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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestravail
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /tʁa.vaj/
"Le travail manuel nécessite beaucoup d'efforts."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Work, especially physical work, requiring considerable exertion.
"Manual labour is often demanding and requires great physical stamina." - 2
The process of childbirth; the exertion of the mother's uterus during delivery.
"She went into labour early Sunday morning."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'labour', borrowed from Old French 'labour' (toil, exertion), originating from Latin 'labor' meaning fatigue, toil, or distress. Over centuries, the term has evolved from physical hardship to encompass organized workforce economics and the process of childbirth.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Labour" is said worldwide
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travail
Transliteration: /tʁa.vaj/
"Le travail manuel nécessite beaucoup d'efforts."
Arbeit
Transliteration: /ˈaʁbaɪ̯t/
"Körperliche Arbeit kann sehr anstrengend sein."
lavoro
Transliteration: /laˈvo.ro/
"Il lavoro duro porta sempre a risultati concreti."
trabajo
Transliteration: /tɾaˈβaxo/
"El trabajo duro es la clave del éxito."
trabalho
Transliteration: /tɾaˈbaʎu/
"O trabalho manual exige muita resistência física."
श्रम
Transliteration: shram
"कठिन परिश्रम सफलता की कुंजी है।"
劳动
Transliteration: láodòng
"体力劳动锻炼了我们的意志。"
노동
Transliteration: nodong
"육체 노동은 상당한 체력을 요구합니다."
労働
Transliteration: rōdō
"過酷な労働環境の改善が求められています。"
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