travailler/tʁa.va.je/
verb · A1 · Frequency 235
verb
Meanings
to work, to labor
Refers to engaging in physical or mental labor.
to study, to engage in study
Refers to making efforts to acquire knowledge or skills.
to struggle, to strive
Refers to making efforts to achieve a goal.
Examples
Après le dîner, Paul aime travailler dans son atelier.
After dinner, Paul likes to work in his workshop.
Pour son examen, Lina doit travailler ses mathématiques chaque soir.
To prepare for her exam, Lina has to study mathematics every evening.
Pour atteindre son objectif, il est prêt à travailler sans relâche.
To achieve his goal, he is ready to strive tirelessly.
Collocations
- travailler durto work hard
Common mistakes
Je vais travailer demain.
Je vais travailler demain.
travailler is spelled with -ailler, including two l’s; travailer is a common learner spelling mistake.
Related words
antonymchômerto be idle
verb
Meanings
to work, to labor
Refers to engaging in physical or mental labor.
to study, to engage in study
Refers to making efforts to acquire knowledge or skills.
to struggle, to strive
Refers to making efforts to achieve a goal.
Examples
Travaillant dans un atelier depuis dix ans, il connaît bien ce métier.
Having worked in a workshop for ten years, he knows this trade well.
En travaillant chaque soir ses cours, elle a réussi son examen.
By studying her lessons every evening, she passed her exam.
Travaillant sans relâche pour améliorer ses résultats, il a fini par progresser.
Striving tirelessly to improve his results, he eventually made progress.
Collocations
- travailler durto work hard
Common mistakes
Je vais travailer demain.
Je vais travailler demain.
travailler is spelled with -ailler, including two l’s; travailer is a common learner spelling mistake.
Related words
antonymchômerto be idle
verb
Meanings
to work, to labor
Refers to engaging in physical or mental labor.
to study, to engage in study
Refers to making efforts to acquire knowledge or skills.
to struggle, to strive
Refers to making efforts to achieve a goal.
Examples
Après avoir travaillé toute la journée, elle est rentrée chez elle épuisée.
After working all day, she went home exhausted.
Il a travaillé ses cours de mathématiques pendant toute la soirée.
He studied his mathematics lessons throughout the evening.
L’équipe a travaillé sans relâche pour terminer le projet à temps.
The team worked tirelessly to finish the project on time.
Collocations
- travailler durto work hard
Common mistakes
Je vais travailer demain.
Je vais travailler demain.
travailler is spelled with -ailler, including two l’s; travailer is a common learner spelling mistake.
Related words
antonymchômerto be idle
verb
Meanings
to work, to labor
Refers to engaging in physical or mental labor.
to study, to engage in study
Refers to making efforts to acquire knowledge or skills.
to struggle, to strive
Refers to making efforts to achieve a goal.
Examples
Ma sœur travaille dans une librairie depuis deux ans.
My sister has been working in a bookshop for two years.
Il travaille son anglais chaque soir avant le cours.
He studies his English every evening before class.
Elle travaille dur pour réussir son examen.
She works hard to pass her exam.
Collocations
- travailler durto work hard
Common mistakes
Je vais travailer demain.
Je vais travailler demain.
travailler is spelled with -ailler, including two l’s; travailer is a common learner spelling mistake.
Related words
antonymchômerto be idle
verb
Meanings
to work, to labor
Refers to engaging in physical or mental labor.
to study, to engage in study
Refers to making efforts to acquire knowledge or skills.
to struggle, to strive
Refers to making efforts to achieve a goal.
Examples
Tu travailles au laboratoire chaque matin.
You work in the laboratory every morning.
Tu travailles ton allemand pendant une heure chaque soir.
You study your German for an hour every evening.
Tu travailles dur pour terminer ce projet à temps.
You work hard to finish this project on time.