slaves in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for slaves in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.slave [Brit sleɪv, Am sleɪv] N

1. slave (servant):

slave

schiavo m / schiava f

slave before n colony, owner

di schiavi

slave revolt, market

degli schiavi

2. slave (victim) fig:

to be a slave to or of fashion, habit

essere schiavo di

a slave to convention

schiavo delle convenzioni

3. slave COMPUT before n:

slave computer, station

secondario

II.also slave away VB intr

also slave away

lavorare come uno schiavo

to slave away from morning to night

sgobbare dal mattino alla sera

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

non fermarsi un momento con i lavori di casa, con il proprio lavoro

to slave over accounts, homework

non alzare la testa da

to slave over the stoves

stare tutto il giorno ai fornelli

III.slave [Brit sleɪv, Am sleɪv]

to work like a slave

lavorare come uno schiavo

slave ship [Am ˈsleɪv ˌʃɪp] N

slave ship

nave f negriera

slave labour [Brit, Am sleɪv ˈleɪbər] N

slave labour (activity)

lavoro m degli schiavi

slave labour (manpower)

manodopera f degli schiavi

slave-born [ˈsleɪvbɔːn] ADJ

slave-born

nato in schiavitù

slave driver [Brit, Am sleɪv ˈdraɪvər] N HISTORY

slave driver

sorvegliante mf di schiavi

slave driver fig

negriero m / negriera f

slave driver fig

schiavista mf

wage slave [Am ˈweɪdʒ ˌsleɪv] N

wage slave

= lavoratore che ha come unica fonte di reddito un salario guadagnato con un lavoro molto duro o umile

slave trade [Brit, Am ˈsleɪv ˌtreɪd] N

slave trade

tratta f degli schiavi

the African slave trade

la tratta dei neri

slave trading [ˈsleɪvtreɪdɪŋ] N

slave trading

tratta f degli schiavi

slave trading (in Africa)

tratta f dei neri

slave trader [Am ˈsleɪv ˌtreɪdər] N

slave trader

mercante mf di schiavi

galley slave [Am ˈɡæli ˌsleɪv] N

galley slave

galeotto m

galley slave fig

sgobbone m

slaves in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for slaves in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.slave [sleɪv] N

slave

schiavo(-a) m (f)

Phrases:

to be a slave to fashion

essere schiavo della moda

II.slave [sleɪv] VB intr

slave

lavorare come un negro

slave trade N HISTORY

slave trade

tratta f degli schiavi

slave driver N iron inf

slave driver

negriero(-a) m (f)

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

master of slave, dog

padrone m

to work like a dog, to work like a slave

lavorare come un mulo

Translations for slaves in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

schiavo (-a)

slave

sgobbare

to slave (away)

lavorare come un bue

to work like a slave

slaves Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be a slave to fashion

essere schiavo della moda

to work like a dog, to work like a slave

lavorare come un mulo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Slave catchers argued over the ownership of slaves.

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His father was a farmer and both his grandparents were slaves.

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Space was also provided for recording births and deaths of slaves, their clothing and tools, and other such assets and debits.

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The slaveowners would therefore force pregnant slaves to drink an infusion of black haw to prevent that.

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Everywhere around him there is violence and warfare, with the beheading of slaves and even brothers is no longer uncommon.

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History says the settlement was established by emancipated slaves somewhere around 1807/8.

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A clan ("lo") often several thousand individuals consists of the matrilineal descendants of an original band of escaped slaves.

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Slaves were forbidden to practice their culture, as the planters realized their music and dance were used to communicate, and to plan their release strategies.

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To stimulate a higher labor productivity most landlords freed a large number of slaves and many received wages.

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They encouraged monogamous relationships to make it easier to discipline their slaves...

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