travail

Meanings

• noun

  intense labor or effort, especially when physically or mentally demanding

  - "The construction of the tower required great travail."
  - "The patient endured much travail before finally giving birth."

• noun

  a state of great mental or emotional strain or turmoil

  - "After the breakup, she went through a period of great travail."
  - "The news of his father's illness caused him great travail."

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Synonyms

journey , passage , tour , trip , voyage , traffic , movement , progression , stroke

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with travail
aval , calval,avalanche , caval , galore , laurel , ravine , savine

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Variants

List of all variants of travail that leads to same result
travail , travails , travaux , travailed , travailing

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Etymology

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From Old French travaille, meaning 'toil, labor', from traveller, to labor.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'travail' is derived from the Old French word 'travaille', meaning 'toil' or 'labor'.

2. The word 'travail' is often used in the context of childbirth, but it can also refer to any intense labor or effort.

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Related Concepts

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1. labor: The process of giving birth to a child or the act of working hard to achieve a goal.

2. toil: Hard work, especially physical labor.

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Culture

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Travail has been used extensively in literature, particularly in the context of childbirth, as a metaphor for the intense effort and struggle required to bring new life into the world. In music, the term is used in the title of a famous piece by Maurice Ravel, 'Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2 – Pavane pour une infante défunte'.

How to Memorize "travail"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the intense effort and struggle required to complete a task. Imagine yourself working hard to accomplish a goal.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'travail' with the idea of intense labor or effort.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'T-R-A-V-A-I-L' to remember the meaning: 'Toil, Rival, Agonize, Victorious, Intense, Laborious'.

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