for God's sake
An exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatienceAn exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience.
» Do it for my sake.
Tu es mir zuliebe. — Manfredo
Сделайте это ради меня. — sharptoothed
Зроби це заради мене. — deniko
Зробіть це заради мене. — deniko
sharptoothed · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesAn exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience.
For God's sake, don't scare me like that!
Put some pants on, for God's sake!
um Gottes willen, Grundgütiger, Himmel nochmal
го́споди бо́жеgóspodi bóže, ра́ди бо́гаrádi bóga, ра́ди всего́ свято́гоrádi vsevó svjatóvo
зара́ди бо́гаzarády bóha, ра́ди бо́гаrády bóha
Indicating a heartfelt or urgent request.
ра́ди бо́гаrádi bóga
Examples
227 sentencesDo it for my sake.
Зроби це заради мене. — deniko
ruСделайте это ради меня. — sharptoothed
deTu es mir zuliebe. — Manfredo
For your sake, I hope that doesn't happen.
He quit smoking for the sake of his health.
They stayed married for the sake of their children.
ruОни оставались в браке ради своих детей. — odexed
deZum Wohle ihrer Kinder ließen sie sich nicht scheiden. — dinkel_girl
They worked hard for the sake of their children.
ruОни много работали ради своих детей. — soweli_Elepanto
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