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[ju:Ɵə'neiziə](the painless killing of someone who is suffering from a painful and incurable illness: Many old people would prefer euthanasia to the suffering they have to endure.) euthanasie -
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voluntary [ˈvɒləntərɪ]1. adjectivea. ( = not compulsory) [contribution, repatriation] volontaire ; [statement] spontané ; [attendance] facultatif ; [pension scheme] à contribution volontaire ; [agreement] librement consentib. ( = unpaid) [group, service] bénévole2. compounds• they put the company into voluntary liquidation l'entreprise a déposé son bilan ► voluntary organization noun organisation f bénévole• he works in the voluntary sector il travaille pour une organisation bénévole ► Voluntary Service Overseas noun (British) ≈ coopération f technique* * *['vɒləntrɪ], US [-terɪ] 1.noun Music voluntary m2.1) ( not imposed) [consent, euthanasia] volontaire; [statement] spontané; [agreement, ban] librement consenti; [participation] facultatif/-ive; [sanction] non obligatoire2) ( unpaid) bénévole3) [movement] volontaire -
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voluntary, US [transcription][-terI]B adj1 ( not imposed) [consent, control, recruit, euthanasia] volontaire ; [statement] spontané ; [agreement, ban] librement consenti ; [participation, attendance] facultatif/-ive ; [sanction] non obligatoire ; on a voluntary basis sur une base volontaire ; to resolve sth by voluntary means résoudre qch en faisant appel à la bonne volonté ;2 ( unpaid) [work, organization, agency, sector] bénévole ; voluntary worker travailleur/-euse m/f bénévole ; to work on a voluntary basis travailler bénévolement ;3 ( done by will) [movement] volontaire. -
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1 noun∎ without mercy sans pitié, sans merci;∎ she had or showed no mercy elle n'a eu aucune pitié, elle a été sans pitié;∎ to have mercy on sb avoir pitié de qn;∎ (have) mercy! (ayez) pitié!;∎ figurative I'll have him begging or crying for mercy! il va le regretter!;∎ may God in his mercy forgive you que Dieu vous pardonne en sa miséricorde;∎ to throw oneself on sb's mercy s'abandonner à la merci de qn(b) (blessing) chance f, bonheur m;∎ it's a mercy that he doesn't know heureusement qu'il ne sait pas, c'est une chance qu'il ne sache pas;∎ we must be thankful or grateful for small mercies il faut savoir apprécier les moindres bienfaits;∎ it was really a mercy that she left son départ fut un véritable soulagement ou une véritable délivrance∎ to be at sb's/sth's mercy être à la merci de qn/qch;∎ the ship was at the mercy of the storm le navire était à la merci de la tempête;∎ formal I throw myself on your mercy je mets mon sort entre vos mains;∎ ironic to leave sb to the tender mercies of sb abandonner qn aux bons soins de qn(flight) de secours, humanitaireold-fashioned grâce!►► mercy dash course f contre la mort;mercy mission mission f humanitaire;∎ on a mercy mission en mission humanitaire
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euthanasia — eu·tha·na·sia /ˌyü thə nā zhə/ n: the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured persons in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy – called also mercy killing; eu·tha·na·sic / nā zik, sik/ adj Merriam … Law dictionary
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Euthanasia — Eu tha*na si*a . [NL., fr. Gr. ?; e y^ well + ? death, ?, ?, to die: cf. F. euthanasie.] 1. An easy death; a mode of dying to be desired. An euthanasia of all thought. Hazlitt. [1913 Webster] The kindest wish of my friends is euthanasia.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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euthanasia — ► NOUN ▪ the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable disease or in an irreversible coma. ORIGIN from Greek eu well + thanatos death … English terms dictionary
euthanasia — [yo͞o΄thə nā′zhə, yo͞o΄thə nā′zhē ə, yo͞o΄thə nā′zē ə] n. [Gr, painless, happy death < eu (see EU ) + thanatos, death: see DULL] 1. Now Rare an easy and painless death 2. act or practice of causing death painlessly, so as to end suffering:… … English World dictionary
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