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slavery

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slaverynoun

slaveries

esclavagePar extension, pour une situation de travail très pénible, peu rémunérée ou jugée humiliante.

Many workers felt that the long hours and low pay amounted to a form of modern slavery.

De nombreux travailleurs estimaient que les longues heures et le faible salaire équivalaient à une forme d'esclavage moderne.

esclavage

Slavery was abolished in the United States in 1865 with the ratification of the 13th Amendment.

L'esclavage a été aboli aux États-Unis en 1865 avec la ratification du 13e amendement.

Additional translations

asservissementPour l'idée d'asservissement à une habitude, une influence ou une addiction.

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slaverynoun

The state of being a slave; the condition in which one person is owned as property by another and is under the owner's control, especially in involuntary servitude.

Slavery was abolished in the United States in 1865 with the ratification of the 13th Amendment.

A condition of having to work very hard without proper remuneration or appreciation.

Many workers felt that the long hours and low pay amounted to a form of modern slavery.

A system or institution based on the practice of owning slaves.

The economy of the southern states in the 19th century was heavily reliant on slavery.

A state of being completely dominated or controlled by a habit, influence, or addiction.

He struggled to escape the slavery of nicotine.