volontaire

French

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔ.lɔ̃.tɛʁ/

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Adjective

volontaire (plural volontaires)

1. voluntary, deliberate
2. volunteer

   Qui est volontaire pour faire la vaisselle?

   Who wants to wash the dishes?

3. determined
4. wilful

Antonyms

• involontaire

Derived terms

• volontairement

 

Related terms

• volontiers
• volonté
• vouloir

Noun

volontaire m or f (plural volontaires)

1. a volunteer

Further reading

• “volontaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.