slave ship in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for slave ship in the English»French Dictionary

slave ship N

slave ship

négrier m

slave ship

vaisseau m négrier

Translations for slave ship in the French»English Dictionary

négrier (navire)

slave ship

Translations for slave ship in the English»French Dictionary

I.slave [Brit sleɪv, Am sleɪv] N

1. slave (servant):

slave

esclave mf

slave attr colony, owner, revolt

d'esclaves

slave market

aux esclaves

2. slave (victim) fig:

to be a slave to or of fashion, habit

être l'esclave de

a slave to convention

l'esclave des conventions

3. slave COMPUT attr:

slave computer, station

asservi

II.slave [Brit sleɪv, Am sleɪv] VB intr a. slave away

slave

travailler comme un forçat, trimer inf

to slave away from morning to night

trimer du matin au soir inf

to slave (away) at housework/at one's job

s'escrimer à faire le ménage/sur son travail

to slave over accounts, housework

s'escrimer sur

III.slave [Brit sleɪv, Am sleɪv]

to work like a slave

travailler comme un forçat

I.ship [Brit ʃɪp, Am ʃɪp] N

ship

navire m

ship (smaller)

bateau m

passenger ship

paquebot m

Her Majesty's ship (HMS) Victory

le Victory (navire faisant partie de la flotte de guerre britannique)

to travel by ship

voyager par bateau

to send sth by ship

envoyer qc par bateau

to take ship for India dated

prendre le bateau pour l'Inde

a ship of the line HISTORY

un bâtiment de ligne

the good ship Ivanhoe dated liter

l'Ivanhoe

II.ship <pres part shipping; pret, pp shipped> [Brit ʃɪp, Am ʃɪp] VB trans

1. ship (send):

ship (by sea)

transporter [qc] par mer

ship (by air)

transporter [qc] par avion

ship (overland)

acheminer

2. ship (take on board):

ship cargo, supplies

charger

ship oars

rentrer

to ship water

embarquer de l'eau

III.ship [Brit ʃɪp, Am ʃɪp]

we are like ships that pass in the night

nous ne faisons que nous croiser

the ship of state

le char de l'État

the ship of the desert (camel)

le vaisseau du désert

to run a tight ship

mener tout le monde à la baguette

when my ship comes in

quand j'aurai fait fortune

slave ship in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for slave ship in the French»English Dictionary

capitaine/vaisseau négrier

slave captain/ship

Translations for slave ship in the English»French Dictionary

I.slave [sleɪv] N a. fig

slave

esclave mf

II.slave <-ving> [sleɪv] VB intr

slave

travailler comme un esclave

to slave at sth

s'échiner à qc

I.ship [ʃɪp] N

ship

bateau m

ship merchant

cargo m

ship passenger

paquebot m

ship sailing

voilier m

a ship's papers

papiers mpl de bord

to board a ship

embarquer

by ship

en/par bateau

II.ship <-pp-> [ʃɪp] VB trans

1. ship (send by boat):

ship

expédier par bateau

ship freight

charger

2. ship (transport):

ship

transporter

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He worked as a sailor aboard a slave ship as a young man, and became an abolitionist as a result.

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