Esclavas (en. Slaves)

/esˈklaβas/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Women subjected to the will of an owner, without the right to freedom.

For centuries, enslaved women were treated as property.

Durante siglos, las esclavas fueron tratadas como propiedad.

In some cultures, it refers to women in extreme servitude.

Enslaved women in antiquity had no legal protection.

Las esclavas en la antigüedad no tenían ninguna protección legal.

It is also used in a figurative sense to refer to women living in conditions of oppression.

She feels like a slave in her toxic relationship.

Ella se siente como una esclava en su relación tóxica.

From the Latin 'sclava', which in turn comes from the term 'sclavus', meaning 'slave'.

continue as enslaved

to continue doing something without freedom.

seguir como esclavas

enslaved by work

people who work excessively without rest.

esclavas del trabajo

live as enslaved

to live a life in conditions of submission.

vivir como esclavas

slavery

Institution that allows one person to be the property of another.

esclavitud

freedom

State of not being subjected to the control or dominion of another.

libertad

oppression

Condition of being subjected to severe or abusive control.

opresión

Girls who work without fair compensation.

Some companies treat their employees like slaves.

Algunas empresas tratan a sus empleadas como esclavas.

Women in abusive relationships.

In that relationship, she feels like an emotional slave.

En esa relación, ella se siente como una esclava emocional.