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verb

Vouloir, désirer

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

Examples :

"Do what you will."

Fais ce que tu voudras.

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verb

Vouloir, désirer

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

Examples :

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

Mes parents veulent que j'obtienne de bonnes notes à l'école.

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verb

Avoir l'habitude de, vouloir

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

Examples :

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

Mon frère étudiera dur pour ses examens chaque semestre.

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verb

Vouloir, avoir l'intention 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."

Je le lui ai dit trois fois, mais il ne veut pas prendre ses médicaments.

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verb

Aller

(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. "

Mon professeur va expliquer la leçon demain.

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verb

Pourra, avoir la capacité de

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

Examples :

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

Malheureusement, un seul de ces gants pourra réellement s'adapter à ma main.

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verb

Va, aller

(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. "

Le projet, bien que prometteur, va probablement s'avérer plus difficile que ce que nous avions initialement prévu.

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noun

Volonté, faculté de choisir

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. "

Ma volonté est forte ; j'ai l'intention de terminer mon projet avant la date limite.

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noun

Volonté, intention, testament

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. "

Le testament de ma mère stipulait que la vieille maison serait donnée à ma sœur.

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noun

Volonté, intention

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

Examples :

"Most creatures have a will to live."

La plupart des créatures ont la volonté de vivre.

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noun

Testament

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. "

Le testament de ma grand-mère a légué sa maison à sa petite-fille.

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noun

Volonté, désir

That which is desired; one's wish.

Examples :

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

Ma volonté est de finir mes devoirs avant le dîner.

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noun

Désir, envie

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

Examples :

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

Il ressentait un grand désir de faire un pèlerinage en Terre Sainte.

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verb

Vouloir, désirer

To wish, desire.

Examples :

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

Ma sœur veut un nouveau vélo pour son anniversaire.

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verb

Léguer, ordonner

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. "

Ma grand-mère lègue que son tableau préféré soit donné au musée d'art local.

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verb

Vouloir, chercher à

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

Examples :

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

Tous les fans voulaient que leur équipe gagne le match.

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verb

Léguer

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

Examples :

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

Il a légué sa collection de timbres au musée local.

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