Voluntad in english
Will
pronunciation: none part of speech: none
pronunciation: none part of speech: none
In gestures
voluntad = will ; volition.
Example: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.Example: The future life of each individual is so rigorously predetermined that his own volitions or desires have no power to alter the course of events.more:
» acomodarse a la voluntad de Alguien = bend itself to + Posesivo + will .
Example: We should be ready to alter our planning as shifting reality reveals that the task will not always bend itself to our will.» a voluntad = at will .
Example: Once having got into the system, he or she can switch from database to database at will.» buena voluntad = goodwill [good will] ; good faith .
Example: Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries. Example: The offer shall be accompanied by a certified check for one hundred thousand dollars, as a guaranty of good faith.» con la mejor voluntad del mundo = in good faith .
Example: If one side gives in on something, take it in good faith, don't take advantage of it, and be willing to yield something in return.» con mucha fuerza de voluntad = strong-willed .
Example: The image which the majority of girls have of the sports woman is as of a healthy, slim, clean, quick-moving, intelligent, strong-willed, self-assured & natural person.» con poca fuerza de voluntad = weak-willed .
Example: That means that he is foolish enough to lay his neck on the block for someone else and that he is a weak-willed man.» de buena voluntad = in good faith .
Example: If one side gives in on something, take it in good faith, don't take advantage of it, and be willing to yield something in return.» en contra de + Posesivo + voluntad = against + Posesivo + will .
Example: Information about an individual cannot be recorded against his will.» falta de voluntad = reluctance ; unwillingness .
Example: Other barriers such as language and professional reluctance to cooperate internationally cannot be changed by legislation. Example: His autocracy is manifested by his unwillingness and inability to delegate responsibility and authority.» fuerza de voluntad = force of will ; willpower [will power] ; strength of will .
Example: We have too much invested for us to assume any longer that we can, by sheer force of will, temper their influence on emerging standards. Example: It is a matter of willpower, one librarian wrote, because 'with a little push, I (know that I) can find a readership for the item! Maybe a display on the subject?'. Example: They are men who have been possessed by daemons and who, through shear strength of will, managed to destroy the daemon within themselves.» ganarse + Posesivo + voluntad = win + Posesivo + affection .
Example: He falls hopelessly for her and makes a difficult sacrifice in the hopes of winning her affection, but she's too nihilistic to put any stock in love.» mala voluntad = ill will .
Example: On this theory, people are praiseworthy for acts of good will and blameworthy for acts of ill will or lack of good will.» por + Posesivo + propia voluntad = of + Posesivo + own accord .
Example: Certainly, as we know from our previous discussion, no institution of its own accord would change at the breakneck pace at which our own field appears to be moving.» por voluntad propia = voluntarily .
Example: Thus the Librarian works with school classes and also has contacts with preschool children and those who visit the library voluntarily.» retener contra + Posesivo + voluntad = hold + Nombre + against + Posesivo + will ; hold + Nombre + against + Posesivo + will .
Example: A Texas woman tearfully told jurors Monday that she was 'scared to death' and held against her will by her employer after being drugged and sexually assaulted. Example: A Texas woman tearfully told jurors Monday that she was 'scared to death' and held against her will by her employer after being drugged and sexually assaulted.» sin fuerza de voluntad = weak-willed .
Example: That means that he is foolish enough to lay his neck on the block for someone else and that he is a weak-willed man.» Posesivo + última voluntad = Posesivo + dying wish ; Posesivo + last wish .
Example: A girl's dying wish was granted when her favourite singer sang her to sleep as she took her last breath. Example: His last wish is to spend a couple days with his daughter who is currently serving 18 months for a drug offense.» voluntad de hierro = iron will ; will of iron .
Example: But he was soon assassinated in mysterious circumstances, and his second wife, Queen Zenobia, a woman renowned for her iron will, took power. Example: Yet this 35-year-old's fragile, feminine demeanour conceals nerves of steel and a will of iron.» voluntad de mantener Algo en secreto = secretiveness .
Example: The omission of the names or initials of printer and publisher itself suggests secretiveness, and the practice was often combined with printing a false place of publication.» voluntad de ocultar Algo = secretiveness .
Example: The omission of the names or initials of printer and publisher itself suggests secretiveness, and the practice was often combined with printing a false place of publication.» voluntad férrea = iron will ; will of iron .
Example: But he was soon assassinated in mysterious circumstances, and his second wife, Queen Zenobia, a woman renowned for her iron will, took power. Example: Yet this 35-year-old's fragile, feminine demeanour conceals nerves of steel and a will of iron.» voluntad humana, la = human will, the .
Example: Caught between the violence of human will and the capriciousness of fate these characters refuse to become what nature intended them to be.» voluntad personal = personal will .
Example: Plato warned that too much music of any kind was enervating to personal will and would `make a soft warrior'.» voluntad política = political will .
Example: Political will and political acumen can also make a difference in what legislators and governors accomplish in the contest between the two contending branches.