Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Travagliá-re, v. a.
1. to work, labour; 2. to afflict, trouble, disorder, discompose. La sete mi travaglia molto, I am dying with thirst. — il passo, to hinder, interrupt the advance of;v. n. 1. to be in trouble; 2. to converse with, treat familiarly; 3. to meddle, intermeddle, be meddling. Mi travaglio poco in questi affari, I do not meddle in these affairs; v. r. to strain, endeavour, strive, attempt, labour. — il cervello, to puzzle one's brains about a thing;s. m. Travagliá-tóre, f. Travagliá-tríce; adj. Travagliá-nte.