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slave
UK
/sleɪv/
US
/sleɪv/
slaves
pl
UK
/sleɪv/
US
/sleɪv/
Translations
The slave worked tirelessly in the fields.
Раб неустанно работал в полях.
He felt like a slave to his own desires, a nevoylnik of his own making.
Он чувствовал себя невольником своих собственных желаний, невольником собственного производства.
Additional translations
Definitions
The slave worked tirelessly in the fields from dawn until dusk.
He was a slave to his smartphone, unable to put it down even during meals.
The slave unit in the system receives commands from the master controller.
Synonyms
Antonyms
free person
slaved
Past Simple
slaved
Past Participle
slaving
Gerund
UK
/sleɪv/
US
/sleɪv/
Translations
He had to slave away for hours to finish the project.
Ему пришлось работать как рабу часами, чтобы закончить проект.
Additional translations
Definitions
She slaved away in the kitchen all day to prepare the feast.
The technician slaved the backup drive to the main server.
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.
Definitions
The plantation relied on slave labor for its operations.
In a master–slave configuration, the slave server replicates all changes made on the master.
The photographer triggered a slave flash to light the background.