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1. adjective1) willigbe willing to do something — bereit sein, etwas zu tun
I'm willing to believe you're right — ich will gerne glauben, dass du recht hast
2) attrib. (readily offered) willig2. nounshe gave willing assistance/help — sie half bereitwillig
* * *will·ing[ˈwɪlɪŋ]I. adjGod \willing so Gott willto be ready and \willing [or ready, \willing and able] bereit seinto be more than \willing to do sth nur zu gerne etw tun wollen▪ to [not] be \willing for sb to do sth [nicht] gewillt sein, jdn etw tun zu lassenJohn and Gabriel are \willing for us to use their garden John und Gabriel haben nichts dagegen, wenn wir ihren Garten benutzenthey're not \willing for us to bring our own wine sie wollen nicht, dass wir [uns] unseren eigenen Wein mitbringen2. (enthusiastic) willigthe staff are \willing enough die Mitarbeiter sind allemal [dazu] bereit\willing hands bereitwillige Hilfe3.▶ the spirit is \willing but the flesh is weak ( saying) der Geist ist willig, doch das Fleisch ist schwach provto show \willing [seinen] guten Willen zeigen* * *['wIlɪŋ]adj1)(= prepared)
to be willing to do sth — bereit or gewillt (geh) or willens (liter, old) sein, etw zu tunGod willing — so Gott will
he was willing for me to take it — es war ihm recht, dass ich es nahm
he was not willing for us to go/for this to be done — er war nicht gewillt, uns gehen zu lassen/das geschehen zu lassen
willing to pay — zahlungswillig or -bereit
2) (= ready to help, cheerfully ready) workers, helpers bereitwillig* * *willing adj1. gewillt, willens, bereit:I am willing to believe that … ich glaube gern, dass …;I am not willing to believe this ich bin nicht gewillt, das zu glauben;willing to compromise kompromissbereit;willing to help hilfsbereit;willing to make concessions konzessionsbereit;willing to negotiate verhandlungsbereit;willing to pay WIRTSCH zahlungsbereit;willing to work arbeitswillig;God willing so Gott will;2. (bereit)willig3. gern geschehen oder getan:a willing gift ein gern gegebenes Geschenk;a willing help eine gern geleistete Hilfe* * *1. adjective1) willigbe willing to do something — bereit sein, etwas zu tun
I'm willing to believe you're right — ich will gerne glauben, dass du recht hast
2) attrib. (readily offered) willig2. nounshe gave willing assistance/help — sie half bereitwillig
* * *adj.bereitwillig adj.wollend adj.
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