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slave [sleɪv]1 nounalso figurative esclave mf;∎ to be a slave to fashion/habit être esclave de la mode/de ses habitudes;∎ he's a slave to drink il est prisonnier de l'alcool;travailler comme un esclave ou un forçat, trimer;∎ I've been slaving over a hot stove all morning j'ai travaillé comme un forçat à la cuisine toute la matinée;∎ he slaved over his books all day long il était plongé dans ses livres à longueur de journée;∎ they slaved to get their house finished in time ils ont travaillé comme des forçats pour terminer leur maison à temps►► slave camera caméra f asservie ou esclave;slave cylinder cylindre m récepteur;slave driver meneur m d'esclaves; figurative négrier m;∎ the Great Wall was built by slave labour la Grande Muraille a été construite par des esclaves;∎ I'm not working there any more, it's slave labour je ne travaillerai plus pour eux, c'est le ou un vrai bagne;slave ship négrier m (bateau);slave trade commerce m des esclaves; (of Africans) traite f des Noirs;slave trader marchand m d'esclaves, négrier m(work hard) trimer ( over or at sur) -
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slave [sleɪv]1. nounesclave mf3. compounds• children were used as slave labour les enfants étaient traités comme des esclaves ► slave trade noun commerce m des esclaves* * *[sleɪv] 1.1) ( servant) esclave mf2) fig2.to be a slave to ou of — être l'esclave de [fashion]
noun modifier2) Computing asservi3.intransitive verb (also slave away) travailler comme un forçat, trimer (colloq) -
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A n1 ( servant) esclave mf ;2 fig ( victim) to be a slave to ou of être l'esclave de [fashion, habit] ; a slave to convention l'esclave des conventions.B modif1 [colony, owner, revolt] d'esclaves ; [market] aux esclaves ;2 Comput [computer, station] asservi.C vi ( also slave away) travailler comme un forçat, trimer ○ ; to slave away from morning to night trimer ○ du matin au soir ; to slave (away) at housework/at one's job s'escrimer à faire le ménage/sur son travail ; to slave over s'escrimer sur [accounts, housework].to work like a slave travailler comme un forçat. -
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[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.) esclave2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) esclave2. verb(to work very hard, often for another person: I've been slaving away for you all day while you sit and watch television.) trimer- slavery -
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6 slave ant
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7 Slave Coast
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8 slave cylinder
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9 slave driver
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10 slave labour
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11 slave ship
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12 Slave State
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13 slave-trader
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14 slave-trading
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16 slave driver
négrier; fig. patron qui impose des cadences infernales [à ses ouvriers]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > slave driver
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17 slave labour
Jur. travaux forcés; p. ext. main-d'oeuvre exploitéeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > slave labour
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18 slave driver
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20 slave ship
noun (vaisseau m) négrier m
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Slave — Slave, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slaved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slaving}.] To drudge; to toil; to labor as a slave. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slave — (izg. slȇjv) m DEFINICIJA inform. naziv za podređeni, podčinjeni ili sporedni uređaj [primarni slave; sekundarni slave], opr. master (4) ETIMOLOGIJA engl … Hrvatski jezični portal
Slave — (sl[aum]v or sl[a^]v; 277) n. See {Slav}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slave — Slave, v. t. To enslave. Marston. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English