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1 slavery
1) (the state of being a slave.) escravatura2) (the system of ownership of slaves.) escravatura3) (very hard and badly-paid work: Her job is sheer slavery.) escravatura* * *slav.er.y[sl'eivəri] n 1 escravidão. 2 trabalho duro, pesado. -
2 slavery
1) (the state of being a slave.) escravatura2) (the system of ownership of slaves.) escravatura3) (very hard and badly-paid work: Her job is sheer slavery.) escravidão -
3 slavery
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4 white slavery
white slav.e.ry[wait sl'eivəri] n prostituição forçada. -
5 bondage
['bondi‹](slavery.) escravatura* * *bond.age[b'ɔndidʒ] n 1 escravidão, servidão. 2 dependência, sujeição. 3 cativeiro. -
6 emancipate
[i'mænsipeit](to set free from slavery or other strict or unfair control.) emancipar* * *e.man.ci.pate[im'ænsipeit] vt emancipar, livrar(-se), resgatar, libertar. -
7 liberty
['libəti]1) (freedom from captivity or from slavery: He ordered that all prisoners should be given their liberty.) liberdade2) (freedom to do as one pleases: Children have a lot more liberty now than they used to.) liberdade3) ((especially with take) too great freedom of speech or action: I think it was (taking) a liberty to ask her such a question!) liberdade•- take the liberty of* * *lib.er.ty[l'ibəti] n (pl liberties) 1 liberdade. 2 licença, permissão. 3 privilégio. 4 direitos, regalias, imunidades. to be at liberty a) estar livre. b) ter plena liberdade de, ficar a critério de. c) estar livre ou desocupado. to set at liberty pôr em liberdade. to take liberties agir com familiaridade indevida, abusar, tomar liberdades. to take the liberty tomar a liberdade. -
8 slave
[sleiv] 1. noun1) (a person who works for a master to whom he belongs: In the nineteenth century many Africans were sold as slaves in the United States.) escravo2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) escravo2. verb(to work very hard, often for another person: I've been slaving away for you all day while you sit and watch television.) labutar- slavery* * *[sleiv] n 1 escravo. 2 pessoa viciada, escravo. he is a slave to drink / ele é viciado na bebida. 3 mourejador, pessoa que trabalha muito, que é explorada por outros. • vi trabalhar muito, mourejar, labutar. -
9 toward
[tə'wo:d(z), ]( American[) to:rd(z)]1) ((moving, facing etc) in the direction of: He walked toward the door; She turned towards him.) em direcção a2) (in relation to: What are your feelings towards him?) para com3) (as a contribution or help to: Here's $3 towards the cost of the journey.) para ajudar em4) ((of time) near: Towards night-time, the weather worsened.) perto de* * *[tɔ:d] prep 1 para, em direção a, rumo a. my contribution towards the expenses/minha contribuição para as despesas. 2 com respeito a, concernente, sobre. your atitude towards slavery/sua atitude com respeito à escravidão. 3 perto, próximo. 4 para, a fim de. -
10 towards
[tə'wo:d(z), ]( American[) to:rd(z)]1) ((moving, facing etc) in the direction of: He walked toward the door; She turned towards him.) em direcção a2) (in relation to: What are your feelings towards him?) para com3) (as a contribution or help to: Here's $3 towards the cost of the journey.) para ajudar em4) ((of time) near: Towards night-time, the weather worsened.) perto de* * *to.wards[təw'ɔ:dz; tɔ:dz] também toward [tɔ:d] prep 1 para, em direção a, rumo a. my contribution towards the expenses / minha contribuição para as despesas. 2 com respeito a, concernente, sobre. your atitude towards slavery / sua atitude com respeito à escravidão. 3 perto, próximo. 4 para, a fim de. towards midnight pela meia-noite, quase meia-noite. -
11 yoke
[jəuk] 1. noun1) (a wooden frame placed over the necks of oxen to hold them together when they are pulling a cart etc.) canga2) (a frame placed across a person's shoulders, for carrying buckets etc.) canga3) (something that weighs people down, or prevents them being free: the yoke of slavery.) jugo4) (the part of a garment that fits over the shoulders and round the neck: a black dress with a white yoke.) cabeção2. verb(to join with a yoke: He yoked the oxen to the plough.) jungir* * *[jouk] n 1 jugo, cambão, canga (também fig). 2 par, parelha, junta. 3 qualquer coisa semelhante a jugo em uso ou forma. 4 aquilo que ajunta, união, laço. 5 opressão, escravidão, submissão. 6 balancim (para carregar baldes, cestos, etc.). 7 cabeçote (de sino). 8 meia-lua (de leme). 9 pala (de camisa, de saia, etc.). 10 trecho de terra arada por uma junta de bois em um dia. 11 parte de um dia de trabalho. • vt+vi 1 jungir, cangar. 2 emparelhar. 3 pôr cangalha em. 4 unir, ajuntar, ligar. 5 casar. 6 arch subjugar, dominar, escravizar. to bring under the yoke subjugar, dominar. to come/ pass under the yoke ser subjugado. -
12 bondage
['bondi‹](slavery.) cativeiro -
13 emancipate
[i'mænsipeit](to set free from slavery or other strict or unfair control.) emancipar -
14 liberty
['libəti]1) (freedom from captivity or from slavery: He ordered that all prisoners should be given their liberty.) liberdade2) (freedom to do as one pleases: Children have a lot more liberty now than they used to.) liberdade3) ((especially with take) too great freedom of speech or action: I think it was (taking) a liberty to ask her such a question!) liberdade•- take the liberty of -
15 slave
[sleiv] 1. noun1) (a person who works for a master to whom he belongs: In the nineteenth century many Africans were sold as slaves in the United States.) escravo2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) escravo2. verb(to work very hard, often for another person: I've been slaving away for you all day while you sit and watch television.) trabalhar como escravo- slavery -
16 yoke
[jəuk] 1. noun1) (a wooden frame placed over the necks of oxen to hold them together when they are pulling a cart etc.) canga2) (a frame placed across a person's shoulders, for carrying buckets etc.) canga3) (something that weighs people down, or prevents them being free: the yoke of slavery.) jugo4) (the part of a garment that fits over the shoulders and round the neck: a black dress with a white yoke.) pala2. verb(to join with a yoke: He yoked the oxen to the plough.) cangar
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