voluntary

voluntary
'voləntəri, ](American) volən'teri
adjective
1) (done, given etc by choice, not by accident or because of being forced (often without pay): Their action was completely voluntary - nobody asked them to do that.) voluntario
2) (run, financed etc by such actions, contributions etc: He does a lot of work for a voluntary organization.) benéfico
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voluntary adj voluntario
is national service voluntary or obligatory? el servicio militar ¿es voluntario u obligatorio?
voluntary
tr['vɒləntərɪ]
adjective
1 voluntario,-a
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to take voluntary redundancy acogerse al despido voluntario
voluntary organization organización nombre femenino benéfica
voluntary society sociedad nombre femenino benéfica
voluntary work obras nombre femenino plural benéficas
voluntary helper/worker voluntario,-a
voluntary ['vɑlən.tɛri] adj
: voluntario
♦ voluntarily [.vɑlən'tɛrəli] adv
voluntary
adj.
• voluntario, -a adj.
n.
• solo de órgano s.m.
'vɑːlənteri, 'vɒləntri
adjective
1) (unforced) voluntario

voluntary redundancy — (BrE) baja f incentivada

2) (unpaid) <work> voluntario; <organization> de beneficencia

voluntary worker — voluntario, -ria m,f

['vɒlǝntǝrɪ]
1. ADJ
1) (=not compulsory) [contribution, attendance, scheme] voluntario

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

he works at the school on a voluntary basis — trabaja en el colegio como voluntario

3) (=charitable) [organization] voluntario
2.
N (Mus) solo m musical

an organumpet voluntary — un solo de órganoompeta

3.
CPD

voluntary euthanasia N — eutanasia f voluntaria

voluntary hospital N — (US) hospital m benéfico

voluntary liquidation N — (Comm, Econ) liquidación f voluntaria, disolución f

to go into voluntary liquidation — entrar en liquidación voluntaria, disolverse voluntariamente

voluntary manslaughter N — (US) (Jur) homicidio m con circunstancias atenuantes

voluntary helper N — voluntario(-a) m / f

voluntary layoff (US) N — retiro m voluntario, baja f voluntaria (Sp)

voluntary organization N — organización f voluntaria

voluntary redundancy N — retiro m voluntario, baja f voluntaria (Sp)

to take voluntary redundancy — tomar el retiro voluntario, coger la baja voluntaria (Sp)

voluntary repatriation N — repatriación f voluntaria

voluntary school N — (Brit) ≈ colegio m concertado

the voluntary sector N — el voluntariado

Voluntary Service Overseas N — (Brit) Servicio m de Voluntarios en el Extranjero

voluntary work N — trabajo m voluntario

• to do voluntary work — trabajar como voluntario(-a)

voluntary worker N — voluntario(-a) m / f

* * *
['vɑːlənteri, 'vɒləntri]
adjective
1) (unforced) voluntario

voluntary redundancy — (BrE) baja f incentivada

2) (unpaid) <work> voluntario; <organization> de beneficencia

voluntary worker — voluntario, -ria m,f


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