willing in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for willing in the English»Italian Dictionary

willing [Brit ˈwɪlɪŋ, Am ˈwɪlɪŋ] ADJ

1. willing (prepared):

to be willing to do

essere disposto a fare

I'm quite willing

sono ben disposto

if she's willing

se a lei va bene

whether he's willing or not

che lo voglia o meno

God willing

se Dio vuole or a Dio piacendo

I'm more than willing to help you

sono dispostissima ad aiutarti

2. willing (eager):

willing pupil, helper

volenteroso, pieno di buona volontà

willing friend

generoso

willing recruit, victim

volontario

to show willing

mostrarsi disponibile

we need some willing hands to clean up

abbiamo bisogno di alcuni volontari per ripulire tutto

you were a willing accomplice in the deception

sei stato parte attiva nella truffa

3. willing (voluntary):

willing donation, sacrifice

volontario, spontaneo

the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

lo spirito è forte ma la carne è debole

will¹ [Brit wɪl, Am wɪl, wəl] VB mod

1. will (to express the future):

she'll help you

ti aiuterà

she'll help you (in the near future)

ti aiuta lei

the results will be announced on Monday

i risultati saranno comunicati lunedì

I haven't read it yet, but I will

non l'ho ancora letto, ma lo farò

must I phone him or will you?

devo telefonargli io o lo fai tu?

I've said I'll repay you and I will

ho detto che ti avrei rimborsato e così farò

2. will (expressing consent, willingness):

“will you help me?” - “yes, I will”

“mi aiuti?” - “sì, volentieri”

he won't cooperate, agree

non ha intenzione di cooperare, non sarà d'accordo

“have a chocolate” - “thank you, I will”

“prendi un cioccolatino” - “volentieri, grazie”

I will not be talked to like that

non permetterò che mi si parli in quel modo

I won't have it said of me that I'm mean

non mi farò dire che sono meschino

will you or won't you?

sì o no? ti sta bene oppure no?

do what you will

fai quello che vuoi

do as you will

fai come ti pare

ask who you will

chiedi a chi vuoi

call it what you will

chiamalo come vuoi

it's a substitute, if you will, for a proper holiday

puoi considerarlo un surrogato di una vera vacanza

will do! inf

va bene! d'accordo!

3. will (in commands, requests):

will you pass the salt, please?

mi passeresti il sale, per favore?

open the door will you

apri la porta per favore

“I can give the speech” - “you will not!”

“posso fare io il discorso” - “neanche per idea!”

you will say nothing to anybody

non devi dire niente a nessuno

“I'll do it” - “no you won't”

“lo faccio io” - “è fuori questione”

will you please listen to me!

vuoi ascoltarmi per favore!

wait a minute will you!

puoi aspettare un minuto!

4. will (in offers, invitations):

will you have a cup of tea?

vorresti una tazza di tè? prendi una tazza di tè?

will you marry me?

vuoi sposarmi?

won't you join us for dinner?

ceni con noi?

you'll have another cake, won't you?

prendi un altro dolce?

5. will (expressing custom or habit):

they will usually ask for a deposit

di solito chiedono un acconto

any teacher will tell you that

un qualsiasi insegnante te lo direbbe

these things will happen

sono cose che succedono

she will keep repeating the same old jokes

continua a ripetere sempre le solite barzellette

if you will talk in class then he's bound to get cross

se continui a parlare in classe è ovvio che si arrabbi

6. will (expressing a conjecture or assumption):

that will be my sister

sarà mia sorella

they won't be aware of what has happened

non saranno al corrente di quello che è accaduto

that will have been last month

deve essere stato il mese scorso or sarà stato il mese scorso

he'll be about 30 now

ora avrà circa 30 anni

you'll be tired I expect

immagino che tu sia stanco

you'll have gathered that …

avrete dedotto che …

7. will (expressing ability or capacity to do):

the lift will hold 12

l'ascensore può trasportare 12 persone

that jug won't hold a litre

non ci sta un litro in quella caraffa

the car will do 180 km/h

l'auto è in grado di fare (i) 180 km/h

this chicken won't feed six

questo pollo non basta per sei persone

oil will float on water

l'olio galleggia sull'acqua

the car won't start

l'auto non vuole partire

I.will² [Brit wɪl, Am wɪl] N

1. will (mental power):

