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slavelike

/ˈsleɪv.laɪk/

Traduction: Qui évoque un esclave ou qui est propre à un esclave, impliquant souvent l'absence de liberté, d'autonomie ou une soumission excessive.

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adjective

/ˈsleɪv.laɪk/C2formal
  • frQui évoque un esclave ou qui est propre à un esclave, impliquant souvent l'absence de liberté, d'autonomie ou une soumission excessive.

Describing a condition or state that resembles or is characteristic of a slave, often implying a lack of freedom, autonomy, or excessive subservience.

  1. Suitable for a slave or servantC1formal

    Characteristic of or appropriate for a slave; involving extreme subservience, hard labor, or lack of freedom.

    frservile

    • The workers were forced into slavelike conditions in the factory.
    • He endured a slavelike existence under the oppressive regime.
    • The contract imposed slavelike obligations on the employees.

    Synonymesabjectcringinggrovelingmenialservileslavishsubmissivesubservient

    Antonymesautonomousfreeindependentlordlymasterfulsovereign

Formes
  • more slavelike comparative form
  • most slavelike superlative form