transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtræveɪl ]
n. & v. literary --n. 1 painful or laborious effort. 2 the pangs of childbirth. --v.intr. undergo a painful effort, esp. in childbirth. [ME f. OF travail, travaillier ult. f. med.L trepalium instrument of torture f. L tres three + palus stake]