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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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