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slave in Swedish

slave in Swedish is slav, träl, slavinna — slave means a person legally owned by another and forced to work without freedom or pay.

slave in Swedish

slav
noun
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.
träl
noun
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.
slavinna
noun
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.
slav
noun
(BDSM) A submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who consensually submits to, sexually or personally, serving one or more masters or mistresses.
slav
noun
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.
sexslav
noun
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.
sexslavinna
noun
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.
slavinna
noun
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.
slav
noun
(engineering, computing, photography) A device (such as a secondary flash or hard drive) that is subject to the control of another (a master).
slavinna
noun
(engineering, computing, photography) A device (such as a secondary flash or hard drive) that is subject to the control of another (a master).
slava
verb
(intransitive) To work hard.
träla
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."
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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.

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What is "slave" in Swedish?

"slave" in Swedish is slav, träl, slavinna. 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 Swedish, "slave" is slav, träl, slavinna.

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

Yes — Swedish has 7 translations listed for "slave": slav, träl, slavinna, sexslav, sexslavinna, slava.

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