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1 work like a slave
werken als een slaaf
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work like a slave — work hard, slave away … English contemporary dictionary
slave´like´ — slave «slayv», noun, verb, slaved, slav|ing, adjective. –n. 1. a person who is the property of another. Slaves were once bought and sold like horses in the United States. »We ll visit Caliban, my slave (Shakespeare). 2. Figurative. a) … Useful english dictionary
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 — 01. The first African [slaves] arrived in the U.S. in 1619, and were imported to work on tobacco plantations. 02. He treats his wife like a [slave]. He doesn t do any housework or help her in any way. 03. Many African [slaves] captured for sale… … Grammatical examples in English
work — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. job, occupation, calling, trade, profession; task, stint, employment; drudgery, toil, moil, grind, routine; function; craftsmanship, workmanship; arts and crafts, craft, handicraft; opus, production,… … English dictionary for students
slave — slaveless, adj. slavelike, adj. /slayv/, n., v., slaved, slaving. n. 1. a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant. 2. a person entirely under the domination of some influence or person: a slave to a drug. 3. a… … Universalium
slave — n 1. bond servant, bondman, indentured servant, serf, helot, hierodule, odalisque. 2. drudge, hack, fag, menial worker, laborer, toiler, workhorse. 3. addict, alcoholic, Inf. workaholic. v 4. work like a slave, drudge, grub, grind, work one s… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
slave — {{11}}slave (n.) late 13c., person who is the property of another, from O.Fr. esclave (13c.), from M.L. Sclavus slave (Cf. It. schiavo, Fr. esclave, Sp. esclavo), originally Slav (see SLAV (Cf. Slav)), so called because of the many Slavs sold… … Etymology dictionary
slave — sleɪv n. person who belongs to and is completely subject to another; one who is under the influence or domination of a person or thing; drudge; slave ant; system that serves another computer that is connected to it (Computers) v. work as a… … English contemporary dictionary
slave — [[t]sleɪv[/t]] n. v. slaved, slav•ing 1) a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; bond servant 2) a person entirely under the domination of some influence or person 3) a drudge: a housekeeping slave[/ex] 4) mac a mechanism… … From formal English to slang
slave — /sleɪv / (say slayv) noun 1. someone who is the property of and wholly subject to, another; a bondservant. 2. someone who works for and is the prisoner of another; someone who works under duress and without payment. 3. someone entirely under the… …