travail travail /trəˈveɪl/

noun

1. Use of physical or mental energy; hard work  ( elbow grease , sweat [Informal] , travail , effort , exertion )
   use of physical or mental energy; hard work
    He got an A for effort
   he got an A for effort
    They managed only with great exertion
   they managed only with great exertion
   
   
2. Concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child  ( childbed [Archaic] , labor [American] , labour , confinement , lying-in , parturiency , travail )
   concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
    She was in labor for six hours
   she was in labor for six hours
   

verb

1. Work hard  ( dig [Informal, American] , drudge , fag [Informal] , grind [Informal] , labor [American] , labour [Canadian, British] , moil [ N. American] , toil , travail )
   work hard
    She was digging away at her math homework
   She was digging away at her math homework
    Lexicographers drudge all day long
   Lexicographers drudge all day long