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slave meaning in Italian

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slave [slaves] (person owned by another)
noun
[UK: sleɪv]
[US: sˈleɪv]

schiavanoun
{f}
Mary was a slave. = Mary era una schiava.

schiavonoun
{m}
He's a slave. = È uno schiavo.

slave [slaved, slaving, slaves] (to work hard)
verb
[UK: sleɪv]
[US: sˈleɪv]

sgobbareverb

slave away (to work hard)
verb
[UK: sleɪv ə.ˈweɪ]
[US: sˈleɪv ə.ˈweɪ]

sgobbareverb

slave-girl (female slave)
noun

schiavanoun
{f}

slaver [slavers] (a person engaged in the slave trade)
noun
[UK: ˈslæ.və(r)]
[US: ˈslæ.vər]

negrieranoun
{f}

negrierenoun
{m}

negrieronoun
{m}

schiavistanoun
{m} {f}

slaver [slavered, slavering, slavers] (to drool saliva)
verb
[UK: ˈslæ.və(r)]
[US: ˈslæ.vər]

sbavareverb

slavery (institution or practice of owning human beings)
noun
[UK: ˈsleɪ.və.ri]
[US: sˈleɪ.və.ri]

schiavitùnoun
{?}
Lincoln opposed slavery. = Lincoln si oppose alla schiavitù.

antislavery (opposed to the practice of slavery)
adjective

antischiavistaadjective

enslave [enslaved, enslaving, enslaves] (to make subservient; to strip one of freedom; enthrall)
verb
[UK: ɪn.ˈsleɪv]
[US: ens.ˈleɪv]

asservireverb

ex-slave (a former or emancipated slave)
noun

affrancatonoun
{m}

emancipatonoun
{m}

libertonoun
{m}

galley slave (slave in a galley)
noun
[UK: ˈɡæ.li sleɪv]
[US: ˈɡæ.li sˈleɪv]

galeottonoun
{m}