кабала́

rare #22740

nounfeminineinanimateuncountable

1.
bondage, servitude, slavery, yoke
Он всю жизнь прожи́л в кабале́ у хозя́ина.
He spent his whole life in bondage to his master.
Often figurative, of oppressive dependence on a person or institution.
2.
debt bondage, complete economic dependenceeconomics
Э́тот кредит загна́л семью в кабалу́.
This loan drove the family into debt bondage.
Common in the phrase «долговая кабала».
3.
(rare) kabala (debt-bond deed)history
Крестья́нин подписа́л кабалу́ на де́сять лет.
The peasant signed a debt-bond deed for ten years.
Historical term for a deed binding a debtor to serve his creditor.

Examples

Долги держали крестьян в вечной кабале
Debt kept the peasants in perpetual bondage.
Она оказалась в кабале у ростовщика
She ended up in the pawnbroker's clutches.
Он попал в кабалу к богатому купцу
He fell into bondage to a wealthy merchant.

⚠️ Stress change.