Meaning & Definition of Travail in English
English⟶
Travail
/trəvel/
noun
1. Concluding state of pregnancy
- From the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
- "She was in labor for six hours"
synonym:
- parturiency,
- labor,
- labour,
- confinement,
- lying-in,
- travail,
- childbed
2. Use of physical or mental energy
- Hard work
- "He got an a for effort"
- "They managed only with great exertion"
synonym:
- effort,
- elbow grease,
- exertion,
- travail,
- sweat
verb
1. Work hard
- "She was digging away at her math homework"
- "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
synonym:
- labor,
- labour,
- toil,
- fag,
- travail,
- grind,
- drudge,
- dig,
- moil