sake

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈseɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/seɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sāk for 1; säfor 2)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
sake n (purpose)en nombre de loc prep
 For the sake of fairness, let's all take turns.
 En nombre de la justicia, hablemos por turno.
sake n (benefit)bien nm
  beneficio nm
 I argued for your sake; I had no interest in the dispute.
 Discutí por tu bien, no tenía interés alguno en la disputa.
 Discutí en tu beneficio, no tenía interés alguno en la disputa.
sake,
saké
n
(Japanese rice wine)sake nm
 Saké is made from fermented rice.
 El sake está hecho de arroz fermentado.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
for f***'s sake interj vulgar, offensive!!, informal (exasperation)por el amor de Dios loc interj
  (vulgar)pero la puta madre loc interj
For God's sake!,
For Christ's sake!
interj
potentially offensive (expressing anger or frustration)¡Por el amor de Dios! loc interj
 For God's sake, leave me alone when I'm trying to read!
 ¡Por el amor de Dios! ¡Déjame en paz cuando intento leer!
for goodness sake,
for goodness' sake
interj
(frustration)¡por el amor de Dios! interj
 Stop being mean to your sister, for goodness sake. For goodness' sake, don't do that!
 Deja de molestar a tu hermana, ¡por el amor de Dios!
  ¡por amor de Dios! interj
 Deja de molestar a tu hermana, ¡por amor de Dios!
for heaven's sake interj (expressing frustration)¡Por Dios! interj
 For heaven's sake, why do you keep doing that?
  ¡por todos los cielos! interj
  ¡por la virgen María! interj
for the sake of [sb/sth] prep (for the good of)por el bien de loc prep
  por prep
  (formal)en aras de loc prep
 Some couples stay together for the sake of their children.
 She gave up smoking for the sake of her health.
 Algunas parejas están juntas por el bien de sus hijos. // Dejó de fumar por el bien de su salud.
for the sake of [sth] prep (because of, for)por prep
 The mugger attacked the old man for the sake of a few pounds.
 El ladrón asaltó al anciano por unos pocos pesos.
for the sake of argument expr (hypothetically)sólo como hipótesis expr
 Let us imagine, for the sake of argument, that the Prime Minister decided to resign.
  en pro del argumento expr
  en beneficio del argumento expr
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Spanish:

Collocations: art for art's sake, a sake [set, bottle, cup, distillery], talk for the sake of talking, more...

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