travail

[ truh-veyl, trav-eyl ]

/ trəˈveɪl, ˈtræv eɪl /

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noun

painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil.

pain, anguish or suffering resulting from mental or physical hardship.

the pain of childbirth.

verb (used without object)

to suffer the pangs of childbirth; be in labor.

to toil or exert oneself.

Origin of travail

1200–50; (v.) Middle English travaillen<Old French travaillier to torment <Vulgar Latin *trepaliāre to torture, derivative of Late Latin trepālium torture chamber, literally, instrument of torture made with three stakes (see tri-, pale²); (noun) Middle English <Old French: suffering, derivative of travailler

SYNONYMS FOR travail

1 labor, moil.

2 torment, agony.

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Words nearby travail

traumato-, traumatogenic occlusion, traumatology, traumatopnea, trav., travail, Travancore, trave, travel, travel agency, travel agent

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Example sentences from the Web for travail

I am pregnant, and so near my time, that I already feel the pangs of travail.
The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes|Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
A little later he compares the state of the creature to a woman in travail, saying it cries out in its anguish.
Epistle Sermons, Vol. III|Martin Luther
The consciousness, however, of a world in travail was always with her.
Eve to the Rescue|Ethel Hueston
This was the drag or travail (tra-vay), a cart without wheels (Fig. 3).
Stories of Useful Inventions|Samuel Eagle Foreman

In every age, the thought, born of pain, has been reproduced with travail.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864|Various

British Dictionary definitions for travail

travail

/ (ˈtræveɪl) literary /

noun

painful or excessive labour or exertion

the pangs of childbirth; labour

verb

(intr) to suffer or labour painfully, esp in childbirth

Word Origin for travail

C13: from Old French travaillier, from Vulgar Latin tripaliāre (unattested) to torture, from Late Latin trepālium instrument of torture, from Latin tripālis having three stakes, from trēs three + pālus stake

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单词	travail
释义	travail [ truh-veyl, trav-eyl ] / trəˈveɪl, ˈtræv eɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR travail ON THESAURUS.COM noun painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil. pain, anguish or suffering resulting from mental or physical hardship. the pain of childbirth. verb (used without object) to suffer the pangs of childbirth; be in labor. to toil or exert oneself. Origin of travail 1200–50; (v.) Middle English travaillen<Old French travaillier to torment <Vulgar Latin *trepaliāre to torture, derivative of Late Latin trepālium torture chamber, literally, instrument of torture made with three stakes (see tri-, pale²); (noun) Middle English <Old French: suffering, derivative of travailler SYNONYMS FOR travail 1 labor, moil. 2 torment, agony. SEE SYNONYMS FOR travail ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby travail traumato-, traumatogenic occlusion, traumatology, traumatopnea, trav., travail, Travancore, trave, travel, travel agency, travel agent Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for travail I am pregnant, and so near my time, that I already feel the pangs of travail. The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes\|Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra A little later he compares the state of the creature to a woman in travail, saying it cries out in its anguish. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III\|Martin Luther The consciousness, however, of a world in travail was always with her. Eve to the Rescue\|Ethel Hueston This was the drag or travail (tra-vay), a cart without wheels (Fig. 3). Stories of Useful Inventions\|Samuel Eagle Foreman In every age, the thought, born of pain, has been reproduced with travail. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864\|Various British Dictionary definitions for travail travail / (ˈtræveɪl) literary / noun painful or excessive labour or exertion the pangs of childbirth; labour verb (intr) to suffer or labour painfully, esp in childbirth Word Origin for travail C13: from Old French travaillier, from Vulgar Latin tripaliāre (unattested) to torture, from Late Latin trepālium instrument of torture, from Latin tripālis having three stakes, from trēs three + pālus stake Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to travail woe, agony, anguish, tribulation, exertion, stress, distress, work, suffering, labor, drudgery, toil, childbirth, effort, parturition, pangs, pains
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travail

noun

verb (used without object)

Origin of travail

SYNONYMS FOR travail

Words nearby travail

Example sentences from the Web for travail

British Dictionary definitions for travail

noun

verb

Word Origin for travail

Words related to travail