Definitions for travailtrəˈveɪl, ˈtræv eɪl

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

tra•vailtrəˈveɪl, ˈtræv eɪl(n.)

painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil.
pain, anguish, or suffering resulting from mental or physical hardship.
the pain of childbirth; labor.
(v.i.)to toil or exert oneself.
to suffer the pangs of childbirth; be in labor.

Origin of travail:

1200–50; ME travaillen (v.) < OF travaillier to torment < VL *trepaliāre, der. of LL trepālium torture chamber, lit., instrument of torture made with three stakes (see tri -, pale2)

Princeton's WordNet

parturiency, labor, labour, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbed(noun)
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
"she was in labor for six hours"
effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat(verb)
use of physical or mental energy; hard work
"he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"
labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil(verb)
work hard
"She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"

Wiktionary

travail(Noun)
Arduous or painful exertion; excessive labor, suffering, hardship.
travail(Noun)
Specifically, the labor of childbirth.
travail(Noun)
An act of working; labor , labour .
travail(Noun)
The eclipse of a celestial object.
travail(Verb)
To toil.
travail(Verb)
To go through the labor of childbirth.

Origin: From travail.

Webster Dictionary

Travail(noun)
labor with pain; severe toil or exertion
Travail(noun)
parturition; labor; as, an easy travail
Travail(noun)
to labor with pain; to toil
Travail(noun)
to suffer the pangs of childbirth; to be in labor
Travail(verb)
to harass; to tire

Translations for travail

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

work(noun)

effort made in order to achieve or make something

He has done a lot of work on this project

werkAfrikaans
عَمَل، جُهْدArabic
работаBulgarian
trabalhoPortuguese (BR)
práceCzech
die ArbeitGerman
arbejdeDanish
δουλειά, εργασίαGreek
trabajoSpanish
tööEstonian
کارFarsi
työFinnish
travailFrench
עֲבוֹדָהHebrew
कामHindi
rad, posaoCroatian
munkaHungarian
pekerjaanIndonesian
vinnaIcelandic
lavoroItalian
努力Japanese
노력Korean
darbasLithuanian
darbsLatvian
kerjaMalay
werkDutch
arbeidNorwegian
praca, robotaPolish
کارPersian
كار، زيار، ربړ ګالنه، چار، دنده، وظيفه: دكار محصول، كړنه، اثر، شاهكار، پوخ كار، ددماغ محصول (لكه تاليفات)، انځور، كښيده: دانجنيرۍ دفن په اساس جوړ شوى (لكه ،ساعت ماشين): فابريكه، چار ځاى: (جمع) دميخانيكي شيانو متحركي برخې، كار ګري، دكار استعداد: ځګ: (Pashto
trabalhoPortuguese
loc de muncă, serviciuRomanian
работаRussian
prácaSlovak
deloSlovenian
trudSerbian
arbeteSwedish
ความพยายามในการทำงานThai
çalışma, emekTurkish
勞動Chinese (Trad.)
робота; трудUkrainian
کوششUrdu
nỗ lựcVietnamese
劳动Chinese (Simp.)