voluntary

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voluntary
[ˈvɒləntərɪ]
adjetivo
1voluntario(a)
  • voluntary redundancy -> despido (m) voluntario
  • to do voluntary work -> trabajar como voluntario(a)

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voluntary [vo-lon-ta-ri]
adjetivo
1Voluntario, espontáneo, que nace de la voluntad libremente o que se hace de libre voluntad.
  • Their actions was completely voluntary -> sus acciones fueron completamente voluntarias
sustantivo
2Voluntario, el que se compromete a hacer o emprender una cosa voluntariamente.
3Solo para órgano que se toca antes o después del oficio divino.

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voluntary [ˈvɒləntərɪ] ?
adjective
1 (not compulsory) [+contribution, attendance, scheme] voluntario
...25,000 pounds raised by voluntary subscription In the 18th century the army's food depended upon voluntary contributions Attendance at the parade was voluntary A voluntary scheme would not work - there should be an obligatory ...a voluntary course in Commercial French Ministers can not decide issues which are to be left to voluntary agreement among companies she attends the course on a voluntary [basis]
attendance is on a voluntary basis la asistencia es voluntaria
2 (unpaid) [+work, helper] voluntario
he does voluntary work in his spare time trabaja de voluntario en su tiempo libre
A large amount of voluntary work is done by people in the neighbourhood
he works at the school on a voluntary basis trabaja en el colegio como voluntario
All the helpers for this organization are voluntary
3 (charitable) [+organization] voluntario
Some voluntary organizations run workshops for disabled people ...the Glasgow Women's Support Project, a voluntary group in the east end of the city The Women's Institute is still one of the most influential voluntary bodies in the country There are 36 voluntary agencies dealing with adoption in Britain
noun
(Mús) solo musical; (m)
an organ/trumpet voluntary un solo de órgano/trompeta
...Purcell's Trumpet Voluntary to [play] the voluntary Mary will be playing the voluntary at the end of the service
modifier
voluntary euthanasia (n) eutanasia voluntaria; (f)
A proposed revision of the state's Natural Death Act would legalize voluntary euthanasia
voluntary hospital (n) (US) hospital benéfico; (m)
voluntary liquidation (n) (Comm) (Economics) liquidación voluntaria; (f) disolución; (f)
He presented his proposal for the voluntary liquidation of the company
to go into voluntary liquidation entrar en liquidación voluntaria; disolverse voluntariamente
That firm went into voluntary liquidation in 1981 with debts of $5 million My debts were almost equal to my assets so I put the company into voluntary liquidation
voluntary manslaughter (n) (US) (Jur) homicidio con circunstancias atenuantes; (m)
voluntary redundancy (n) retiro voluntario; (m) baja voluntaria; (f) (Esp)
BT is to cut 25,000 jobs, but hopes most redundancies will be voluntary
to take voluntary redundancy tomar el retiro voluntario; coger la baja voluntaria; (Esp)
after working at the firm for 32 years, he decided to take voluntary redundancy
voluntary repatriation (n) repatriación voluntaria; (f)
More than 10,000 boat people have returned under the voluntary repatriation program
the voluntary sector (n) el voluntariado
It is left to the church and the voluntary sector to help these people
Voluntary Service Overseas (n) (Britain) Servicio de Voluntarios en el Extranjero; (m)
...a water engineer who's been working for Voluntary Service Overseas
voluntary worker (n) voluntarioavoluntaria;a voluntaria (m) (f)
Voluntary workers can claim travel expenses, but nothing else

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