what did your last slave die of: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    historical EnglishUSUKother regions with histories of slaveryoffensivederogatorycolloquial
    • A provocative and insulting rhetorical question used to belittle or challenge someone's claim to compassion, moral standing, or emotional sensitivity by invoking a history of cruelty or inhumanity.
    • A taunting expression intended to shock and demean, often employed to highlight perceived hypocrisy or coldness.

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    • When confronted about his hypocrisy, the politician sneered, 'What did your last slave die of?'

      Cuando lo confrontaron por su hipocresía, el político se burló: '¿De qué murió tu último esclavo?'

    • During the heated debate, one participant insulted the other by asking, 'What did your last slave die of?'

      Durante el acalorado debate, un participante insultó al otro preguntando: '¿De qué murió tu último esclavo?'

    • The offensive remark, 'What did your last slave die of?', was meant to challenge the speaker's moral authority harshly.

      El comentario ofensivo, '¿De qué murió tu último esclavo?', tenía la intención de desafiar duramente la autoridad moral del interlocutor.

  • 2.

    historical Englishacademicarchival contextsneutralhistorical
    • A literal inquiry about the cause of death of a person's previous enslaved individual, used in historical, documentary, or scholarly contexts.
    • A factual question that may appear in historical records, testimony, or research concerning slavery and its consequences.

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    • During the archival research, Dr. Lewis asked, 'What did your last slave die of?' to understand the living conditions on that plantation.

      Durante la investigación archivística, el Dr. Lewis preguntó: '¿De qué murió tu último esclavo?' para entender las condiciones de vida en esa plantación.

    • The historian carefully recorded the testimony: 'What did your last slave die of?' was a recurring question in the survey of plantation owners.

      El historiador registró cuidadosamente el testimonio: '¿De qué murió tu último esclavo?' fue una pregunta recurrente en la encuesta a los dueños de plantaciones.

    • In the documentary, the researcher inquired, 'What did your last slave die of?' to highlight the harsh realities of slavery in the 19th century.

      En el documental, el investigador preguntó: '¿De qué murió tu último esclavo?' para resaltar las duras realidades de la esclavitud en el siglo XIX.

    • The professor asked the class to consider the question: 'What did your last slave die of?' when examining mortality rates in historical slavery records.

      El profesor pidió a la clase que considerara la pregunta: '¿De qué murió tu último esclavo?' al examinar las tasas de mortalidad en los registros históricos de esclavitud.

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