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Question

Could this be translated as 'willingly' - in a non-literal translation of course.

Here's the whole sentence.

Por eso estuvo dispuesto a sacrificar todo lo que tenía.

Answer 1

Yes, I'd translate it as "He was willing to sacrifice all he had" or "He would willingly sacrifice all he had" (you have a typo by the way: "sacrificar")

gracias :) - Kiwi-Girl, Nov 1, 2010

Answer 2

Unsurprisingly, the cognate "disposed" can also be used most of the time.

Just what I was thinking. :-) - --Mariana--, Nov 1, 2010

Gracias a todos :) - Kiwi-Girl, Nov 1, 2010

Answer 3

A very common English idiom 'to have half a mind to....do something' would apply here. It is much more than just being willing but suggests being 'almost tempted' to do something.

'Because of that, he had half a mind to sacrifice everything he had.'

That's interesting, thank you :) - Kiwi-Girl, Nov 1, 2010

Answer 4

I would translate it as prepared to or ready to rather than willing to, but that's probably a regional thing. Both of these options sound a little stronger than willing, at least to me.