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1 slave-driver n
['sleɪvˌdraɪvə(r)]sorvegliante m di schiavi, fig schiavista m/f -
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♦ driver /ˈdraɪvə(r)/n.1 conducente, autista ( di autobus, tram, ecc.); automobilista: Drivers are sick of paying more and more for petrol, gli automobilisti sono stufi dei continui aumenti del prezzo della benzina; He's a very bad driver, guida malissimo; a learner driver, un guidatore principiante; a taxi driver, un tassista; a lorry driver, un camionista4 (fig.) motore (fig.), fattore determinante: economic drivers, i motori dell'economia; What are the main drivers of social change?, quali sono i principali fattori che determinano i cambiamenti sociali?9 (elettron.) pilota; stadio pilota● (autom.) driver's door mirror, specchietto laterale □ ( USA) driver's education, insegnamento dei principi della guida ( come materia scolastica) □ (elettron.) driver element, elemento attivo (o eccitatore) □ (autom. USA) driver's license, patente di guida □ driver's mate, secondo autista ( di camion) □ driver's seat, (autom.) posto di guida; (fig.) posto di comando; (il) timone (fig.) □ cattle driver, mandriano □ (stor., fig.) slave driver, negriero. -
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I 1. [sleɪv]1) (servant) schiavo m. (-a)2) fig. (victim)2.to be a slave to o of essere schiavo di [ fashion]; a slave to convention — schiavo delle convenzioni
2) inform. [computer, station] secondarioII [sleɪv]verbo intransitivo (anche slave away) lavorare come uno schiavo* * *[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.) schiavo2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) schiavo2. verb(to work very hard, often for another person: I've been slaving away for you all day while you sit and watch television.) sgobbare- slavery* * *[sleɪv]1. n2. vito slave (away) at sth/at doing sth — sgobbare per qc/per fare qc
* * *slave /sleɪv/n.1 ( anche fig.) schiavo, schiava: He's a slave to tobacco [to duty], è schiavo del fumo [del dovere]2 (comput.) slave (computer controllato da un altro computer detto ‘master’)● slave-born, nato in schiavitù □ slave driver, (stor.) negriero; (fig.) schiavista □ slave holder, padrone di schiavi; schiavista □ slave labour, lavoro fatto da schiavi; (fig.) lavoro ingrato □ (stor., naut.) slave ship, nave negriera; nave schiavista □ (stor., in USA) the Slave States, gli Stati schiavisti □ (stor.) slave trade (o slave traffic), tratta degli schiavi □ (stor.) slave trader, mercante di schiavi; negriero □ (fig.) to be an office slave, essere un travet (o un passacarte).(to) slave /sleɪv/v. i.2 (stor.) trafficare in schiavi; fare il mercante di schiavi.* * *I 1. [sleɪv]1) (servant) schiavo m. (-a)2) fig. (victim)2.to be a slave to o of essere schiavo di [ fashion]; a slave to convention — schiavo delle convenzioni
2) inform. [computer, station] secondarioII [sleɪv]verbo intransitivo (anche slave away) lavorare come uno schiavo
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