travail
Definitions of travail
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concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a childsynonyms: accouchement
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productive work (especially physical work done for wages)synonyms: dur labeur, peinetypes:corvéehard monotonous routine workeffortuse of physical or mental energy; hard workchassethe work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or peltstravail manuellabor done with the handsluttestrenuous effortexercicethe activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fitfrictioneffort expended in moving one object over another with pressure
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a workplace; as in the expression "on the job";synonyms: emploitype of:lieu de travaila place where work is done
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a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
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the occupation for which you are paidtypes:accordemployment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of timenavigationthe work of a sailorservice public, services sociaux ou médicauxperformance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to othersservice administratifemployment within a government system (especially in the civil service)ministrethe job of a head of a government departmenttype of:
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a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thingtypes:livrea written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)périodiquea publication that appears at fixed intervalsmagazine, périodiquea periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to ittype of:
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a time period when you are required to workantonyms:temps librea time period when you are not required to worktypes:heures de travaila period of time assigned for worksemaine de travailhours or days of work in a calendar weekjour, jour ouvrable, journée de travailthe amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wagepostethe time period during which you are at work
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a damaging piece of work
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activity directed toward making or doing somethingtypes:vie frivolethe performance of a piece of workfonctionnement, opération, performance, procédurea process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of workservicework done by one person or group that benefits anotherménagethe work of cleaning and running a housetravail d'écriturework that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc.assistance socialean organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in societysointhe work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or somethingdevoirwork that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasonsmissionthe organized work of a religious missionaryablutionthe ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vesselsrinçagewashing lightly without soapsoins des cheveuxcare for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the haircorvéehard monotonous routine workeffortuse of physical or mental energy; hard workchassethe work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or peltstravail manuellabor done with the handscomptethe act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending orderexamenthe act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learnedrecherchean investigation seeking answershygiène dentairecare for the teethsecourismeemergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtainedthérapie, traitementcare provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)soins de la peaucare for the skintâchea specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific feemissiona duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)créationa project of personal concern to someoneeffort, essaia purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)aventureany venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcomeassistance socialeany of various services designed to aid the poor and aged and to increase the welfare of childrenassistance individuelle, assistance socialeclose sociological study of a maladjusted person or family for diagnosis and treatmenttype of:
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