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will

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verb

Querer, desear

(now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something).

Examples :

"Do what you will."

Haz lo que quieras.

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verb

Querer, desear

(nowadays rare) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).

Examples :

"My parents will that I get good grades in school. "

Mis padres desean que obtenga buenas notas en la escuela.

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verb

Soler, tener la costumbre de

(auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).

Examples :

"My brother will study hard for his exams every semester. "

Mi hermano suele estudiar mucho para sus exámenes cada semestre.

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verb

Querer, tener la intención de

(auxiliary) To choose to (do something); used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive), often in negation.

Examples :

"I’ve told him three times, but he won’t take his medicine."

Se lo he dicho tres veces, pero no quiere tomar su medicina.

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verb

Va a, irá

(auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.

Examples :

"My teacher will explain the lesson tomorrow. "

Mi profesor explicará la lección mañana.

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verb

Podrá, tener la capacidad de

(auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to.

Examples :

"Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand."

Desafortunadamente, solo uno de estos guantes podrá caber en mi mano.

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verb

Va a, deberá

(auxiliary) Expressing a present tense with some conditional or subjective weakening: "will turn out to", "must by inference".

Examples :

"The project, while promising, will likely turn out to be more difficult than we initially anticipated. "

El proyecto, aunque prometedor, probablemente resultará ser más difícil de lo que inicialmente anticipamos.

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noun

Voluntad, albedrío

One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.

Examples :

"My will is strong; I intend to finish my project before the deadline. "

Mi voluntad es fuerte; tengo la intención de terminar mi proyecto antes de la fecha límite.

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noun

Voluntad, testamento

One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.

Examples :

"My mother's will stated that the old house would be given to my sister. "

El testamento de mi madre estipulaba que la casa vieja sería para mi hermana.

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noun

Voluntad, intención

The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition.

Examples :

"Most creatures have a will to live."

La mayoría de las criaturas tienen voluntad de vivir.

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noun

Testamento

Law A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.

Examples :

"My grandmother's will left her house to her granddaughter. "

El testamento de mi abuela dejó su casa a su nieta.

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noun

Voluntad, deseo

That which is desired; one's wish.

Examples :

"My will is to finish my homework before dinner. "

Mi voluntad es terminar mi tarea antes de la cena.

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noun

Deseo, anhelo

Desire, longing. (Now generally merged with later senses.)

Examples :

"He felt a great will to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land."

Sentía un gran deseo de peregrinar a Tierra Santa.

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verb

Querer, desear

To wish, desire.

Examples :

"My sister will a new bicycle for her birthday. "

Mi hermana quiere una bicicleta nueva para su cumpleaños.

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verb

Disponer, legar

To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.

Examples :

"My grandmother will that her favorite painting be donated to the local art museum. "

Mi abuela dispuso que su pintura favorita fuera donada al museo de arte local.

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verb

Querer, intentar

To try to make (something) happen by using one's will (intention).

Examples :

"All the fans were willing their team to win the game."

Todos los fanáticos querían que su equipo ganara el juego.

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verb

Legar

To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).

Examples :

"He willed his stamp collection to the local museum."

Él legó su colección de sellos al museo local.

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