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slaves

/sleɪvz/

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noun

Sklaven

A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.

Examples :

"In ancient times, captured prisoners of war were often forced to become slaves, working the land for their captors. "

In der Antike wurden Kriegsgefangene oft gezwungen, Sklaven zu werden und für ihre Eroberer das Land zu bewirtschaften.

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noun

Sklaven, Knechte

A drudge; one who labors or is obliged (e.g. by prior contract) to labor like a slave with limited rights, e.g. an indentured servant.

Examples :

"Because they were deeply in debt to the company store, the miners felt like slaves, forced to work long hours in dangerous conditions just to survive. "

Weil sie dem firmeneigenen Laden tief in der Kreide standen, fühlten sich die Bergleute wie Sklaven, die gezwungen waren, lange Stunden unter gefährlichen Bedingungen zu arbeiten, nur um zu überleben.

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noun

Sklave, Knecht

An abject person.

Examples :

"The employees were treated like slaves, forced to work overtime without pay and forbidden from taking breaks. "

Die Angestellten wurden wie Sklaven behandelt, gezwungen, ohne Bezahlung Überstunden zu leisten, und durften keine Pausen machen.

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Sklave, Knecht

One who has no power of resistance (to something), one who surrenders to or is under the domination (of something).

Examples :

"a slave to passion, to strong drink, or to ambition"

Ein Sklave der Leidenschaft, des starken Getränks oder des Ehrgeizes.

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Sklave, Diener

(BDSM) A submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually and/or personally) serving one or more masters or mistresses.

Examples :

"In their BDSM relationship, Maria and David alternate roles; sometimes Maria is the dominant one and David is one of her slaves, eagerly fulfilling her desires. "

In ihrer BDSM-Beziehung wechseln Maria und David die Rollen; manchmal ist Maria die dominante Person und David einer ihrer Diener, der ihre Wünsche eifrig erfüllt.

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Sexsklave, Zwangsprostituierte

A sex slave, a person who is forced against their will to perform, for another person or group, sexual acts on a regular or continuing basis.

Examples :

"The authorities rescued the women who were being held as sex slaves. "

Die Behörden retteten die Frauen, die als Sexsklaven gehalten wurden.

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noun

Ein Gerät (wie ein zweiter Blitz oder eine Festplatte), das der Kontrolle eines anderen (eines Masters) unterliegt.

A device (such as a secondary flash or hard drive) that is subject to the control of another (a master).

Examples :

"The photographer set up the main flash unit and two slaves that would fire automatically when the main flash went off, providing better lighting for the portrait. "

Der Fotograf richtete das Hauptblitzgerät und zwei Slave-Geräte ein, die automatisch auslösen sollten, wenn der Hauptblitz auslöste, um eine bessere Beleuchtung für das Porträt zu erzielen.

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verb

Versklaven, zu Sklaven machen

To work as a slaver, to enslave people.

Examples :

"Because he believed in his superiority, the cruel overseer used his power to slave the local villagers, forcing them to work without pay. "

Weil er an seine Überlegenheit glaubte, nutzte der grausame Aufseher seine Macht, um die Dorfbewohner zu versklaven und sie zu unbezahlter Arbeit zu zwingen.

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verb

Schuften, hart arbeiten

Examples :

"I was slaving all day over a hot stove."

Ich habe den ganzen Tag am heißen Herd geschuftet.

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Ein Gerät unter die Kontrolle eines anderen stellen

To place a device under the control of another.

Examples :

"to slave a hard disk"

Eine Festplatte unter die Kontrolle stellen.

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