Consult this page to find suggested English equivalents for "volontaire."
deliberate, intended, intentional, optional, purposeful, self-imposed, self-induced, unpaid, volitional, volitionary, voluntarily, voluntary, volunteer, wilful, willing
- l’accord contient certaines ambiguïtés volontaires / the agreement contains some deliberate (intentional) ambiguities
- évaluer les conséquences volontaires et involontaires de la nouvelle loi / assess the intended and unintended consequences of the new legislation
- la participation à la formation est volontaire / participation in the training is optional
- prendre la décision volontaire de changer la politique / make a purposeful decision to change the policy
- demander un moratoire volontaire / call for a self-imposed moratorium
- éliminer l’intoxication volontaire comme défense juridique / eliminate self-induced intoxication as a defense in court
- un aveu volontaire de culpabilité / a volitional (volitionary, voluntary) admission of guilt
- accomplir 200 heures de services volontaires / perform 200 hours of unpaid (volunteer) service
- lutter contre la négligence volontaire envers l’environnement / stop the wilful neglect of the environment
- être des participants volontaires à des initiatives mondiales / be willing participants in global initiatives
NOTE: In some instances, the prepositional phrase sur une base volontaire may be translated into English by an adverb (e.g. voluntarily), as in the following example:
- les fabricants de produits alimentaires peuvent, sur une base volontaire, étiqueter les aliments génétiquement modifiés / food manufacturers may voluntarily label genetically modified foods
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