slave

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slave
[sleɪv]
sustantivo
1esclavo(a) (sustantivo masculino o femenino)
  • slave driver (familiar sentido figurado) -> negrero(a) (sustantivo masculino o femenino) , tirano(a) (sustantivo masculino o femenino)
  • slave labor -> trabajo (m) de esclavos
  • slave trade -> comercio (m) or trata (f) de esclavos
verbo intransitivo
2trabajar como un negro
  • I've been slaving over a hot stove all day! -> ¡me he pasado el día bregando en la cocina!

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slave [sleIv][sleiv]
sustantivo
1Esclavo, esclavo, persona sin libertad, bajo el dominio de otra.
2Esclavo, el que se somete a sus pasiones.
  • Slave-driver -> capataz de esclavos
  • Slave-born -> nacido en la esclavitud
  • Slave labor -> trabajo de esclavos
  • Slave-holding -> poseedor de esclavos
  • To slave away -> trabajar como un negro
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Trabajar como esclavo. (n)
-va.(Poét. o ant.) Esclavizar.

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slave [sleɪv]
noun
esclavoaesclava;a esclava (m) (f)
to be a slave to sth ser esclavo de algo; to be a slave to tobacco ser esclavo del tabaco; to be a slave to duty ser esclavo del deber
verb:intransitive
to slave (away) at sth/at doing sth trabajar como un negro en algo/haciendo algo
modifier
slave driver (n) negreroanegrera;a negrera (m) (f) tiranoatirana;a tirana (m) (f)
slave labour (n) (work) trabajo de esclavos; (m) (persons) esclavos; (m)
slave trade (n) trata de esclavos; (f) comercio de esclavos; (m) tráfico de esclavos; (m)
slave trader (n) traficante en esclavos; (m)

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Verb Conjugation for "slave"

Imperative
  • slave
  • you slave
  • he/she slaves
  • we slave
  • you slave
  • they slave
Preterite
  • I slaved
  • you slaved
  • he/she slaved
  • we slaved
  • you slaved
  • they slaved
Present Continuous
  • I am slaving
  • you are slaving
  • he/she is slaving
  • we are slaving
  • you are slaving
  • they are slaving
Present Perfect
  • I have slaved
  • you have slaved
  • he/she has slaved
  • we have slaved
  • you have slaved
  • they have slaved
Past Continuous
  • I was slaving
  • you were slaving
  • he/she was slaving
  • we were slaving
  • you were slaving
  • they were slaving
Past Perfect
  • I had slaved
  • you had slaved
  • he/she had slaved
  • we had slaved
  • you had slaved
  • they had slaved
Future
  • I will slave
  • you will slave
  • he/she will slave
  • we will slave
  • you will slave
  • they will slave
Future Perfect
  • I will have slaved
  • you will have slaved
  • he/she will have slaved
  • we will have slaved
  • you will have slaved
  • they will have slaved
Future Continuous
  • I will be slaving
  • you will be slaving
  • he/she will be slaving
  • we will be slaving
  • you will be slaving
  • they will be slaving
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been slaving
  • you have been slaving
  • he/she has been slaving
  • we have been slaving
  • you have been slaving
  • they have been slaving
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been slaving
  • you will have been slaving
  • he/she will have been slaving
  • we will have been slaving
  • you will have been slaving
  • they will have been slaving
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been slaving
  • you had been slaving
  • he/she had been slaving
  • we had been slaving
  • you had been slaving
  • they had been slaving
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