Travail — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

use of physical or mental energy; hard work

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹɐvˈeɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹɐvˈeɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹɐvˈeɪl/

2 syllables Say it as /tɹɐvˈeɪl/.

Examples

she was in labor for six hours
he got an A for effort
they managed only with great exertion

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

exertion dig elbow grease labour toil childbed parturiency moil fag labor effort lying-in confinement grind sweat drudge

Parts of Speech

noun	concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child “she was in labor for six hours”
noun	use of physical or mental energy; hard work “he got an A for effort”
verb	work hard “She was digging away at her math homework”

Word Forms

parturient	adjective	giving birth
labor	verb	undergo the efforts of childbirth
labour	verb	undergo the efforts of childbirth
exert	verb	make a great effort at a mental or physical task
travail	verb	work hard
labor	noun	productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
laborer	noun	someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
labour	noun	productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
labourer	noun	someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
toiler	noun	one who works strenuously
toil	noun	productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
travail	noun	use of physical or mental energy; hard work
grind	noun	an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
drudge	noun	a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
drudgery	noun	hard monotonous routine work

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Mühe

abschließender Schwangerschaftszustand; vom Einsetzen der Wehen bis zur Geburt eines Kindes

🇪🇸Spanish

dolores del parto

estado final del embarazo; desde el inicio de las contracciones hasta el nacimiento de un niño

🇮🇹Italian

travaglio

stato conclusivo della gravidanza; dall'inizio delle contrazioni alla nascita di un bambino

🇳🇱Dutch

beproeving

afsluitende zwangerschap; vanaf het begin van de weeën tot de geboorte van een kind

🇵🇹Portuguese

trabalho de parto

estado final da gravidez; desde o início das contrações até o nascimento de uma criança

🇷🇺Russian

роды

завершающееся состояние беременности; от начала схваток до рождения ребенка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दु: ख उठाकर

गर्भावस्था की अंतिम अवस्था; संकुचन की शुरुआत से लेकर बच्चे के जन्म तक

🇧🇩Bengali

কষ্ট

গর্ভাবস্থার শেষ অবস্থা; সংকোচনের সূত্রপাত থেকে সন্তানের জন্ম পর্যন্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரயாசம்

கர்ப்பத்தின் இறுதி நிலை; சுருக்கங்களின் தொடக்கத்திலிருந்து ஒரு குழந்தையின் பிறப்பு வரை

🇮🇳Telugu

శ్రమ

గర్భం యొక్క ముగింపు స్థితి; సంకోచాల ప్రారంభం నుండి పిల్లల పుట్టుక వరకు

🇮🇳Marathi

त्रास

गर्भधारणेची अंतिम अवस्था; आकुंचन सुरू झाल्यापासून मुलाच्या जन्मापर्यंत

🇮🇳Gujarati

મુશ્કેલી

ગર્ભાવસ્થાની અંતિમ સ્થિતિ; સંકોચનની શરૂઆતથી બાળકના જન્મ સુધી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಯಾಸ

ಗರ್ಭಧಾರಣೆಯ ಮುಕ್ತಾಯದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ; ಸಂಕೋಚನದ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭದಿಂದ ಮಗುವಿನ ಜನನದವರೆಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രസവവേദന

ഗർഭാവസ്ഥയുടെ സമാപന അവസ്ഥ; സങ്കോചങ്ങളുടെ തുടക്കം മുതൽ ഒരു കുട്ടിയുടെ ജനനം വരെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ

ਗਰਭ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਦੀ ਸਮਾਪਤੀ ਅਵਸਥਾ; ਸੰਕੁਚਨ ਦੀ ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤ ਤੋਂ ਬੱਚੇ ਦੇ ਜਨਮ ਤੱਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

مشقت

حمل کی اختتامی حالت؛ سنکچن کے آغاز سے بچے کی پیدائش تک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

劳苦

妊娠结束状态；从宫缩开始到孩子出生

🇯🇵Japanese

苦労する

妊娠の最終的な状態。陣痛が始まってから出産まで

🇰🇷Korean

산고

임신 종료 상태; 진통이 시작될 때부터 아이가 태어날 때까지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự vất vả

tình trạng kết thúc thai kỳ; từ khi bắt đầu cơn co thắt cho đến khi sinh con

🇹🇭Thai

การเดินทาง

สรุปสถานะของการตั้งครรภ์ ตั้งแต่เริ่มหดตัวจนถึงการคลอดบุตร

🇮🇩Indonesian

penderitaan

keadaan akhir kehamilan; dari timbulnya kontraksi hingga kelahiran anak

🇵🇭Filipino

paghihirap

pagtatapos ng estado ng pagbubuntis; mula sa simula ng mga contraction hanggang sa pagsilang ng isang bata

🇲🇾Malay

susah payah

keadaan akhir kehamilan; dari permulaan kontraksi sehingga kelahiran anak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العمل

حالة الحمل الختامية. منذ بداية الانقباضات وحتى ولادة الطفل

🇮🇷Persian

درد و رنج

وضعیت نهایی بارداری؛ از شروع انقباضات تا تولد کودک

🇹🇷Turkish

sancı çekmek

hamileliğin son durumu; kasılmaların başlangıcından çocuğun doğumuna kadar

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַעֲמוֹל

מצב מסכם של הריון; מתחילת הצירים ועד לידת ילד

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What is the primary definition of the word 'travail'?

The primary meaning of 'travail' is 'concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child'.

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Using 'travail' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'travail' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'travail' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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