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USAGE NOTE
While the translation in sense 2) may sound a bit offensive to English-speaking ears, it is used in the Spanish-speaking world without the intent to offend.
slave(
sleyv
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (servant)
a. el esclavo (M), la esclava (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Moses went to Pharaoh to ask him to set the Hebrew slaves free.Moisés fue a pedirle al faraón que liberara a los esclavos hebreos.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
2. (colloquial) (to work hard)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. trabajar como un negro (colloquial) (pejorative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
I've been slaving all year to buy a new house.Trabajé como un negro todo el año para comprarme una casa nueva.
b. trabajar como un burro
You've been slaving all day to get that report done. Get some rest already!Llevas todo el día trabajando como burro para terminar ese reporte. ¡Ya descansa!
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