Travailler
Example: Je travaille tous les jours de neuf heures à cinq heures.
Definition
"Travailler" means to perform a task or engage in physical or mental effort, usually to earn a living or achieve a goal. For example, in the phrase 'Je travaille tous les jours de neuf heures à cinq heures,' it means 'I work every day from nine to five.'
Etymology
The French verb "travailler" comes from the Old French 'travaillier,' which originally meant to torment or toil, derived from the Latin 'trepalium,' a three-pronged instrument of torture. Did you know? The word evolved from implying hardship to simply meaning 'to work.'
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"Travailler" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (A1) - set 2", containing 103 commonly used words.
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