travail

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Derived terms 3 Old French 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Descendants

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old French travail.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: trəˈvāl, IPA: /tɹəˈveɪl̩/, SAMPA: /tr@"veIl/
• Rhymes: -eɪl

[edit] Noun

travail (plural travaux)

1. arduous or painful labor
2. work; labor (US), labour (British)
3. labor of childbirth
4. Tribulation or agony; anguish.

[edit] Translations

• Armenian: երկունք hy(hy) (erkunk’)

  Old Armenian: երկն (erkn)

• Dutch: 1.hard labeur , 2.werkarbeid,3.barensweeën, 4. beproeving, smart,zielskwelling

[edit] Verb

to travail (third-person singular simple present travails, present participle travailing, simple past and past participle travailed)

1. To toil
2. To go through the labor of childbirth

[edit] Translations

• Dutch: 1. Hard zwoegen , slaven, 2.in barensnood verkeren

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Old French travaus.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /tʁa.vaj/ X-SAMPA: /tRa.vaj/
•  Audio (France, Paris)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -aj
• Homophones: travaille, travaillent, travailles

[edit] Noun

travail m. (plural travaux)

1. work; labor

[edit] Derived terms

• travailler
• travailleur

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[edit] Old French

[edit] Noun

travail m. (oblique plural travails, nominative singular travails, nominative plural travail)

1. suffering, torment

[edit] Descendants

• French: travail