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English

Etymology
L. sclavus (slave) < Byzantine Gr. �κλάβο� < Old Slavonic �ловѣнин�, �ловѣне (Slav). Slavs where often enslave|enslaved during the early Middle Ages, thus the semantic correspondence.

Pronunciation
AHD|sl�v, IPA|/sleɪv/, SAMPA|/sleIv/
audio|en-us-slave.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪv|-eɪv

Noun
en-noun

1. A person who is owned by another, as their property.
2. A person who is forced to work for another, especially without pay.
3. A person who is forced to perform sexual acts or other acts on a regular or continuing basis against their will.
4. engineering A device that is controlled by another device.
5. engineering An information worker who has signed a non-compete clause, in return for employment.

Related terms
slavery
slave driver

Translations
trans-top|person owned by another
Czech: otrok m
Danish: t-|da|slave|c, t-|da|træl|c
Dutch: slaaf
Finnish: t+|fi|orja
Indonesian: hamba
Italian: t+|it|schiavo|m, t-|it|schiava|f
trans-mid
Russian: �аб (rab) m, �аб�н� (rabýnja) f
Slovene: suženj m, sužnja f
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trans-top|person forced to work for another
Danish: t-|da|slave|c
Finnish: t+|fi|orja
trans-mid
Russian: �аб (rab) m, �аб�н� (rabýnja) f, невол�ник (nevól�nik) m, невол�ни�а (nevól�nica) f
Slovene: suženj m, sužnja f
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trans-top|person who forced to perform sexual acts on a regular or continuing basis against his/her will
Danish: t-|da|slave|c
Finnish: seksiorja
trans-mid
Russian: �аб (rab) m, �аб�н� (rabýnja) f
Slovene: suženj m, sužnja f
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trans-top|device that is controlled by another device
Danish: t-|da|slave|c
Finnish: t+|fi|orja
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|information worker who has signed a non-compete clause
Finnish: t+|fi|orja
trans-mid
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ttbc-top
ttbc|Afrikaans: slaaf (1, 2)
ttbc|Arabic: ا�ر��� (ar-raqiq) (1, 2)
ttbc|Aranese: esclau m, esclava f
ttbc|Bosnian: rob#Bosnian|rob m, sluga f
ttbc|Catalan: esclau m, esclava f (1, 2)
ttbc|Chinese: 奴� (núlì)
ttbc|Croatian: rob#Croatian|rob m, sluga f
ttbc|Dutch: slaaf m, slavin f (1, 2)
ttbc|French: esclave (1, 2)
ttbc|German: Sklave m (1, 2), Sklavin f (1, 2), Folgegerät n (2)
ttbc|Greek:
:Ancient: δο�λο� Doulos
ttbc|Hebrew: he-translation|ע��|eved
ttbc|Hungarian: szolga
ttbc|Icelandic: þræll m
ttbc|Ido: sklavo
ttbc|Indonesian: budak
ttbc|Interlingua: sclavo m, sclava f
ttbc|Italian: schiavo
ttbc|Japanese: 奴� (���, dorei)
ttbc|Latvian: vergs m (1, 2)
ttbc|Occitan: esclau m, esclava f
ttbc|Old English: hæft
ttbc|Polish: niewolnik m, niewolnica f
ttbc|Portuguese: escravo m, escrava f
ttbc|Romanian: sclav m, sclav� f
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: tràill f
ttbc|Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �об#Serbian|�об m, �л�га f
:Roman: rob#Serbian|rob m, sluga#Serbian|sluga f
ttbc|Spanish: esclavo m, esclava f
ttbc|Swedish: slav c (1, 2)
ttbc|Telugu: బానిస (baanisa) (1, 2)
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Verb
en-verb|slav|ing

1. intransitive To work hard.

#:I was slaving all day over a hot stove.

Translations
trans-top|to work hard
Danish: t-|da|slave
Finnish: t-|fi|raataa
Icelandic: þræla, púla
trans-mid
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References
August 2, 2004, "EE Times: Beware 'zombie' clauses

Danish

Noun
slave c

1. #English|slave

Synonyms
træl c

Derived terms
slaveri n

Verb
slave

1. #English|slave

Category:Danish nouns
Category:Danish verbs

French

Noun
Slave

1. Slav

Noun
slave m

1. Slavic language

Adjective
slave

1. Slav

Related terms
slavisant
slavophile
ritual slavery

Italian

Adjective
slave f

1. plural of|slavo#Adjective|slavo

Noun
slave f

1. plural of|slavo#Noun|slavo

Category:Italian adjective forms
Category:Italian plurals

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fr:slave
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hu:slave
pl:slave
ru:slave
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fi:slave
sv:slave
ta:slave
te:slave
vi:slave
uk:slave

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