volunteer

volunteer
1. noun
Freiwillige, der/die

any volunteers? — Freiwillige vor!; attrib.

volunteer army/force — Freiwilligenheer, das/Freiwilligenverband, der

2. transitive verb
(offer) anbieten [Hilfe, Dienste]; herausrücken mit (ugs.) [Informationen, Neuigkeiten]

volunteer advice — unerbetene Ratschläge erteilen

3. intransitive verb
sich [freiwillig] melden

volunteer to do or for the shopping — sich zum Einkaufen bereiterklären

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[volən'tiə] 1. verb
1) (to offer oneself for a particular task, of one's own free will (often without being paid for such work): He volunteered to act as messenger; She volunteered for the dangerous job.) sich freiwillig anbieten
2) (to offer (eg an opinion, information etc): Two or three people volunteered suggestions.) sich erlauben
2. noun
(a person who offers to do, or does, something (especially who joins the army) of his own free will: If we can get enough volunteers we shall not force people to join the Army.) der/die Freiwillige
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vol·un·teer
[ˌvɒləntɪəʳ, AM ˌvɑ:ləntɪr]
I. n
1. (unpaid worker) ehrenamtlicher Mitarbeiter/ehrenamtliche Mitarbeiterin, Volontär(in) m(f) SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR
2. (willing person) Freiwillige(r) f(m)
II. vt
to \volunteer oneself for sth sich akk freiwillig zu etw dat melden
to \volunteer sb to do sth jdn [als Freiwilligen/Freiwillige] für etw akk vorschlagen
to \volunteer information bereitwillig Informationen geben
to \volunteer one's services seine Dienste anbieten
III. vi
1. (offer one's services)
to \volunteer to do sth sich akk [freiwillig] anbieten, etw zu tun
2. (join)
to \volunteer for the army sich akk freiwillig zur Armee melden
IV. n modifier (counsellor, librarian, teacher, work, worker) ehrenamtlich
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["vɒlən'tɪə(r)]
1. n (ALSO MIL)
Freiwillige(r) mf

volunteer army — Freiwilligenheer nt

any volunteers? —

Volunteers in Service to America (US) — US-Hilfsorganisation, die Freiwillige zur Hilfe Einkommensschwacher abstellt

2. vt
help, services anbieten; suggestion machen; information geben, herausrücken mit (inf)

we didn't ask you to volunteer any advice — wir haben Sie nicht um Rat gebeten

he volunteered his brother (hum)er hat seinen Bruder (als Freiwilligen) gemeldet

3. vi
1) (= offer one's services) sich freiwillig melden

to volunteer for sth — sich freiwillig für etw zur Verfügung stellen

to volunteer to do sth — sich anbieten, etw zu tun

who will volunteer to clean the windows? — wer meldet sich freiwillig zum Fensterputzen?

2) (MIL) sich freiwillig melden (for zu, for places nach)
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volunteer [ˌvɒlənˈtıə(r); US ˌvɑ-]
A s
1. Freiwillige(r) m/f(m) (auch MIL)
2. JUR unentgeltliche(r) (Eigentums)Erwerber(in) oder Rechtsnachfolger(in)
3. BOT wild wachsende Pflanze
B adj
1. freiwillig, Freiwilligen…
2. BOT wild wachsend
C v/i sich freiwillig melden oder erbieten (for für, zu; to do zu tun), freiwillig mittun (in bei), besonders MIL als Freiwillige(r) eintreten oder dienen
D v/t
1. seine Dienste etc anbieten:
volunteer to do sth sich anbieten, etwas zu tun;
volunteer sb to do sth anbieten, dass jemand etwas tut
2. sich eine Bemerkung erlauben, unaufgefordert von sich geben
3. ein Lied etc (freiwillig) zum Besten geben
vol. abk
1. volcano
2. volume Bd.
3. volunteer
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1. noun
Freiwillige, der/die

any volunteers? — Freiwillige vor!; attrib.

volunteer army/force — Freiwilligenheer, das/Freiwilligenverband, der

2. transitive verb
(offer) anbieten [Hilfe, Dienste]; herausrücken mit (ugs.) [Informationen, Neuigkeiten]

volunteer advice — unerbetene Ratschläge erteilen

3. intransitive verb
sich [freiwillig] melden

volunteer to do or for the shopping — sich zum Einkaufen bereiterklären

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(for) v.
sich freiwillig melden (zu) ausdr. v.
Hilfe anbieten ausdr.
etwas von sich aus sagen ausdr. n.
Freiwillige m.,f.
Volontär -e m.

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