Willy-nilly
//ˌwɪl.iːˈnɪl.iː//
Translations of "willy-nilly" (25 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | شاءَ مَن شاءَ وَأَبَى مَن أَبَى(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected), طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهًا(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected) | šāʔa man šāʔa waʔabā man ʔabā, ṭawʕan ʔaw karhan | |
| Armenian | կամա թե ակամա(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected), ուզած-չուզած(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected) | kama tʻe akama, uzac-čʻuzac | |
| Catalan | vulgui o no vulgui(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected) | — | |
| Czech | chtě nechtě(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected), nahodile(seemingly at random — see also haphazardly), volky nevolky(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected) | — | |
| Dutch | willens nillens(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected) | — | |
| Estonian | tahes-tahtmata(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected) | — | |
| Finnish | joka tapauksessa tapahtuva(that happens whether willingly or unwillingly), halusimme tai emme(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected), miten sattuu(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected), miten sattuu(seemingly at random — see also haphazardly) | — | |
| French | bon gré mal gré(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected) | — | |
| German | einfach so(seemingly at random — see also haphazardly), nolens volens(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected), ob man will oder nicht(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected), scheinbar zufällig(seemingly at random — see also haphazardly), wahllos(seemingly at random — see also haphazardly), willkürlich(seemingly at random — see also haphazardly), wohl oder übel(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected) | — | |
| Greek | εκών άκων(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected), με το ζόρι(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected) | ekón ákon, me to zóri | |
| Hungarian | akár tetszik, akár nem(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected), ha tetszik, ha nem(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected), kénytelen-kelletlen(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected), így is, úgy is(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected) | — | |
| Ido | vole o nevole(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected) | — | |
| Italian | a casaccio(seemingly at random — see also haphazardly), volente o nolente(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected) | — | |
| Korean | 싫든 좋든(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected) | silteun joteun | |
| Latin | per saturam(seemingly at random — see also haphazardly), velim nōlim(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected), volens nolens(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected) | — | |
| Lithuanian | nori nenori(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected) | — | |
| Polish | jak popadnie(that happens whether willingly or unwillingly), chcąc nie chcąc(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected), na chybił trafił(seemingly at random — see also haphazardly), nolens volens(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected) | — | |
| Portuguese | de qualquer jeito(seemingly at random — see also haphazardly), de qualquer maneira(seemingly at random — see also haphazardly), obrigatoriamente(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected), queira ou não queira(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected), querendo ou não(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected) | — | |
| Russian | во́лей-нево́лей(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected), тя́п-ля́п(seemingly at random — see also haphazardly), хо́чешь не хо́чешь(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected) | vólej-nevólej, tjáp-ljáp, xóčešʹ ne xóčešʹ | |
| Scottish Gaelic | a dheòin no a dh'aindeoin(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected), iochd air n-achd(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | hteo ne hteo(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected), htio ne htio(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected), хтео не хтео(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected), хтио не хтио(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected) | — | |
| Spanish | a tontas y a locas(seemingly at random — see also haphazardly), de cualquier manera(seemingly at random — see also haphazardly), guste o no guste(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected), quiera o no quiera(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected), quiérase o no(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected), sea como sea(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected), sin son(seemingly at random — see also haphazardly), velis nolis(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected) | — | |
| Swedish | nolens volens(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected), på måfå(seemingly at random — see also haphazardly) | — | |
| Tatar | irekle-ireksez(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected) | — | |
| Turkish | ister istemez(whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected) | — |
شاءَ مَن شاءَ وَأَبَى مَن أَبَى, طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهًا
šāʔa man šāʔa waʔabā man ʔabā, ṭawʕan ʔaw karhan
vulgui o no vulgui
chtě nechtě, nahodile, volky nevolky
willens nillens
tahes-tahtmata
joka tapauksessa tapahtuva, halusimme tai emme, miten sattuu, miten sattuu
bon gré mal gré
einfach so, nolens volens, ob man will oder nicht, scheinbar zufällig, wahllos, willkürlich, wohl oder übel
akár tetszik, akár nem, ha tetszik, ha nem, kénytelen-kelletlen, így is, úgy is
vole o nevole
a casaccio, volente o nolente
per saturam, velim nōlim, volens nolens
nori nenori
jak popadnie, chcąc nie chcąc, na chybił trafił, nolens volens
de qualquer jeito, de qualquer maneira, obrigatoriamente, queira ou não queira, querendo ou não
a dheòin no a dh'aindeoin, iochd air n-achd
hteo ne hteo, htio ne htio, хтео не хтео, хтио не хтио
a tontas y a locas, de cualquier manera, guste o no guste, quiera o no quiera, quiérase o no, sea como sea, sin son, velis nolis
nolens volens, på måfå
irekle-ireksez
ister istemez
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