trabalhar

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Occitan[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Occitan trebalhar, from Vulgar Latin *tripaliāre, present active infinitive of *tripaliō, from tripalium (a torture instrument), from Latin tripālis (that which has three stakes). Compare Catalan treballar, French travailler, Portuguese trabalhar, Spanish trabajar.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Verb[edit]

trabalhar

  1. to work

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Portuguese traballar, from Vulgar Latin *tripaliāre, from tripalium (a torture instrument), from Latin tripālis (that which has three stakes), from tria + palus. Compare Catalan treballar, French travailler, and Spanish trabajar.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾa.baˈʎa(h)/
  • (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾɐ.bɐˈja(ɹ)/
  • Hyphenation: tra‧ba‧lhar

Verb[edit]

trabalhar (first-person singular present trabalho, first-person singular preterite trabalhei, past participle trabalhado)

  1. to work (to do a specific task)
    Eu trabalho num hospital.
    I work in a hospital.
    Estou trabalhando num projeto.
    I'm working on a project.

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