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slaving

/ˈsleɪvɪŋ/

Translations

slavinggerund / present participle

/ˈsleɪvɪŋ/

More precise classification: present-participle adjective (e.g., "slaving ships").

négrierS’emploie surtout pour ce qui est lié à la traite des esclaves.

The harbor once bustled with slaving ships bound for the Americas.

Le port fourmillait autrefois de navires négriers à destination des Amériques.

Synonyms

slaving away

grinding away

sweating

slavingnoun

labeurTravail pénible et exténuant.

Weeks of slaving over the project left her exhausted.

Des semaines de labeur sur le projet l'ont laissée épuisée.

Additional translations

traite des esclavesSens historique ou spécialisé, en lien avec le commerce des esclaves.

Synonyms

slaveverb

slaving

Gerund

slaved

Past Simple

slaved

Past Participle

slaving

Gerund

/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

Definitions

slavinggerund / present participle

Relating to or involved in the capturing, transport, or selling of slaves.

The harbor once bustled with slaving ships bound for the Americas.

slavingnoun

The act of working very hard or toiling, often under difficult conditions.

Weeks of slaving over the project left her exhausted.

The practice of owning slaves or engaging in the slave trade.

Slaving was a brutal and inhumane practice that has been condemned worldwide.

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.