slave

slave
sleiv
1. noun
1) (a person who works for a master to whom he belongs: In the nineteenth century many Africans were sold as slaves in the United States.) esclavo
2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) esclavo

2. verb
(to work very hard, often for another person: I've been slaving away for you all day while you sit and watch television.) trabajar como una bestia, trabajar como un negro
slave1 n esclavo
the prisoners were sold as slaves se vendió a los presos como esclavos
slave2 vb matarse a trabajar
they spend hours slaving under the hot sun pasan horas bajo el sol matándose a trabajar
El gerundio de slave se escribe slaving
slave
tr[sleɪv]
noun
1 esclavo,-a
he's a slave to drink es esclavo de la bebida
intransitive verb
1 trabajar como una bestia (at, en), trabajar como un negro (at, en)
she's slaving away at the accounts está trabajando como una bestia en las cuentas
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
slave driver negrero,-a, tirano,-a
slave labour (slaves) los esclavos 2 (hard work) trabajo de negros
slave trade trata de esclavos
slave ['sleɪv] vi, slaved ; slaving : trabajar como un burro
slave n
: esclavo m, -va f
slave
adj.
esclavo, -a adj.
n.
esclavo s.m.
siervo s.m.
v.
sudar tinta v.
trabajar como un esclavo v.

I sleɪv
noun esclavo, -va m,f

to be a slave TO something — ser* esclavo de algo; (before n)

slave trade — comercio m or trata f de esclavos

slave trader — negrero, -ra m,f


II
intransitive verb (colloq)

I've been slaving away all day — he estado trabajando como un negro or como un burro todo el día (fam)

to slave AT o OVER something: he's been slaving (away) at o over the report for days — lleva días trabajando como un negro or como un burro con el informe

[sleɪv]
1.
N esclavo(-a) m / f

to be a slave to sth — (fig) ser esclavo de algo

to be a slave to tobacco — ser esclavo del tabaco

to be a slave to duty — ser esclavo del deber

2.
VI

to slave (away) at sth/at doing sth — trabajar como un negro en algo/haciendo algo

3.
CPD

slave driver N — negrero(-a) m / f ; (fig) tirano(-a) m / f

slave labour N(=work) trabajo m de esclavos; (=persons) esclavos mpl

slave ship N — barco m de esclavos

slave trade N — trata f de esclavos, comercio m de esclavos, tráfico m de esclavos

slave trader N — traficante mf en esclavos

* * *

I [sleɪv]
noun esclavo, -va m,f

to be a slave TO something — ser* esclavo de algo; (before n)

slave trade — comercio m or trata f de esclavos

slave trader — negrero, -ra m,f


II
intransitive verb (colloq)

I've been slaving away all day — he estado trabajando como un negro or como un burro todo el día (fam)

to slave AT o OVER something: he's been slaving (away) at o over the report for days — lleva días trabajando como un negro or como un burro con el informe


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