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volontaire

/vɔ.lɔ̃.tɛʁ/

adjective/vɔ.lɔ̃.tɛʁ/

voluntary, deliberate; volunteer; determined; wilful

Qui est volontaire pour faire la vaisselle?Who wants to wash the dishes?

Inherited 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.

noun, masculine/feminine/vɔ.lɔ̃.tɛʁ/plural: volontaires

volunteer

Inherited 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.