slave in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for slave 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

galley slave N lit, fig

galley slave

galérien m

white slave N

white slave

victime f de la traite des Blanches

slave ship N

slave ship

négrier m

slave ship

vaisseau m négrier

slave cylinder N

slave cylinder

cylindre m de frein (hydraulique)

slave driver N lit HISTORY

slave driver

surveillant m d'esclaves

slave driver fig

négrier/-ière m/f fig

slave ant N

slave ant

fourmi f cendrée

slave-trading N

slave-trading

commerce m des esclaves

slave-trading (in Africa)

traite f des Noirs

slave labour N

slave labour (activity)

travail m de forçat

slave labour (manpower)

main-d'œuvre f esclave

slave trader N

slave trader

marchand m d'esclaves

slave trader pej

négrier m

slave in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for slave 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

slave driver N iron hum inf

slave driver

négrier m

slave trade N HISTORY

slave trade

commerce m des esclaves

galley slave N

galley slave

galérien m

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

emancipate slave

affranchir

Translations for slave in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

forçat

galley slave

forçat du travail

wage slave

travailler comme un forçat

to work like a slave

galérien

galley slave

capitaine/vaisseau négrier

slave captain/ship

négrier (-ière)

slave driver

trimer

to slave away

esclave

slave

slave Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to slave at sth

s'échiner à qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The tribute prices for the slaves usually varied based on their usefulness on a ship.

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This created a certain amount of tension between him and the slave-owners.

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It was about one-tenth of the average value of a slave.

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He had a practice of freeing slaves as adults after a period of service.

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He could acquire property and even own other slaves.

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And now send a letter to that man whom you have bought the slave from and ask him whether he has another female slave.

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The names of only three of the slaves are known for certain.

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Therefore, slaves could be brought into the state only for a limited time.

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The community thrived through the 1940s as a community founded by former slaves.

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The city was a major center of the slave trade in the 15th and later centuries.

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