travailler

A. vtr

• 1 to work on [style, school subject, voice, muscles]; to practise (GB) [sport, instrument] Definition of work on in the British & World English dictionary Definition of work on in the US English dictionary Translate work on | into German | into Italian

• 2 to work [wood, metal]; [Culin] to knead [dough]; to cultivate [land] Definition of work in the British & World English dictionary Definition of work in the US English dictionary Translate work | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 3travailler qn [idea, affair] = to be on sb's mind; [jealousy, pain] = to plague sb un doute me travaillait = I had a nagging doubt

B. v+prep (travailler à)

• to work on [project, essay]; to work toward(s) [objective] Definition of work on in the British & World English dictionary Definition of work on in the US English dictionary Translate work on | into German | into Italian

C. vi

• 1 [person, machine, muscles] to work faire travailler son cerveau = to apply one's mind travailler en équipes = to work shifts Definition of work in the British & World English dictionary Definition of work in the US English dictionary Translate work | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 [shop, hotel, shopkeeper] to do business travailler à perte [company, business] = to run at a loss

• 3nous voulons la paix et c'est dans ce sens que nous travaillons = we want peace and we are working toward(s) it

• 4 [athlete] to train; [musician] to practise (GB) Definition of train in the British & World English dictionary Definition of train in the US English dictionary Translate train | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 5 [wood] to warp Definition of warp in the British & World English dictionary Definition of warp in the US English dictionary Translate warp | into German | into Italian | into Spanish