treball

Catalan

Etymology

From , from Vulgar Latin tripalium (“torture instrument”), from Latin tripālis (“having three stakes”). Compare Occitan trabalh, French travail, Portuguese trabalho, Spanish trabajo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [tɾəˈβaʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [tɾəˈbaʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [tɾeˈbaʎ]

Noun

treball m (plural treballs)

1. work
2. job; employment

   Synonym: ocupació

3. task

   Synonyms: feina, faena, tasca

4. homework

   Synonym: deures

Related terms

• treballar

Further reading

• “treball” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.