travail

tra·vail

T0329500 (trə-vāl′, trăv′āl′)n.1. Work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort; toil. See Synonyms at work.2. Tribulation or agony; anguish.3. The labor of childbirth.intr.v. tra·vailed, tra·vail·ing, tra·vails 1. To work strenuously; toil.2. To be in the labor of childbirth.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from travailler, to work hard, from Vulgar Latin *tripāliāre, to torture with a tripalium, from Late Latin tripālium, instrument of torture, probably from Latin tripālis, having three stakes : tri-, tri- + pālus, stake; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]

travail

(ˈtræveɪl) n1. painful or excessive labour or exertion2. (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) the pangs of childbirth; labourvb (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) (intr) to suffer or labour painfully, esp in childbirth[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]

tra•vail

(trəˈveɪl, ˈtræv eɪl)

n. 1. painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil. 2. pain, anguish, or suffering resulting from mental or physical hardship. 3. the pain of childbirth; labor. v.i. 4. to toil or exert oneself. 5. to suffer the pangs of childbirth; be in labor. [1200–50; Middle English travaillen (v.) < Old French travaillier to torment < Vulgar Latin *trepaliāre, derivative of Late Latin trepālium torture chamber, literally, instrument of torture made with three stakes (see tri-, pale²)]

travail

Past participle: travailed
Gerund: travailing

Imperative
travail
travail

Present
I travail
you travail
he/she/it travails
we travail
you travail
they travail

Preterite
I travailed
you travailed
he/she/it travailed
we travailed
you travailed
they travailed

Present Continuous
I am travailing
you are travailing
he/she/it is travailing
we are travailing
you are travailing
they are travailing

Present Perfect
I have travailed
you have travailed
he/she/it has travailed
we have travailed
you have travailed
they have travailed

Past Continuous
I was travailing
you were travailing
he/she/it was travailing
we were travailing
you were travailing
they were travailing

Past Perfect
I had travailed
you had travailed
he/she/it had travailed
we had travailed
you had travailed
they had travailed

Future
I will travail
you will travail
he/she/it will travail
we will travail
you will travail
they will travail

Future Perfect
I will have travailed
you will have travailed
he/she/it will have travailed
we will have travailed
you will have travailed
they will have travailed

Future Continuous
I will be travailing
you will be travailing
he/she/it will be travailing
we will be travailing
you will be travailing
they will be travailing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been travailing
you have been travailing
he/she/it has been travailing
we have been travailing
you have been travailing
they have been travailing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been travailing
you will have been travailing
he/she/it will have been travailing
we will have been travailing
you will have been travailing
they will have been travailing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been travailing
you had been travailing
he/she/it had been travailing
we had been travailing
you had been travailing
they had been travailing

Conditional
I would travail
you would travail
he/she/it would travail
we would travail
you would travail
they would travail

Past Conditional
I would have travailed
you would have travailed
he/she/it would have travailed
we would have travailed
you would have travailed
they would have travailed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	travail - concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"childbed, confinement, lying-in, parturiency, labour, laboruterine contraction - a rhythmic tightening in labor of the upper uterine musculature that contracts the size of the uterus and pushes the fetus toward the birth canaleffacement - shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during laborbirthing, giving birth, parturition, birth - the process of giving birthmaternity, pregnancy, gestation - the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uteruspremature labor, premature labour - labor beginning prior to the 37th week of gestationasynclitism, obliquity - the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle
	2.	travail - use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"elbow grease, exertion, effort, sweattoil, labor, labour - productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"struggle - strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"difficulty, trouble - an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty"least effort, least resistance - the least effortful way to do somethingstraining, strain - an intense or violent exertionexercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout - the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit"pull - a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it"diligence, application - a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application"overkill - any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goalsupererogation - an effort above and beyond the call of dutyoverexertion - excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury resultsdetrition, friction, rubbing - effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure
Verb	1.	travail - work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"drudge, labour, moil, toil, fag, labor, dig, grinddo work, work - be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"

travail

noun (Literary) toil, suffering, pain, stress, labour, grind (informal), effort, tears, strain, distress, sweat, hard work, slavery, hardship, slog, exertion, drudgery He did whatever he could to ease their travail.

travail

noun1. Physical exertion that is usually difficult and exhausting:drudgery, labor, moil, toil, work.Informal: sweat.Chiefly British: fag.Idiom: sweat of one's brow.2. The act or process of bringing forth young:accouchement, birth, birthing, childbearing, childbirth, delivery, labor, lying-in, parturition.verbTo exert one's mental or physical powers, usually under difficulty and to the point of exhaustion:drive, fag, labor, moil, strain, strive, sweat, toil, tug, work.Idiom: break one's back.

Translations

travaglio