lavolonté
feminine
/vɔ.lɔ̃.te/
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Translation
will; willpower
Word origin
From Latin voluntas ('will, wish, desire'), from velle ('to want'). The same root gives English 'voluntary' and 'volition'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- voluntas
- English cognates
- voluntary, volition
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralvolontés
Examples
fer.
He has an iron will.
réussir.
Everything depends on your will to succeed.
buffet .
The buffet offers as much bread as you like.
, .
Against his own will, he ended up agreeing.
mené admirable.
She led the project with admirable determination.
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