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slave in Portuguese

slave in Portuguese is escravo, escrava, mourejar — slave means a person legally owned by another and forced to work without freedom or pay.

slave in Portuguese

escravo
noun
escrava
noun
escravo
noun
(engineering, computing, photography) A device (such as a secondary flash or hard drive) that is subject to the control of another (a master).
escravo
verb
(intransitive) To work hard.
mourejar
verb
(intransitive) To work hard.

What does "slave" mean?

  1. noun A person legally owned by another and forced to work without freedom or pay.
    "The museum exhibit traced the journeys of enslaved people brought across the Atlantic."
  2. noun A person completely controlled by or devoted to something.
    "He became a slave to his phone, checking it every few minutes."
  3. noun A secondary device controlled by another (master) device.
    "The second hard drive is configured as a slave to the primary one."

slave in a sentence

  • The museum exhibit traced the journeys of enslaved people brought across the Atlantic.
  • He became a slave to his phone, checking it every few minutes.
  • The second hard drive is configured as a slave to the primary one.

Similar words in Portuguese

Common Portuguese translations

Frequently asked questions

What is "slave" in Portuguese?

"slave" in Portuguese is escravo, escrava, mourejar. slave means: A person legally owned by another and forced to work without freedom or pay.

How do you use "slave" in a sentence?

Example: "The museum exhibit traced the journeys of enslaved people brought across the Atlantic." In Portuguese, "slave" is escravo, escrava, mourejar.

Are there other ways to say "slave" in Portuguese?

Yes — Portuguese has 3 translations listed for "slave": escravo, escrava, mourejar.

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