travagliare

Meaning

1. (transitive) to trouble, to afflict
2. (transitive) to torment, to pain
3. (intransitive) to suffer
4. (intransitive) to grieve, to worry, to be distressed
5. (intransitive) to sail with difficulty (due to adverse conditions)
6. (archaic, dialectal, intransitive) to labor, to work with difficulty
7. (archaic, dialectal, intransitive) to work (in general)

Concepts

ail

excruciate

rack

torment

torture

trouble

pain

Synonyms

affliggere

angosciare

angustiare

crucciare

martirizzare

martoriare

prostrare

tormentare

torturare

Translations

tourmenter

عذّب

تعذب

شوه

afligir

fer mal

martiritzar

πληγώνω

τραυματίζω

douleur

peine

souffrir

torture

torturer

atormentar

Hyphenated as

tra‧va‧glià‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tra.vaʎˈʎa.re/

Etymology

From Old French travailler, from Vulgar Latin *tripāliāre (“torment”), from Late Latin tripālium (“torture device”).