will

volontà f (to do di, per fare)

to have a strong, weak will

avere una forte volontà, una volontà debole

to have a will of one's own

avere una volontà di ferro or essere ostinato

strength of will

forza di volontà

2. will (wish, desire):

will

volontà f

will

voglia f (to do di fare)

it's the will of the people

è il volere della gente

it's the will of the nation that …

la volontà del paese è che …

Thy will be done

sia fatta la Tua volontà

to impose one's will on sb

imporre la propria volontà a qn

it's my will that …

è mio desiderio che …

to do sth against one's will

fare qc controvoglia

he made me sign it against my will

me lo fece firmare contro la mia volontà

to do sth with a will

fare qc con impegno

to lose the will to live

perdere la voglia di vivere

3. will LAW:

will

testamento m

to make one's will

fare testamento

the last will and testament of

le ultime volontà di

to leave sb sth in one's will

lasciare qc in eredità a qn

to mention sb in one's will

menzionare qn nel proprio testamento

4. will:

at will (as much as one likes) select

a piacere

at will take

a volontà

(whenever you like) you can change it at will

puoi cambiarlo quando vuoi

(freely) they can wander about at will

possono andare in giro liberamente

II.-willed COMP

strong-willed

tenace, volitivo

self-willed

caparbio, ostinato

III.will² [Brit wɪl, Am wɪl] VB trans

1. will (urge mentally):

to will sb's death, downfall

volere fortemente la morte, la caduta di qn

to will sb to do

volere che qn faccia

to will sb to live

volere fortemente or desiderare che qn viva

2. will (wish, desire):

will

volere

will

desiderare

fate, God willed it

il fato, Dio l'ha voluto

3. will LAW:

will

lasciare per testamento (to a)

IV.to will oneself VB refl

he willed himself to stand up

si sforzò di alzarsi

she willed herself to finish the race

si impose di terminare la gara

V.will² [Brit wɪl, Am wɪl]

where there's a will there's a way prov

volere è potere

with the best will in the world

con tutta la propria buona volontà or con tutta la buona volontà del mondo

free will [Brit, Am ˌfri ˈwɪl] N

1. free will PHILOS:

free will

libero arbitrio m

Phrases:

to do sth of one's (own) free will

fare qc di propria (spontanea) volontà

self-will [Brit sɛlfˈwɪl, Am ˌsɛlfˈwɪl] N

self-will

caparbietà f

self-will

ostinazione f

will on VB [wɪl -] (will [sb, sth] on)

will on

incoraggiare

ill will [Brit, Am ˈɪl ˈwɪl] N

ill will

rancore m

I bear them no ill will

non serbo loro rancore

living will [Brit, Am ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈˌwɪl] N

living will

testamento m biologico

Will [Brit wɪl, Am wɪl]

Will

diminutivo di William

will-o'-the-wisp [Brit wɪləðəˈwɪsp, Am ˌwɪləðəˈwɪsp] N

1. will-o'-the-wisp:

will-o'-the-wisp

fuoco m fatuo also fig

2. will-o'-the-wisp before n (elusive):

will-o'-the-wisp person

sfuggente, inafferrabile

will-o'-the-wisp tendency

indefinibile

willing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for willing in the English»Italian Dictionary

willing [ˈwɪ·lɪŋ] ADJ

1. willing (not opposed):

willing

(ben) disposto, -a

to be willing to do sth

essere disposto a fare qc

to lend a willing hand

dare una mano

God willing

se Dio vuole

2. willing (compliant):

willing

volenteroso, -a

I.will¹ <would, would> [wɪl] VB aux

1. will (to form future tense):

they'll be delighted

saranno felicissimi

I'll be with you in a minute

dammi solo un momento

I expect they'll come by car

suppongo che vengano in auto

I'll answer the telephone

rispondo io al telefono

she will have received the letter by now

avrà già ricevuto la lettera

2. will (with tag question):

you won't forget to tell him, will you?

non dimenticarti di dirglielo!

they will accept this credit card in the pizzeria, won't they?

questa carta di credito l'accetteranno in pizzeria, no?

