till solen offrades en vit ren.
    To the sun a white reindeer was sacrificed.
  2. to sacrifice, to abstain (from an opportunity), to allow (something to go to waste), to give up – to get something else
    Hunden Kita offrade sitt liv för att rädda poliserna.
    The dog Kita gave her life to save the policemen.
    Jag har offrat sömn för att se "bara ett avsnitt till".
    I have given up sleep to see "just one more episode".
  3. to make (someone) a victim or scapegoat
    Läkarna offrades när Talin behövde en fiende.
    Physicians were blamed/punished when Talin needed an enemy.

Conjugation

More information active, passive ...

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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