travail

• Substantiv, das eine mühsame, anstrengende oder qualvolle Arbeit bzw. Mühe bezeichnet; auch die Wehen oder Geburtsqualen.

A noun referring to painful or laborious effort, often associated with hard work or the physical exertion of childbirth.

1. Labor and childbirthC1formalmedical

   The process of giving birth, from the beginning of contractions until the delivery of the baby.

   Geburtswehen

   • She endured many hours of travail before her daughter was born.
   • The midwife monitored the mother's progress through her travail.
   • Modern medicine has made the travails of childbirth safer.

   Synonymeaccouchementchildbirthdeliverylaborparturition

2. Hard work or effortC1formal

   Intense physical or mental exertion; difficult and tiring work.

   Schwere Arbeit

   • The construction of the cathedral was a monumental travail.
   • After years of travail, the scientist finally made a breakthrough.
   • He wrote his masterpiece after a long period of creative travail.

   Synonymedrudgeryeffortexertiongrindlaborslogtoilwork

   Antonymeeaseleisurerelaxationreposerest

• Veralteter oder literarischer Ausdruck für mühsam arbeiten, sich abmühen oder leiden, oft im Zusammenhang mit erschöpfender Arbeit oder Geburtswehen.

An archaic or literary verb meaning to work hard, toil, or suffer, often associated with laborious effort or the pains of childbirth.

1. Work HardC2formal

   To engage in strenuous physical or mental effort; to toil or labor intensely.

   Schwer arbeiten

   • The workers travailed in the fields from dawn until dusk.
   • She travailed over the manuscript for years before it was published.
   • He travailed to build a new life for his family in a foreign land.

   Synonymedrudgegrindlaborlabourmoilplodslogstrivesweattoil

   Antonymeidlelazeloafrelaxrest