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travail

tra·vail
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [truh-veyl, trav-eyl]
    • /trəˈveɪl, ˈtræv eɪl/
    • /ˈtræv.eɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [truh-veyl, trav-eyl]
    • /trəˈveɪl, ˈtræv eɪl/

Definitions of travail word

  • noun travail painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil. 1
  • noun travail pain, anguish or suffering resulting from mental or physical hardship. 1
  • noun travail the pain of childbirth. 1
  • verb without object travail to suffer the pangs of childbirth; be in labor. 1
  • verb without object travail to toil or exert oneself. 1
  • noun travail ordeal or toil 1

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Origin of travail

First appearance:

before 1200
One of the 9% oldest English words
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

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Parts of speech for Travail

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

travail popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

travail usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for travail

noun travail

  • ado — bustling activity; fuss; bother; delay (esp in the phrases without more ado, with much ado)
  • backbreaker — a wrestling hold in which a wrestler uses his knee or shoulder as a fulcrum to bend his opponent's body backwards
  • birth — When a baby is born, you refer to this event as his or her birth.
  • birth pang — Any of the repetitive spasms of pain associated with labour.
  • birth pangs — plural of birth pang.

verb travail

  • bobble — A bobble is a small ball of material, usually made of wool, which is used for decorating clothes.
  • cast about — to make a mental or visual search
  • come apart at the seams — come unstitched
  • drop the ball — a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.

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