slavery

[US]/ˈsleɪvəri/
[UK]/ˈsleɪvəri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. systemet af at eje mennesker som ejendom; tilstanden af at være slave.
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Phrases & Collocations

chattel slavery

chattelslaveri

modern slavery

moderne slaveri

Example Sentences

slavery to tradition.

slaveri i forhold til tradition.

the allowance of slavery in the South.

tilladelsen af slaveri i Syd.

The institution of slavery was once widespread.

Institutionen af slaveri var engang udbredt.

Slavery was once socially sanctioned.

Slaveri var engang socialt tilladt.

The Americans abolished slavery in 1863.

Amerikanerne afskaffede slaveriet i 1863.

Slavery provided the foundation for many ancient types of society.

Slaveri dannede grundlaget for mange antikke samfundstyper.

Chios is said to have introduced slavery into Greece.

Det siges, at Chios introducerede slaveri i Grækenland.

Abraham Lincoln campaigned for the abolition of slavery,he succeeded.

Abraham Lincoln førte kampagne for afskaffelsen af slaveri, han lykkedes.

Now this may be interpreted allegorically: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar.

Nu kan dette fortolkes allegorisk: disse kvinder er to pagter. Den ene er fra Mount Sinai, der føder børn til slaveri; hun er Hagar.

The manorialism, Puritan culture, bloody slavery and the Civil War, which was looked upon as a catastrophe, were rich soil for development of South Gothic novel.

Manorialismen, den puritanske kultur, den blodige slaveri og borgerkrigen, som blev betragtet som en katastrofe, var en frugtig grund for udviklingen af den sydlige gotiske roman.

in the rural districts of the South this amounts to peonage and virtual slavery: all over the South it tends to crush labor and small business enterprises;

I de landlige områder i Syd svarer dette til leilandsarbejde og virtuelt slaveri: overalt i Syd har det tendens til at knuse arbejdskraft og små virksomheder;

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