شاءَ مَن شاءَ وَأَبَى مَن أَبَى adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)
طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهًا adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)

Armenian

2 entries

կամա թե ակամա adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)
ուզած-չուզած adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)

Catalan

1 entries

vulgui o no vulgui adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)

Czech

3 entries

chtě nechtě adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)
nahodile adv (seemingly at random — see also haphazardly)
volky nevolky adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)

Dutch

1 entries

willens nillens adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)

Estonian

1 entries

tahes-tahtmata adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)

Finnish

4 entries

joka tapauksessa tapahtuva adj (that happens whether willingly or unwillingly)
halusimme tai emme adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)
miten sattuu adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)
miten sattuu adv (seemingly at random — see also haphazardly)

French

1 entries

bon gré mal gré adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)

German

4 entries

einfach so adv (seemingly at random — see also haphazardly)
nolens volens adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)
ob man will oder nicht adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)
scheinbar zufällig adv (seemingly at random — see also haphazardly)

Greek

2 entries

εκών άκων adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)
με το ζόρι adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)

Hungarian

4 entries

akár tetszik, akár nem adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)
ha tetszik, ha nem adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)
kénytelen-kelletlen adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)
így is, úgy is adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)

Ido

1 entries

vole o nevole adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)

Italian

2 entries

a casaccio adv (seemingly at random — see also haphazardly)
volente o nolente adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)

Korean

1 entries

싫든 좋든 adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)

Latin

3 entries

per saturam adv (seemingly at random — see also haphazardly)
velim nōlim adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)
volens nolens adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)

Lithuanian

1 entries

nori nenori adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)

Polish

4 entries

jak popadnie adj (that happens whether willingly or unwillingly)
chcąc nie chcąc adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)
na chybił trafił adv (seemingly at random — see also haphazardly)
nolens volens adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)

Portuguese

4 entries

de qualquer jeito adv (seemingly at random — see also haphazardly)
de qualquer maneira adv (seemingly at random — see also haphazardly)
obrigatoriamente adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)
queira ou não queira adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)

Russian

3 entries

во́лей-нево́лей adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)
тя́п-ля́п adv (seemingly at random — see also haphazardly)
хо́чешь не хо́чешь adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries

a dheòin no a dh'aindeoin adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)
iochd air n-achd adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

hteo ne hteo adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)
htio ne htio adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)
хтео не хтео adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)
хтио не хтио adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)

Spanish

4 entries

a tontas y a locas adv (seemingly at random — see also haphazardly)
de cualquier manera adv (seemingly at random — see also haphazardly)
guste o no guste adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)
quiera o no quiera adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)

Swedish

2 entries

nolens volens adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)
på måfå adv (seemingly at random — see also haphazardly)

Tatar

1 entries

irekle-ireksez adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)

Turkish

1 entries

ister istemez adv (whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected)

Sample sentences

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You can't just walk out willy-nilly!

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The 'jump' action in this game is context-sensitive, so you can't jump willy-nilly.

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Don't go off willy-nilly. Let's make a plan.

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It seems all very willy-nilly and makes you wonder “why them and not us?”

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