Definisjon av travail

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Noun

travail - use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"
effort, elbow grease, exertion, sweat
toil, labour, labor 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 the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"
least effort, least resistance the least effortful way to do something
straining, strain an intense or violent exertion
exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout, exercise 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 the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"
diligence, application conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation
overkill any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal
supererogation an effort above and beyond the call of duty
overexertion excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results
travail - concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"
parturiency, labor, labour, confinement, lying-in, childbed
birthing, giving birth, parturition, birth the process of giving birth
pregnancy, gestation, maternity the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
uterine 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 canal
effacement withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous
premature labor, premature labour labor beginning prior to the 37th week of gestation

Verb

travail - work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
labor, labour, toil, fag, grind, drudge, dig, moil
do work, work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
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Substantiv

travail - Specifically, the labor of childbirth.

Verb

travail - To toil.
travail - To go through the labor of childbirth.

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