no tiene voluntad propiahe has no will of his own;por voluntad propiaof one's own volition o free will
2(deseo)wish
su voluntad es hacerse misionerohis wish is to become a missionary;no lo dije con voluntad de ofenderleI did not say it with any wish to offend you;I had no desire to offend you;última voluntadlast wish;(Jur)last will and testament;lo hizo contra mi voluntadhe did it against my will;tienen voluntad de ganarthey have the will to win
no tienen voluntad de acuerdo
hágase tu voluntad(Religión)Thy will be done;por causas ajenas a mi voluntadfor reasons beyond my control;hace siempre su santa voluntadhe always does exactly as he pleases
voluntad divinadivine will
voluntad popularwill of the people
3(determinación)(also fuerza de voluntad) willpower
le cuesta, pero tiene mucha voluntadit's difficult for him, but he has a lot of willpower o a strong will;no tiene voluntad para dejar de beberhe hasn't the willpower to give up drinking;es una chica con mucha voluntadshe's a very strong-willed girl;hace falta voluntad para escucharlo hasta el finalyou need a strong will to listen to it right through
voluntad débilweak will
voluntad de hierrovoluntad férreairon will
4(disposición)will
buena voluntad
lo solucionaremos con un poco de buena voluntadwith a bit of good will we'll find a solution
tiene muy buena voluntad, pero no sirve para estudiar
lo sugerí con buena voluntadI suggested it with the best of intentions;I suggested it in good faith;los hombres de buena voluntad(Religión)men of goodwill
mala voluntad
hay muy mala voluntad contra el presidentethere is a lot of ill will against the president
los agresores iban armados y con mala voluntadlo dijo con mala voluntad
ganar(se) la voluntad de algnto win sb over
5
a voluntadat will
se abre a voluntadit opens at will;se puede beber a voluntadyou can drink as much as you like
6
la voluntad(dinero)
un mendigo le pidió la voluntada beggar asked him if he could spare some money;cada uno da la voluntad para contribuir al regaloeveryone is free to contribute what they want towards the present;—¿cuánto es? —la voluntad"how much is it?" — "as much as you think it's worth"
7(afecto)fondness;affection
tener voluntad a algnto be fond of sb;feel affection for sb