volontaire
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EtymologyEdit
From Middle French voluntaire, from late Old French voluntaire, borrowed from Latin voluntārius (“voluntary; volunteer”), from voluntās (“free will”), from volō, velle (“wish, intend”). Compare volontiers, inherited from a related word.
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AdjectiveEdit
volontaire (plural volontaires)
- voluntary, deliberate
- volunteer
- Qui est volontaire pour faire la vaisselle?
- Who wants to wash the dishes?
- determined
- wilful
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NounEdit
volontaire m or f by sense (plural volontaires)
Further readingEdit
- “volontaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- “volontaire” in Dictionnaire Français en ligne Larousse.
- “volontaire” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.