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British pronunciation
/vˈɒləntəɹi/

Définition et signification de « voluntary » en anglais

voluntary
01

volontaire

working without pay
voluntary definition and meaning
example
Exemples
He participated in a voluntary program to help teach children in underserved communities.
Il a participé à un programme bénévole pour aider à enseigner aux enfants dans les communautés défavorisées.
The voluntary nature of the service meant that no one was paid for their time.
La nature bénévole du service signifiait que personne n'était payé pour son temps.
02

done by one's own free will or choice

example
Exemples
She made a voluntary donation to the charity.
Attendance at the workshop is completely voluntary.
03

controlled or initiated by an individual's own decision or volition

example
Exemples
The patient performed voluntary exercises to strengthen his arm.
Voluntary movements, like waving, are consciously controlled.
Voluntary
01

voluntary

a musical piece, typically for organ, performed as part of a church service, often before or after the liturgy
example
Exemples
The organist played a solemn voluntary as the congregation entered the chapel.
L'organiste a joué un volontaire solennel alors que l'assemblée entrait dans la chapelle.
A Baroque voluntary echoed through the cathedral at the close of the service.
Un voluntary baroque a résonné à travers la cathédrale à la fin de l'office.
02

volontaire, engagé volontaire

an individual who joins the armed forces by choice, rather than through conscription or obligation
example
Exemples
The voluntary signed up for duty just days after the war was declared.
Le volontaire s'est inscrit pour le service quelques jours seulement après la déclaration de guerre.
As a voluntary, he underwent basic training alongside career soldiers.
En tant que volontaire, il a suivi une formation de base aux côtés de soldats de carrière.
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