voluntary in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for voluntary in the English»French Dictionary

I.voluntary [Brit ˈvɒlənt(ə)ri, Am ˈvɑlənˌtɛri] N MUS

voluntary

voluntary m

II.voluntary [Brit ˈvɒlənt(ə)ri, Am ˈvɑlənˌtɛri] ADJ

1. voluntary (not imposed):

voluntary consent, control, recruit, euthanasia

volontaire

voluntary statement

spontané

voluntary agreement, ban

librement consenti

voluntary participation, attendance

facultatif/-ive

voluntary sanction

non obligatoire

on a voluntary basis

sur une base volontaire

to resolve sth by voluntary means

résoudre qc en faisant appel à la bonne volonté

2. voluntary (unpaid):

voluntary work, organization, agency, sector

bénévole

voluntary worker

travailleur/-euse m/f bénévole

to work on a voluntary basis

travailler bénévolement

3. voluntary (done by will):

voluntary movement

volontaire

voluntary school N Brit

voluntary school

≈ école f libre

voluntary repatriation N

voluntary repatriation

rapatriement m volontaire

voluntary manslaughter N LAW

voluntary manslaughter

homicide m volontaire

voluntary redundancy N Brit

voluntary redundancy

départ m volontaire

voluntary liquidation N COMM

voluntary liquidation

liquidation f volontaire

voluntary hospital N Am

voluntary hospital

≈ hôpital m privé

Individual Voluntary Arrangement [ˌɪndɪvɪdjʊəl ˌvɒləntrɪ əˈreɪndʒmənt] Brit

Individual Voluntary Arrangement

arrangement m volontaire individuel

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bénévole travail, service

voluntary, volunteer

bénévole travailleur

voluntary, volunteer

bénévole

voluntary ou volunteer worker, volunteer

autolimitation

voluntary restraint

voluntary in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for voluntary in the English»French Dictionary

voluntary [ˈvɒləntəri, Am ˈvɑ:lənteri] ADJ

1. voluntary (of one's free will):

voluntary

volontaire

voluntary redundancy

départ m volontaire

2. voluntary (without payment):

voluntary

bénévole

voluntary organization N

voluntary organization

organisation f de bénévoles

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to do sth on a voluntary basis

faire qc en tant que bénévole

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bénévole

voluntary

bénévole fonction

voluntary

bénévole (dans une fonction)

voluntary worker

volontariat

voluntary service

bénévolat (activité)

voluntary work

corvée

voluntary community work

volontaire

voluntary

séparation de fait

voluntary separation

voluntary Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

voluntary redundancy

départ m volontaire

to do sth on a voluntary basis

faire qc en tant que bénévole

voluntary Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

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retour volontaire

voluntary return

SVE

European Voluntary Service

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In most cases, such support is offered to families on a voluntary basis.

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This idea is related to the friendship aspect of the term, as true friendships are voluntary actions.

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It is a voluntary aided school, which takes children from the age of 3 through to the age of 19.

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It had two sections: one for voluntary migration, the other for enforced deportation.

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Attendance to such a hearing is entirely voluntary.

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A great innovation of his concerned criminal law on voluntary and non voluntary crimes.

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Number of voluntary donors are donating blood and the blood bank continues to provide blood whenever needed.

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In preindustrial societies, governmental administrative duties were often handled by voluntary associations such as guilds.

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The icons and frescoes were created thanks to voluntary contributions of local businessmen and citizens.

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Many schools also offer voluntary study groups for the purpose of learning other languages.

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