sake in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sake in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

sake¹ [seɪk] N

1. sake (purpose):

for the sake of sth

заради нщ

2. sake (benefit):

for the sake of sb

в интерес на нкг

Phrases:

for Christ's sake! pej

за бога!

for goodness sake!

за бога!

sake² [seɪk] N, saki N

sake

саке nt (японска оризова ракия)

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for Christ's sake

за бога

for convenience's sake

за по-голямо удобство

for God's sake!

за Бога!

Translations for sake in the Bulgarian»English Dictionary

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саке

sake

самоцелно изкуство

art for art's sake

от кумова срама inf (заради приличие)

for the sake of appearances

заради

for the sake of

заради

for sb's sake

направи го заради майка си

do it for your mother's sake

от приличие

for the sake of appearances

sake Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

for the sake of sth

заради нщ

for the sake of sb

в интерес на нкг

for Christ's sake! pej

за бога!

for goodness sake!

за бога!

for goodness' sake

за Бога!

for God's sake!

за Бога!

for its own sake

заради него самия

for the sake of one's good reputation

за чест и слава

do it for your mother's sake

направи го заради майка си

tell me, for God's sake, is that true?

кажете, за бога, вярно ли е това?

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The couple would come together when necessary for the sake of family unity for occasions such as family weddings, confirmation of children, christenings and funerals.

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But a close friend says we should try marriage guidance at least for the sake of our son and because we were so happy for the first six years.

www.independent.co.uk

Having variable geometry wings does seem to complicate the design quite a lot, just for the sake of getting some extra speed.

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For the sake of the experiment, the researchers promised immediate compensation to some participants and deferred compensation to others, regardless of the incentive scheme.

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What they do is to retaliate, and then they are the ones arrested, or else they turn and walk away for the sake of easiness.

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The tinkering has copped criticism from some as change for change's sake.

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Flour, which was added in early times to increase the soup's caloric value, was excluded for the sake of finer taste.

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He distrusted novelty in art for its own sake, yet he was also disdainful of a conservative aesthetic that avoided risk.

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The surfaces were left rough for the sake of variety of texture and to give an effect of spontaneity.

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Some soliloquies were changed to inner monologues for the sake of psychological realism.

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