slave in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for slave in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.slave [Am sleɪv, Brit sleɪv] N

slave

esclavo m / esclava f

he was sold as a slave

lo vendieron como esclavo

I'm not your slave!

¡yo no soy tu criado or sirviente!

to be a slave to sth

ser esclavo de algo

she's a slave to alcohol

es esclava del alcohol

II.slave [Am sleɪv, Brit sleɪv] VB intr inf

he's been slaving away all day

ha estado trabajando como un negro or como un burro todo el día inf

to slave at or over sth he's been slaving (away) at or over the report for days

lleva días trabajando como un negro or como un burro con el informe inf

I've been slaving over a hot stove all afternoon and you say you're not hungry!

¡me he estado matando en la cocina toda la tarde y me dices que no tienes hambre!

slave labor, slave labour Brit N U

1. slave labor (ill-paid work):

this job is just slave labor

en este trabajo te explotan

this job is just slave labor

aquí son unos negreros inf

2. slave labor HISTORY:

roads built by slave labor

carreteras construidas con el trabajo de los esclavos

slave driver N inf

slave driver

negrero m / negrera f inf

slave ship N

slave ship

barco m negrero

slave state N (in US history)

slave state

estado m esclavista

slave trader N

slave trader

negrero m / negrera f

slave trade N U

slave trade

comercio m de esclavos

slave trade

trata f de esclavos

galley slave N

1. galley slave (on ship):

galley slave

galeote m

2. galley slave (drudge):

galley slave hum

esclavo m / esclava f

wage slave N inf

wage slave

esclavo m (del trabajo) / esclava f (del trabajo)

wage slave

currante mf Spain inf

white slave N

white slave

mujer vendida como prostituta

attr white slave trade

trata f de blancas

slave in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for slave in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.slave [sleɪv] N

slave

esclavo(-a) m (f)

Phrases:

to be a slave to fashion

ser un esclavo de la moda

II.slave [sleɪv] VB intr

slave

trabajar como un burro

slave trade N HISTORY

slave trade

tráfico m de esclavos

slave driver N iron inf

slave driver

negrero(-a) m (f)

white slave N pej

white slave

blanca f prostituida

white slave trade

trata f de blancas

Translations for slave in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

negrero (-a)

slave dealer

negrero (-a)

slave driver

galeote

galley slave

trata de blancas

white slave trade

siervo (-a)

slave

forzado

galley slave

servidumbre

slave labour Brit

servidumbre

slave labor Am

slave Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to work like a dog Am, to work like a slave

trabajar como un esclavo

to be a slave to fashion

ser un esclavo de la moda

white slave trade

trata f de blancas

to be a slave to fashion

someterse a la tiranía de la moda

you're a slave to the company

la empresa te ha esclavizado

to be a slave to alcohol

ser esclavo del alcohol

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is believed over 500-600 slaves were freed during the operation.

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Slaves also have the right to a period of rest during the hottest parts of the day during the summer.

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

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It was sometimes known for slaves to have lives as good as or better than poor northern workers.

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The men of the family were put to death and the women were made slaves.

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

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

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He also purchased slaves to work the property.

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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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His death scene is described as being in the tradition of the dying slave content that he has served the massa.

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