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1 slavery
1) (the state of being a slave.) otroctvo2) (the system of ownership of slaves.) otrokárstvo3) (very hard and badly-paid work: Her job is sheer slavery.) otročina* * *• slintajúci• hrdlacina• otrocina• otrokárstvo• otroctvo• poslintaný• poroba -
2 bondage
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3 emancipate
[i'mænsipeit](to set free from slavery or other strict or unfair control.) emancipovať sa* * *• vymanit sa• emancipovat• oslobodit sa -
4 liberty
['libəti]1) (freedom from captivity or from slavery: He ordered that all prisoners should be given their liberty.) sloboda2) (freedom to do as one pleases: Children have a lot more liberty now than they used to.) sloboda3) ((especially with take) too great freedom of speech or action: I think it was (taking) a liberty to ask her such a question!) opovážlivosť•- take the liberty of* * *• volnost• sloboda• smelost• dovolenie• bezocivost• opovážlivost• odvaha -
5 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.) otrok, -kyňa2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) otrok2. verb(to work very hard, often for another person: I've been slaving away for you all day while you sit and watch television.) otročiť- slavery* * *• zotrocený clovek• zotrocit• servomotor• sprostý chlap• udriet• driet• driet ako otrok• hrdlacit• otrocit• otrokársky• otrok• otrokyna• otrocký• pomocný• pomocné zariadenie• podriadený• nevolník• opakovací kompas -
6 yoke
[jəuk] 1. noun1) (a wooden frame placed over the necks of oxen to hold them together when they are pulling a cart etc.) jarmo2) (a frame placed across a person's shoulders, for carrying buckets etc.) vahadlo3) (something that weighs people down, or prevents them being free: the yoke of slavery.) jarmo4) (the part of a garment that fits over the shoulders and round the neck: a black dress with a white yoke.) sedlo2. verb(to join with a yoke: He yoked the oxen to the plough.) zapriahnuť* * *• vahadlo• váhy• záprah• zapriahnut• zviazat sa• žltok• zväzok (pren.)• sedlo• spojit (pren.)• spojit sa• spriahnut sa• týranie• pripriahnut• jarmo• chomút• putá (pren.)• nosný popruh• okovy (pren.)
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