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No. 304 in French

travailler

To work.

In a sentence

  • Je travaille dans une école.

    I work in a school.

    Here, 'travailler' is used to mean 'to have a job or profession'.

  • Il faut travailler dur pour réussir.

    One must work hard to succeed.

    Here, 'travailler' is used in the sense of 'putting effort into something'.

  • Elle travaille sur un roman.

    She is working on a novel.

    Here, 'travailler' is used to describe 'engaging in the process of creating or building something'.

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