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slave

UK
/sleɪv/
US
/sleɪv/

Translations

slavenoun
slaves
pl
UK
/sleɪv/
US
/sleɪv/
The slave worked tirelessly in the fields from dawn until dusk.
L’esclave travaillait sans relâche dans les champs de l’aube au crépuscule.
Additional translations
esclaveEn informatique et en technique, pour un dispositif ou un composant commandé par un autre.
esclaveAu sens figuré, pour une personne dominée par une habitude, un objet ou une dépendance.
Synonyms
serf
bondservant
indentured servant
captured person
vassal
thrall
Antonyms
free person
master
slaveverb
slaved
Past Simple
slaved
Past Participle
slaving
Gerund
UK
/sleɪv/
US
/sleɪv/
trimerFamilier, pour travailler très dur.
She slaved away in the kitchen all day to prepare the feast.
Elle a trimé en cuisine toute la journée pour préparer le festin.
Additional translations
asservirEn technique, pour configurer un appareil afin qu’il soit commandé par un autre.
Synonyms
yoke
bondage
oppress
subjugate
enslave
slaveadjective
UK
/sleɪv/
US
/sleɪv/
Used almost exclusively attributively (e.g., "slave labour", "slave flash"). Comparatives and superlatives are extremely rare and normally formed periphrastically, so only the positive degree is listed.
esclaveRelatif à l’esclavage ou aux esclaves.
The plantation relied on slave labor for its operations.
La plantation dépendait d’une main-d’œuvre esclave pour son fonctionnement.
Additional translations
esclaveEn technique, pour un composant ou un dispositif subordonné à un autre du même type.
Synonyms
serflike
subject
subjugated
bonded
enslaved
slavish
obsequious
subservient
servile

Definitions

slavenoun
A person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them.
The slave worked tirelessly in the fields from dawn until dusk.
A person who is excessively dependent upon or controlled by something.
He was a slave to his smartphone, unable to put it down even during meals.
A device or part of a machine that is directly controlled by another.
The slave unit in the system receives commands from the master controller.
slaveverb
To work excessively hard or with great effort, often under difficult or oppressive conditions.
She slaved away in the kitchen all day to prepare the feast.
To connect or configure (a device or system) so that it is controlled by another (the master).
The technician slaved the backup drive to the main server.
slaveadjective
Relating to or characteristic of slaves or slavery; used to describe something associated with forced labor or subjugation.
The plantation relied on slave labor for its operations.
Denoting a component, device, or process that is subordinate to and controlled by another of the same type.
In a master–slave configuration, the slave server replicates all changes made on the master.
Controlled by another device, system, or signal; subordinate (contrasted with master).
The photographer triggered a slave flash to light the background.
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