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volonté

French → English

noun/vɔlɔ̃te/

(character) Willpower: the mental determination to carry out a task or resist

La difficulté accroît la volonté du pilote devant les éléments.

(English) Difficulty increases the pilot's willpower against the elements.

Cet homme n'a aucune volonté et cède toujours aux autres.

(English) This man has no willpower and always yields to others.

noun/vɔlɔ̃te/

(desire) Wishes: the specific desires or commands expressed by a person

Je n’ai point d’autre volonté que la vôtre dans cette affaire.

(English) I have no other wishes but yours in this matter.

Ses volontés sont des ordres pour tous ses employés.

(English) His wishes are orders for all his employees.

noun/vɔlɔ̃te/

(political) Determination: the collective intention to achieve a political goal

Ce qui manque aujourd’hui, c’est la volonté politique de taxer le carbone.

(English) What is missing today is the political determination to tax carbon.

La volonté du peuple s'est exprimée lors des dernières élections.

(English) The will of the people was expressed during the last elections.

Entry ID: fr:en:volonté · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary