slave
To work as a slaver, to enslave peopleTo work as a slaver, to enslave people.
» Tom treated Mary like a slave.
Tom behandelte Mary wie eine Sklavin. — jakov
Том обращался с Мэри, как с рабыней. — Ooneykcall
Том поводився із Мері, як із рабинею. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesTo work as a slaver, to enslave people.
(intransitive)To work hard.
I was slaving all day over a hot stove.
work very hard, like a slave
(transitive)To place a device under the control of another.
to slave a hard disk
Examples
303 sentencesTom treated Mary like a slave.
Том поводився із Мері, як із рабинею. — deniko
ruТом обращался с Мэри, как с рабыней. — Ooneykcall
deTom behandelte Mary wie eine Sklavin. — jakov
Tom treats me like a slave.
Том ставиться до мене, як до раба. — deniko
I'm not your slave.
Я не твій раб. — deniko
ruЯ не твой раб. — Balamax
deIch bin nicht dein Sklave. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'm tired of being your slave.
ruЯ устал быть твоим рабом. — odexed
deIch bin es müde, dein Sklave zu sein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom used to be a slave.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Inherited from Middle English sclave, from Old French esclave, from Medieval Latin sclavusInherited from Middle English sclave, from Old French esclave, from Medieval Latin sclavus (“slave”), from Late Latin Sclavus (“Slav”), traditionally assumed to be because Slavs were often forced into slavery in the Middle Ages. The Latin word is from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos); see that entry and Slav for more. Displaced native Old English þēow. Thrall and bondsman/bondswoman, however, remain common synonyms. Doublet of ciao and Slav.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
slaves, slaving, slaved, slavedSynonyms
3 synonyms- work very hard, like a slave:break one's backbuckle downknuckle down
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle