What does travaux in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word travaux in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use travaux in French.

The word travaux in French means work, work, work, job, task, job, profession, trade, job, work, effort, job, work, work, action, effect, labour, shoeing stock, work, hard work, job, work, construction and public works, work order, forced-labour camp, seminar supervisor, seminar leader, seminar teacher, Works Manager, Supervisor, public works concession, construction project management, valuable input, turn up when everything is done, turn up when there is nothing left to do, start date, works start date, École Spéciale des Travaux Publics, under construction, backseat driver, the twelve labours of Hercules, a Herculean task, acceptance of work, preparations, finishing work, fitting work, carpentry, carpentry work, research work, renovation work, levelling work, seminar, housework, hard labour, hard labour, manual work, practical work, public works, road works, roadworks, roadworks. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word travaux

work

nom masculin pluriel (entretien) (sometimes plural)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Si tu achètes cette maison, tu auras beaucoup de travaux de rénovation à faire !
If you buy that house, you'll have a lot of renovation work to do!

work

nom masculin pluriel (activités de recherche) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les travaux de ce chercheur ont modifié le quotidien de beaucoup de monde.
This researcher's work has changed day-to-day life for a lot of people.

work, job, task

nom masculin (tâche, activité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'horlogerie est un travail de précision.
Watchmaking is a precision task.

job, profession, trade

nom masculin (métier, profession) (skills)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle apprend le travail de couturière.
She is learning the profession of fashion design.

job

nom masculin (souvent singulier (activité rémunérée) (specific)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a un travail haut placé dans une banque.
He has a high-level job in a bank.

work, effort

nom masculin (élaboration de [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Fabriquer cette pièce demande deux jours de travail.
Making this piece will take two days' work.

job, work

nom masculin (lieu où s'exerce une activité professionnelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon mari part toujours très tôt parce qu'il habite loin de son travail. Quand je peux, je conduis ma femme à son travail.
My husband always leaves very early, because he lives a long way from his workplace.

work, action, effect

nom masculin (évolution lente due à une cause extérieure)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le travail du temps apaisera sa douleur.
The effect of time will ease his pain.

labour

nom masculin (contractions liées à l'accouchement) (childbirth: UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle va accoucher, le travail vient de commencer.
She is going to give birth; labour has just begun.

shoeing stock

nom masculin (entrave pour cheval) (horse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour ferrer un cheval, on le coince avec des travails.
To shoe a horse, a shoeing stock is used as a wedge.

work, hard work

nom masculin (occupation, activité, charge)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les enfants, la cuisine, le ménage, tout est travail.
Kids, cooking, housework: everything's a chore.

job

nom masculin (activité de l'Homme)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Certains travaux sont manuels, d'autres sont intellectuels.
Some jobs are manual, others are intellectual.

work

nom masculin (Physique : énergie due à un déplacement) (Physics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le professeur nous a demandé de calculer le travail de cette force.
The teacher asked us to calculate this force's work.

construction and public works

nom masculin (activités de construction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les économistes ont coutume de dire que quand le bâtiment et travaux publics va bien, l'économie va bien.
Economists tend to say that when construction and public works is going well, the economy is going well.

work order

nom masculin (document d'intervention)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

forced-labour camp

nom masculin (sorte de prison) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

seminar supervisor, seminar leader, seminar teacher

(type d'enseignant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Works Manager, Supervisor

nom masculin (responsable des travaux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

public works concession

nom féminin (type de marché public de travaux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

construction project management

nom féminin (gestion des travaux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

valuable input

(familier, péjoratif ([qqn] jugeant le travail des autres) (advice given, ironic)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Thank you so much for your valuable input.

turn up when everything is done, turn up when there is nothing left to do

(familier, péjoratif ([qqn] proposant son aide trop tard)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. It's so great of you to turn up when there's nothing left to do.

start date, works start date

nom féminin (commencement des travaux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

École Spéciale des Travaux Publics

nom propre féminin (école des spécialistes du bâtiment) (French)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'École Spéciale des Travaux Publics a été fondée par Léon Eyrolles.

under construction

(qui subit des travaux)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Les bâtiments en travaux sont interdits au public.
There is no public access to buildings under construction.

backseat driver

([qqn] critiquant sans avoir participé) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

the twelve labours of Hercules

nom propre masculin pluriel (épreuve mythologique) (Mythology)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Le nettoyage des écuries d'Augias fut l'un des douze travaux d'Hercule.
Cleaning the Augean stables was one of the twelve labours of Hercules.

a Herculean task

nom masculin pluriel (rare, figuré (tâche très difficile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Boucler ce dossier en deux semaines, c'est les douze travaux d'Hercule !
Wrapping up this project in a fortnight is a Herculean task!

acceptance of work

nom féminin (validation des travaux effectués)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

preparations

nom masculin pluriel (préparation)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Les travaux d’approche dureront deux mois.
The preparations will take two months.

finishing work, fitting work

nom masculin pluriel (Bâtiment : second œuvre et suites)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

carpentry, carpentry work

nom masculin pluriel (Bâtiment : travail des pièces de bois) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

research work

nom masculin pluriel (recherche universitaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

renovation work

nom masculin pluriel (Bâtiment : réhabilitation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

levelling work

nom masculin pluriel (Bâtiment : préparation du sol)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

seminar

nom masculin pluriel (Éducation : séance d'exercices)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

housework

nom masculin pluriel (travaux ménagers) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les hommes font de plus en plus de travaux domestiques.
Men are doing ever more housework.

hard labour

nom masculin pluriel (condamnation au bagne) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Vidocq fut comndamné aux travaux forcés avant de devenir chef de la Sûreté parisienne.

hard labour

nom masculin pluriel (incarcération avec travail obligatoire) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les États-Unis condamnent encore parfois aux travaux forcés dans leurs pénitenciers.

manual work

nom masculin pluriel (activités d'art, d'artisanat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les enfants apprécient les travaux manuels.

practical work

nom masculin pluriel (application de théorie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les travaux pratiques permettent de mieux comprendre la théorie.

public works, road works

nom masculin pluriel (activités de construction)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Notre société de travaux publics répond aux appels d'offres des collectivités et entreprises.

roadworks

nom masculin pluriel (réhabilitation des chaussées) (repairs)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

roadworks

nom masculin pluriel (construction des chaussées) (building)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

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