English » Portuguese

Translations for „willing“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary (Go to Portuguese » English)

Show summary of all matches

willing: adjective and adverb
will: I. auxiliary verb II. intransitive verb
will: I. noun II. transitive verb
free will: noun

willing ADJ

1. willing (not opposed):

willing

disposto(-a)

to be willing to do sth

estar disposto a fazer a. c.

2. willing (compliant):

willing

solícito(-a)

I . will¹ <would> [wɪl] VB aux

1. will (in future tense):

I expect they'll come by car

acredito que eles venham de carro

2. will (in immediate future):

I'll answer the telephone

eu atendo o telefone

we'll be off now

estamos indo embora agora

3. will (with tag question):

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

este cartão de crédito é aceito na França, não é mesmo?

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

não vai esquecer de contar a ele, hein?

4. will (expressing intention):

I will not be spoken to like that!

não aceito que falem comigo assim!

5. will (in requests and instructions):

will you have a slice of cake?

quer uma fatia de bolo?

will you let me speak!

me deixa falar! inf

just pass me that knife, will you?

pode me passar a faca, por favor?

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

quem vai pôr esta carta no correio para mim? — eu vou

6. will (expressing facts):

the car won't run without petrol

o carro não funciona sem gasolina

7. will (expressing persistence):

he will keep doing that

ele pretende continuar fazendo isso

they will keep sending me those brochures

vão continuar me mandando aqueles folhetos

8. will (expressing likelihood):

she will have received the letter by now

ela já deve ter recebido a carta

they'll be tired

estão provavelmente cansados

II . will¹ <would> [wɪl] VB intr form

as you will

I . will² N

1. will no pl free:

will (faculty)

will (desire)

vontade f

à vontade

the will of the people

a vontade do povo

to have a will of one's own

ser cabeça dura

to lose the will to live

perder a vontade de viver

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

querer é poder prov

with the best will in the world

com a melhor das boas intenções f pl

2. will (testament):

will

II . will² VB trans

1. will (try to cause):

will

to will sb to do sth

induzir alguém a fazer a. c.

2. will form (ordain):

will

3. will (bequeath):

will

legar

free will N no pl

livre arbítrio m

of one's own free will

por sua própria vontade

Usage examples with willing

to be willing to do sth

estar disposto a fazer a. c.

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He informs her that, if she was willing, she can be a source of power for him. en.wikipedia.org

Using demographics, a marketing manager can try to grasp what certain people think and what they are willing to buy. en.wikipedia.org

With promises of freedom, land grants and money, each is willing to risk his life for the prize. en.wikipedia.org

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

I am not willing to be a partner to that act. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

Others were more willing to tell their side of the story. en.wikipedia.org

The school decided to search for a city who is willing to house them. en.wikipedia.org

All you needed were willing bodies and some space. en.wikipedia.org

Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations?

Submit a new entry.

Browse the dictionary

English

Look up "willing" in other languages

Choose your language Deutsch | English | Français | Italiano | Polski | Português | Русский