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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCorpo de voluntários
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Kɔʁpu dʒi volũˈtaɾjus
"O corpo de voluntários ajudou a organizar o evento."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A group of individuals who voluntarily come together to serve a specific purpose, often in a humanitarian or community service context.
"The local volunteer corps organized a cleanup event at the park." - 2
A military or paramilitary unit composed of volunteers.
"During the war, many joined the volunteer corps to support the troops."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'Volunteer' derives from the Latin 'voluntarius', meaning 'willing' or 'of one's own free will', which evolved through Old French into Middle English. 'Corps' comes from the Latin 'corpus', meaning 'body', used in military contexts to denote a group of people organized for a specific purpose.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Volunteer Corps" is said worldwide
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Corps de bénévoles
Transliteration: Kɔʁ də benevɔl
"Le corps de bénévoles a aidé à organiser l'événement."
Freiwilligenkorps
Transliteration: Frai̱vili̱genkɔʁps
"Das Freiwilligenkorps hat die Veranstaltung organisiert."
Corpo di volontari
Transliteration: Kɔrpo di volonˈtaːri
"Il corpo di volontari ha partecipato all'evento."
Cuerpo de voluntarios
Transliteration: Kwerpo de bolunˈtaɾjos
"El cuerpo de voluntarios ayudó a organizar el evento."
Corpo de voluntários
Transliteration: Kɔʁpu dʒi volũˈtaɾjus
"O corpo de voluntários ajudou a organizar o evento."
स्वयंसेवी सेना
Transliteration: Svayamsevī senā
"स्वयंसेवी सेना ने कार्यक्रम का आयोजन किया।"
志愿者团体
Transliteration: Zhìyuànzhě tuántǐ
"志愿者团体组织了这个活动。"
자원봉사단
Transliteration: Jawonbongsadan
"자원봉사단이 이 행사를 조직했습니다."
ボランティア団体
Transliteration: Borantia dantai
"ボランティア団体がこのイベントを組織しました。"
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