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1 slave driver
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2 slave driver
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3 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.) esclavo2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) esclavo
2. verb(to work very hard, often for another person: I've been slaving away for you all day while you sit and watch television.) trabajar como una bestia, trabajar como un negro- slaveryslave1 n esclavoslave2 vb matarse a trabajartr[sleɪv]1 esclavo,-a1 trabajar como una bestia (at, en), trabajar como un negro (at, en)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLslave driver negrero,-a, tirano,-aslave trade trata de esclavosslave n: esclavo m, -va fadj.• esclavo, -a adj.n.• esclavo s.m.• siervo s.m.v.• sudar tinta v.• trabajar como un esclavo v.
I sleɪvnoun esclavo, -va m,fto be a slave TO something — ser* esclavo de algo; (before n)
slave trade — comercio m or trata f de esclavos
slave trader — negrero, -ra m,f
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intransitive verb (colloq)I've been slaving away all day — he estado trabajando como un negro or como un burro todo el día (fam)
[sleɪv]to slave AT o OVER something: he's been slaving (away) at o over the report for days — lleva días trabajando como un negro or como un burro con el informe
1.N esclavo(-a) m / fto be a slave to sth — (fig) ser esclavo de algo
2.VIto slave (away) at sth/at doing sth — trabajar como un negro en algo/haciendo algo
3.CPDslave driver N — negrero(-a) m / f ; (fig) tirano(-a) m / f
slave labour N — (=work) trabajo m de esclavos; (=persons) esclavos mpl
slave ship N — barco m de esclavos
slave trade N — trata f de esclavos, comercio m de esclavos, tráfico m de esclavos
slave trader N — traficante mf en esclavos
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I [sleɪv]noun esclavo, -va m,fto be a slave TO something — ser* esclavo de algo; (before n)
slave trade — comercio m or trata f de esclavos
slave trader — negrero, -ra m,f
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intransitive verb (colloq)I've been slaving away all day — he estado trabajando como un negro or como un burro todo el día (fam)
to slave AT o OVER something: he's been slaving (away) at o over the report for days — lleva días trabajando como un negro or como un burro con el informe
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4 cómitre
cómitre sustantivo masculino
1 Hist (encargado de los remeros en las galeras) galley slave driver
2 figurado slave driver: ese capataz parece un cómitre, that foreman is a real slave driver -
5 negrero
negrero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Hist slave trader
2 fam pey (explotador) slave driver: los gerentes de la empresa son unos auténticos negreros, the bosses of this company are real slave drivers ' negrero' also found in these entries: Spanish: negrera English: slavedriver - slave -
6 negrera
negrero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Hist slave trader
2 fam pey (explotador) slave driver: los gerentes de la empresa son unos auténticos negreros, the bosses of this company are real slave drivers
См. также в других словарях:
Slave driver — Slave Slave (sl[=a]v), n. [Cf. F. esclave, D. slaaf, Dan. slave, sclave, Sw. slaf, all fr. G. sklave, MHG. also slave, from the national name of the Slavonians, or Sclavonians (in LL. Slavi or Sclavi), who were frequently made slaves by the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slave Driver — (zu deutsch etwa Sklaventreiber ) ist ein Song von Bob Marley und seiner Band The Wailers. Es wurde auf dem Studioalbum Catch a Fire (1973) als zweites von neun Lieder veröffentlicht. Slave Driver wird auch als Alternativtitel Catch a Fire… … Deutsch Wikipedia
slave driver — If someone is a slave driver they work you very hard, often with unreal expectations of what you can achieve … The small dictionary of idiomes
slave driver — slave .driver n someone who makes people work very hard used in a disapproving or humorous way … Dictionary of contemporary English
slave driver — slave ,driver noun count INFORMAL someone who makes other people work very hard … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
slave-driver — ► NOUN informal ▪ a person who works others very hard … English terms dictionary
slave driver — ☆ slave driver n. 1. a person who directs or oversees the work of slaves 2. any merciless taskmaster … English World dictionary
slave driver — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms slave driver : singular slave driver plural slave drivers informal someone who makes other people work very hard … English dictionary
slave driver — {n.} A cruel, merciless boss or employer who makes the people under him work extremely hard for little compensation. * /Mr. Catwallender is such a slave driver that nobody cares to work for him anymore./ … Dictionary of American idioms
slave driver — {n.} A cruel, merciless boss or employer who makes the people under him work extremely hard for little compensation. * /Mr. Catwallender is such a slave driver that nobody cares to work for him anymore./ … Dictionary of American idioms
slave driver — 1. an overseer of slaves. 2. a hard taskmaster: His boss was a slave driver. [1800 10, Amer.] * * * … Universalium