serf

sɜrf
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Translation of serf into Russian

Noun

1.

servitude

person forced to work for others, often with few rights
крепостной mкрепостной крестьянин полулегально закреплённый крестьянин
  • He felt like a serf in his demanding job.Он чувствовал себя крепостным на своей требовательной работе.
2.

gaming

TECH.
worker unit in strategy games
TECH.
  • The serf gathered resources for the empire.Крестьянин собирал ресурсы для империи.
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Synonyms and analogies of serf in English

Examples of serf in a sentence

  • After losing land, many became serfs on the estate.
  • In the game, the serf built a new settlement.
  • Players used serfs to expand their territories.

Translations of "serf" in Context ordered by category and frequency

крепостной - krepostnoy

In the feudal system, a serf could not leave the land without permission.

В феодальной системе крепостной не мог покинуть землю без разрешения.

рабnm. - rab

I'm a service provider, not a serf.

Я поставщик услуг, а не раб.

холопnm. - kholop

Here he is the yesterday's "major" - a serf.

Здесь он - вчерашний «мажор» - холоп.

крестьянинnm. - krest'yanin

If a serf escaped to a city and lived there for a year and a day, he became free.

А вот если крестьянин сбегал в город и жил там год и один день, то он официально становился свободным.

крепостной крестьянинn. - krepostnoy krest'yanin

What distinguishes the serf from the slave, if both are owned?

Чем отличается крепостной крестьянин от раба, если и тот и другой являются собственностью?

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serf: Examples and translations in context

A serf's status was often inherited, creating cycles of inequality.

Статус крепостного часто передавался по наследству, создавая циклы неравенства.

Landlords of the neighbouring parishes sold us their serf hayfields for fair price.

Помещики соседних приходов за сходную цену продали нам свои крепостные покосы.

She revolted against feeling like a serf, wanting independence in her career.

Она восстала против ощущения себя крепостной, стремясь к независимости в карьере.

Living under strict rules, she considered herself a serf in her own household.

Живя под строгими правилами, она считала себя крепостной в собственном доме.

He reminisced about his childhood, where he felt like a serf to strict rules.

Он вспоминал своё детство, когда он чувствовал себя крепостным строгих правил.

Being a serf meant that you had very few personal rights or freedoms.

Быть крепостным означало, что у тебя почти не было личных прав или свобод.

The endless hours felt like a serf's life, with no hope of escape.

Бесконечные часы напоминали жизнь крепостного, без надежды на побег.

She joked about being a serf in her own home, always cleaning and cooking.

Она шутила, что она крепостная в собственном доме, всегда убирая и готовя.

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