travail

• Nom désignant un effort pénible ou épuisant, souvent lié à un travail très dur ou à la douleur physique intense de l'accouchement.

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.

   Travail (accouchement)

   • 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.

   Synonymesaccouchementchildbirthdeliverylaborparturition

2. Hard work or effortC1formal

   Intense physical or mental exertion; difficult and tiring work.

   Dur labeur

   • 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.

   Synonymesdrudgeryeffortexertiongrindlaborslogtoilwork

   Antonymeseaseleisurerelaxationreposerest

• Verbe vieilli ou littéraire signifiant travailler péniblement, peiner, souffrir, souvent associé à un labeur épuisant ou aux douleurs de l'enfantement.

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.

   Travailler dur

   • 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.

   Synonymesdrudgegrindlaborlabourmoilplodslogstrivesweattoil

   Antonymesidlelazeloafrelaxrest