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slave
/sleɪv/
noun
niewolnik
/ɲɛˈvɔlɲik/· rzeczownikAlso
niewolnica(f)
Definition
A person who is owned by another person and forced to work without pay; a person who is excessively dependent on or controlled by something.
Examples
Many people were sold into slavery in the past.
Wielu ludzi było sprzedawanych w niewolę w przeszłości.
He felt like a slave to his demanding job.
Czuł się jak niewolnik swojej wymagającej pracy.
Synonyms
Collocations
slave tradeslave ownerchild slave
verb
harować
/haˈrɔvat͡ɕ/· czasownikAlso
tyrać
Definition
To work very hard with little or no reward, often in difficult conditions.
Examples
She had to slave away in the kitchen all day.
Musiała harować w kuchni przez cały dzień.
He spent years slaving over his novel.
Spędził lata, tyrając nad swoją powieścią.
Collocations
slave awayslave over
Word forms
slavedpast simpleslavespluralslavingpresent participle
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