volontaire

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.

• IPA^(key): /vɔ.lɔ̃.tɛʁ/

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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

• involontaire

• volontiers
• volonté
• vouloir

volontaire m or f by sense (plural volontaires)

1. volunteer

• “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.