travail

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

ruСуществительное, обозначающее мучительное или изнурительное усилие, часто связанное с тяжёлой работой или физическим напряжением при родах.esSustantivo que designa un esfuerzo doloroso o agotador, a menudo asociado con un trabajo muy pesado o con las contracciones del parto.frNom désignant un effort pénible ou épuisant, souvent lié à un travail très dur ou à la douleur physique intense de l'accouchement.deSubstantiv, das eine mühsame, anstrengende oder qualvolle Arbeit bzw. Mühe bezeichnet; auch die Wehen oder Geburtsqualen.ptSubstantivo que designa esforço penoso ou extenuante, frequentemente ligado a trabalho árduo ou ao sofrimento físico do parto.zh名词，指痛苦或令人精疲力竭的劳作，常与繁重工作或分娩时的身体剧痛有关。arاسم يشير إلى الجهد الشاق والمرهق، وغالبًا ما يرتبط بالعمل المضني أو الآلام الشديدة، ويُستخدم خاصة للدلالة على آلام الولادة.

1. Labor and childbirth C1 formal medical

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

   • 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.

   ruРодовые мукиesParto y trabajo de partofrTravail (accouchement)deGeburtswehenptTrabalho de partozh分娩arمخاض الولادة

   Synonymes: accouchementchildbirthdeliverylaborparturition

2. Hard work or effort C1 formal

   Intense physical or mental exertion; difficult and tiring work.

   • 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.

   ruТяжёлый трудesTrabajo duro o esfuerzofrDur labeurdeSchwere ArbeitptTrabalho pesadozh艰苦劳动arعمل شاق

   Synonymes: drudgeryeffortexertiongrindlaborslogtoilwork

   Antonymes: easeleisurerelaxationreposerest

• travails plural form
• travails' possessive plural form
• travail's possessive singular form

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

ruУстаревший или литературный глагол, означающий усердно работать, трудиться или страдать, часто ассоциирующийся с изнурительным трудом или муками родов.esVerbo obsoleto o literario que significa trabajar duramente, esforzarse o padecer, a menudo asociado con un trabajo agotador o los dolores del parto.frVerbe vieilli ou littéraire signifiant travailler péniblement, peiner, souffrir, souvent associé à un labeur épuisant ou aux douleurs de l'enfantement.deVeralteter oder literarischer Ausdruck für mühsam arbeiten, sich abmühen oder leiden, oft im Zusammenhang mit erschöpfender Arbeit oder Geburtswehen.ptVerbo arcaico ou literário que significa trabalhar arduamente, labutar ou sofrer, frequentemente associado a trabalho extenuante ou às dores do parto.zh过时或文学用语，指辛勤劳作或受苦，常与极度劳累或分娩的阵痛相关。arفعل قديم أو أدبي يعني العمل بجد وجهد شاق، أو التعب والمعاناة، ويُستعمل غالبًا في سياق الكدح المضني أو آلام المخاض.

1. Work Hard C2 formal

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

   • 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.

   ruУсердно работатьestrabajar durofrTravailler durdeSchwer arbeitenptTrabalhar arduamentezh辛勤劳作arالعمل بجد

   Synonymes: drudgegrindlaborlabourmoilplodslogstrivesweattoil

   Antonymes: idlelazeloafrelaxrest

• travailed past participle
• travailed past simple
• travailing present participle
• travails third person singular