Slave

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Sources 2 French 2.1 Noun 2.2 Noun 2.3 Adjective 2.4 Related terms

English

Pronunciation

• slāv, /sleɪv/, /sleIv/

  Rhymes: -eɪv

Noun

slave (plural: slaves )

1. a person who is forced to work for another, usually without pay.
2. (Engineering) a device that is controlled by another device.
3. (Engineering) an information worker who has signed a non-compete clause, in return for employment.

Related terms

• slavery
• slave driver
• zombie

Translations

• Czech robota
• Dutch: slaaf m, slavin f
• Finnish: orja (1), oheis- (2), sivu- (2)
• French: esclave
• German: Sklave m (1), Sklavin f (1), Folgegerät n (2)
• Interlingua: sclavo m, sclava f
• Polish: niewolnik m, niewolnica f
• Portuguese: escravo m, escrava f
• Russian: раб
• Spanish: esclavo m

  slav c (1,2)

Sources

• August 2 , 2004 , "EE Times: Beware 'zombie' clauses

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French

Noun

Slave

1. Slav

Noun

slave m

1. Slavic language

Adjective

slave

1. Slav

Related terms

• slavisant
• slavophile