will/desire – la volonté

(Pronounced vol-on-tey)

To remember that will/desire is pronounced vol-on-tey (la volonté) in French, use the following mnemonic.

Her will and desire to see a better world led her to volunteer and take (volonté) food to the poor.

Examples of volonté (will/desire) in a sentence

Sa volonté de réussir est impressionnante. 

(His will to succeed is impressive.)

Il faut beaucoup de volonté pour surmonter une telle épreuve. 

(It takes a lot of willpower to overcome such an ordeal.)

Elle a eu la volonté de surmonter l'adversité toute sa vie.

(She had the will to overcome adversity her entire life.)