willing

willing
1. adjective
1) willig

ready and willing — bereit

be willing to do something — bereit sein, etwas zu tun

I'm willing to believe you're right — ich will gerne glauben, dass du recht hast

2) attrib. (readily offered) willig

she gave willing assistance/help — sie half bereitwillig

lend a willing hand — bereitwillig helfen

2. noun

show willing — guten Willen zeigen

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will·ing
[ˈwɪlɪŋ]
I. adj
1. pred (not opposed) bereit, gewillt geh
God \willing so Gott will
to be ready and \willing [or ready, \willing and able] bereit sein
to be \willing to do sth bereit [o geh gewillt] sein, etw zu tun
to be more than \willing to do sth nur zu gerne etw tun wollen
to [not] be \willing for sb to do sth [nicht] gewillt sein, jdn etw tun zu lassen
John and Gabriel are \willing for us to use their garden John und Gabriel haben nichts dagegen, wenn wir ihren Garten benutzen
they're not \willing for us to bring our own wine sie wollen nicht, dass wir [uns] unseren eigenen Wein mitbringen
2. (enthusiastic) willig
the staff are \willing enough die Mitarbeiter sind allemal [dazu] bereit
\willing hands bereitwillige Hilfe
3.
the spirit is \willing but the flesh is weak (saying) der Geist ist willig, doch das Fleisch ist schwach prov
II. n no pl BRIT
to show \willing [seinen] guten Willen zeigen
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['wIlɪŋ]
adj
1)

(= prepared) to be willing to do sth — bereit or gewillt (geh) or willens (liter, old) sein, etw zu tun

God willing — so Gott will

he was willing for me to take it — es war ihm recht, dass ich es nahm

he was not willing for us to go/for this to be done — er war nicht gewillt, uns gehen zu lassen/das geschehen zu lassen

willing to compromise — kompromissbereit

willing to help — hilfsbereit

willing to make concessions — konzessionsbereit

willing to negotiate — verhandlungsbereit

willing to pay — zahlungswillig or -bereit

willing to work — arbeitswillig

2) (= ready to help, cheerfully ready) workers, helpers bereitwillig

prepared to lend a willing hand — gerne dazu bereit zu helfen

3) (= voluntary) sacrifice willentlich
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willing adj
1. gewillt, willens, bereit:
I am willing to believe that … ich glaube gern, dass …;
I am not willing to believe this ich bin nicht gewillt, das zu glauben;
willing to compromise kompromissbereit;
willing to help hilfsbereit;
willing to make concessions konzessionsbereit;
willing to negotiate verhandlungsbereit;
willing to pay WIRTSCH zahlungsbereit;
willing to work arbeitswillig;
God willing so Gott will;
willing purchaser WIRTSCH (ernsthafte[r]) Interessent(in)
2. (bereit)willig
3. gern geschehen oder getan:
a willing gift ein gern gegebenes Geschenk;
a willing help eine gern geleistete Hilfe
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1. adjective
1) willig

ready and willing — bereit

be willing to do something — bereit sein, etwas zu tun

I'm willing to believe you're right — ich will gerne glauben, dass du recht hast

2) attrib. (readily offered) willig

she gave willing assistance/help — sie half bereitwillig

lend a willing hand — bereitwillig helfen

2. noun

show willing — guten Willen zeigen

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adj.
bereitwillig adj.
wollend adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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