3. will (to express immediate future):

we'll be off now

ora ce ne andiamo

I'll be going then

allora me ne vado

there's someone at the door — I'll go

hanno suonato il campanello — vado io

4. will (to express an intention):

sb will do that

qu lo farà

I'll not be spoken to like that!

non permetto che mi si parli così!

5. will (in requests and instructions):

will you let me speak!?

mi fai parlare!

just pass me that knife, will you?

mi passi il coltello?

give me a hand, will you?

mi dai una mano?

6. will (in polite requests):

will you sit down?

prego, si sieda

will you be having a slice of cake?

vuole un pezzo di torta?

7. will (used to express willingness):

who'll mail this letter for me? — I will

chi m'imbuca questa lettera? — lo faccio io

will you do that for me? — of course I will

puoi farmelo? — certamente

8. will (used to express a fact):

eat it now, it won't keep

mangialo ora, se no va a male

the car won't run without gasoline

la macchina non funziona senza benzina

9. will (to express persistence):

he will keep doing that

continuerà a farlo

they will keep sending me those brochures

non smetteranno di mandarmi quei dépliant

the door won't open

la porta non si apre

10. will (to express likelihood):

they'll be tired

saranno stanchi

as you will all probably know already…

come tutti probabilmente sapranno…

II.will¹ <would, would> [wɪl] VB intr form

will

volere

as you will

come vuole

I.will² [wɪl] N

1. will:

will (faculty)

volontà f

will (desire)

voglia f

the will of the people

la volontà del popolo

to have the will to do sth

voler fare qc

to lose the will to live

perdere la volontà di vivere

at will

a volontà/piacere

2. will (testament):

will

testamento m

Phrases:

where there's a will, there's a way prov

volere è potere prov

with the best will in the world

con tutta la buona volontà del mondo

to have a will of one's own

essere caparbio

II.will² [wɪl] VB trans

1. will (try to cause by will-power):

will

volere

to will sb to do sth

esortare qu a fare qc

2. will form (ordain):

will

volere

God willed it and it was so

Dio lo ha voluto e così è stato

3. will (bequeath):

will

lasciare per testamento

ill will N

ill will (animosity)

animosità f

ill will (bitterness)

rancore m

free will N

free will

libero arbitrio m

will-o'-the-wisp [ˌwɪl·ə·ðə·ˈwɪsp] N

1. will-o'-the-wisp (ghostly light):

will-o'-the-wisp

fuoco m fatuo

2. will-o'-the-wisp fig (elusive thing):

will-o'-the-wisp

chimera f

ill will N

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I bear her no ill will ex

non le serbo rancore

Translations for willing in the Italian»English Dictionary

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volenteroso (-a) (-a)

willing

volente o nolente

willing or not

volere

will

willing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

if somebody comes, he will buy it

se qualcuno viene, lo comprerà

to be willing to do sth

essere disposto a fare qc

to lend a willing hand

dare una mano

God willing

se Dio vuole

just pass me that knife, will you?

mi passi il coltello?

they will keep sending me those brochures

non smetteranno di mandarmi quei dépliant

as you will all probably know already…

come tutti probabilmente sapranno…

the director will introduce the film personally

il regista in persona presenterà il film

the meeting will go ahead as planned

la riunione si terrà come previsto

the meeting will take place tomorrow morning

la riunione si terrà domani mattina

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The other does not wish to give up his property, but he is more than willing to take advantage of the free food.

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She has a huge crush on him and is willing to do anything to help him succeed.

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They were unable to find a record company willing to release the record, which was considered too sad, depressing and generally non-commercial.

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They were willing to combine to make a pope, but it depended on whether they could agree on a common candidate.

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At the beginning he's shy, repressed, in denial about his sexuality, submissive towards his father and willing to lie and use others.

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Kind and sweet, she is willing to do almost anything to help others.

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He was asked if he was willing to break the law for his country.

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They were even willing and able to pay limited fees to the school.

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It is not too late for this process to start but there are no politicians willing to get involved.

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The person may not yet be willing or able to believe what their mind knows to be true.

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