Willing, will - Gré (The 2627th Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for Willing, will is Gré. It can be used as noun. It is the 2627th most commonly used word in French, classified as a B2 word. This word often comes up when talking about cooperation, activities & movements, lifestyle & free time. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Discover all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: willing, will

French: gré

Examples


I told a lie against my will.	J'ai menti contre mon gré.
Willing or unwilling.	Bon gré mal gré.
I did it willingly.	Je l'ai fait de plein gré.
She did it against her will.	Elle l'a fait contre son gré.
I came here of my own free will.	Je suis venu ici de mon plein gré.
Marie gets up early on her own will.	Marie se lève tôt de son plein gré.
You're leaving, by will or by force	Tu partiras d'ici, de gré ou de force
He was made to do it against his will.	Il a été forcé de le faire contre son gré.

She had been informed that some political dissidents or opponents had been placed in psychiatric hospitals and forced to undergo treatment against their will.	Mme Sveaass croit savoir que certains dissidents ou opposants politiques sont placés dans des hôpitaux psychiatriques et contraints de suivre un traitement contre leur gré.
Explanation on this modification would be appreciated.	Nous lui saurions gré de nous fournir des explications sur cette modification.
She never would have taken such a high dose of valium herself.	Elle n'aurait jamais pu prendre une aussi grosse dose de Valium de son plein gré.
If you come willingly... I'm to give you this purse on behalf of the Prince of Tübingen... containing 2,000 frederick d'or.	Venant de bon gré, vous aurez cette bourse du Prince de Tübingen... contenant 2000 Frédéric d'or.
The proposals will also enhance incentives for clearing over-the-counter instruments through central counterparties.	La proposition renforcera aussi l'incitation à recourir aux contreparties centrales pour la compensation d'instruments de gré à gré.
But you were brought here against your will.	Vous êtes ici contre votre gré.
They seem to be able to appear and disappear at will.	Ils apparaissent et disparaissent à leur gré.
They take you, Duane, against your will.	Ils vous emmènent contre votre gré.
I was married to Hanne Aagesen against my will.	J'épousai Hanne Aagesen contre mon gré.
Whether he liked it or not, Prince Henri was forced to apply the reactionary policy of William III.	Bon gré mal gré, le prince Henri est amené à appliquer la politique réactionnaire de Guillaume III.
Notion of 'at-will employment' in the United States.	Notion de «gré à gré d'emploi» aux États-Unis.
No country has the right to impose its own domestic laws on the international community, nor should it impose or threaten to impose sanctions at will.	Aucun État n'a le droit d'imposer sa propre législation à la communauté internationale, ni d'imposer ou de menacer d'imposer des sanctions à son gré.
It is known that I did not enter politics willingly, but there was a great earthquake that resulted from the assassination of my father.	Je ne suis pas entré en politique de mon plein gré, mais après le grand séisme provoqué par l'assassinat de mon père.