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slave

  • 1 slave

    [sleiv] 1. noun
    1) (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.) þræll
    2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) vinnuþræll
    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.) þræla

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  • 2 master

    1. feminine - mistress; noun
    1) (a person or thing that commands or controls: I'm master in this house!) yfirmaður; herra, húsbóndi
    2) (an owner (of a slave, dog etc): The dog ran to its master.) herra, húsbóndi
    3) (a male teacher: the Maths master.) kennari
    4) (the commander of a merchant ship: the ship's master.) skipherra, skipstjóri
    5) (a person very skilled in an art, science etc: He's a real master at painting.) meistari
    6) ((with capital) a polite title for a boy, in writing or in speaking: Master John Smith.) meistari, herramaður
    2. adjective
    ((of a person in a job) fully qualified, skilled and experienced: a master builder/mariner/plumber.) meistari
    3. verb
    1) (to overcome (an opponent, handicap etc): She has mastered her fear of heights.) ná tökum á, sigrast á
    2) (to become skilful in: I don't think I'll ever master arithmetic.) ná fullkomnum tökum á
    - masterfully
    - masterfulness
    - masterly
    - masterliness
    - mastery
    - master key
    - mastermind
    4. verb
    (to plan (such a scheme): Who masterminded the robbery?) leggja á ráðin
    - master stroke
    - master switch
    - master of ceremonies

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  • 3 minion

    ['minjən]
    (a slave-like follower or employee.) handbendi

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  • 4 servitude

    ['sə:vitju:d]
    (the state of being a slave: Their lives were spent in servitude.) þrældómur

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  • 5 slavery

    1) (the state of being a slave.) þrældómur
    2) (the system of ownership of slaves.) þrælahald
    3) (very hard and badly-paid work: Her job is sheer slavery.) þrælavinna

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См. также в других словарях:

  • slave — [ slav ] adj. et n. • 1575; sclave 1573; lat. médiév. sclavus; cf. esclave ♦ Se dit de peuples d Europe centrale et orientale dont les langues sont apparentées. Peuples slaves. Union slave. ⇒ panslavisme. Le charme slave, qu on prête… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Slave I — is a fictional spacecraft in the Star Wars universe. It first appears in the film under the command of bounty hunter Boba Fett (Jeremy Bulloch), and then in the prequel film commanded by Jango Fett (Temuera Morrison). Slave I also appears in… …   Wikipedia

  • 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 Germans. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • slave — (slāv) n. 1. One who is owned as the property of someone else, especially in involuntary servitude. 2. One who is subservient to or controlled by another: »his boss s slave. 3. One who is subject to or controlled by a specified influence: »a… …   Word Histories

  • Slave — (engl. für „Sklave“), nicht zu verwechseln mit Slawe, steht für: Master/Slave, ein allgemeines hierarchisches Prinzip der Regelung und Steuerung Slave River, ein Fluss in Kanada Eine devote Person (auch „Sub“ genannt) im BDSM Ein fotografisches… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • slave — [slāv] n. [ME sclave < OFr or ML: OFr esclave < ML sclavus, slave, orig., Slav < LGr Sklabos, ult. < OSlav Slovēne, native name of a Slavic people: first used of captives of Slavic orig. in SE Europe] 1. a human being who is owned as… …   English World dictionary

  • Slave — Indian tribe of northwestern Canada, 1789, from SLAVE (Cf. slave) (n.), translating Cree (Algonquian) awahkan captive, slave …   Etymology dictionary

  • 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

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