Spanish word

voluntariado

Pronunciation

IPA/boluntaˈɾjaðo/

Meaning

  • masculine nounvolunteering

Example

Hice voluntariado el verano pasado.

I did some volunteering last summer.

Illustration for voluntariado (volunteering)

More examples

En el centro de voluntariado me informaron sobre las plazas disponibles.

At the volunteer center they told me about the available openings.

Core concept

Volunteer program or voluntary work undertaken without pay to assist others.

Common phrases

  • centro de voluntariado

    volunteer center

  • voluntariado local

    local volunteering

  • inscripción al voluntariado

    registration for volunteering

Similar words

voluntario: Person who offers unpaid help or service for a cause or organization.
trabajo voluntario: Work that people do without pay to help others or support a cause.
colaboración: Joint effort in which people cooperate to assist or support a project or cause.

Definition in Spanish

Trabajo o actividad no remunerada que alguien realiza para ayudar a una causa, a una comunidad o a otras personas por voluntad propia.

Word origin

Noun formed from voluntario plus the suffix -ado, with voluntario ultimately from Latin voluntas meaning 'will'.

Usage tips

  • Voluntariado commonly takes en or con to name the place or organization, as in Hice voluntariado en un hospital or Hice voluntariado con una ONG.

Other meanings

  • volunteersnoun

Opposites

  • trabajo remuneradopaid worknoun

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