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martyr-like

Translations

martyr-likeadjective
more martyr-like
Comp.
most martyr-like
Super.
Used to qualify nouns with the sense ‘resembling a martyr; self-sacrificing’
He fixed the audience with a martyr-like gaze, as though enduring great hardship for their sake.
Он посмотрел на публику мученическим взглядом, будто терпел большие лишения ради них.
Additional translations
страдальческий
самоотверженныйПодчеркивает аспект самоотверженности, а не страдания.
martyr-likeadverb
Used adverbially after verbs to mean ‘in a martyr-like manner’
She accepted the extra work martyr-like, without a word of complaint.
Она мученически приняла дополнительную работу, не сказав ни слова.
Additional translations
страдальчески
самоотверженноФокус на самоотверженности.

Definitions

martyr-likeadjective
Resembling a martyr in endurance, self-sacrifice, or suffering.
He fixed the audience with a martyr-like gaze, as though enduring great hardship for their sake.
martyr-likeadverb
In a manner characteristic of a martyr; stoically or self-sacrificingly.
She accepted the extra work martyr-like, without a word of complaint.
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