Spanish Conversation · Level 112
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Spanish word
voluntario
Pronunciation
IPA/bolunˈtaɾjo/
Meaning
- masculine nounvolunteer
Example
Soy voluntario en un refugio.
I am a volunteer at a shelter.
More examples
Trabajo como voluntario los fines de semana.
I do volunteer work on weekends.
Core concept
Unpaid helper in community projects.
Common phrases
trabajar como voluntario
do volunteer work
ofrecerse como voluntario
offer to volunteer
Similar words
colaborador: Person who contributes skills and time to work toward a shared goal.
ayudante: Person who helps by doing direct, hands-on tasks.
participante: Person who takes part in an activity or event and shares the experience.
Definition in Spanish
Persona que colabora de forma voluntaria y sin cobrar en proyectos, servicios o actividades comunitarias.
Word origin
From Latin voluntarius 'of one's will', from voluntas 'will', originally meaning someone who acts of their own accord.
Usage tips
- Spanish uses ser voluntario to identify someone as a volunteer and hacer voluntariado to describe doing volunteer work, both common in everyday speech.
Other meanings
- voluntaryadjective
- noncompulsoryadjective
Opposites
- empleadoemployeenoun
Related words
- voluntariadovolunteer worknoun
- voluntariamentevoluntarilyadverb