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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPréparer
Pronunciation / Transliteration: prɛpaʁe
"Elle doit préparer le repas pour ce soir."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make something ready for use or consideration.
"She needs to prepare the presentation for the meeting." - 2
To arrange or plan in advance.
"They prepared a detailed itinerary for their trip."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'praeparare', combining 'prae-' (before) and 'parare' (to make ready). Entering Middle English via Old French in the 15th century, the word evolved to encompass the general act of making ready beforehand for a specific purpose, event, or state.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Prepare" is said worldwide
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Préparer
Transliteration: prɛpaʁe
"Elle doit préparer le repas pour ce soir."
Vorbereiten
Transliteration: foːɐ̯bəˈʁaɪ̯tən
"Er muss die Präsentation vorbereiten."
Preparare
Transliteration: prepaˈrare
"Deve preparare la cena per stasera."
Preparar
Transliteration: prepaˈɾaɾ
"Ella necesita preparar la comida para esta noche."
Preparar
Transliteration: pɾepaˈɾaʁ
"Ele precisa preparar a apresentação."
तैयार करना
Transliteration: taiyār karnā
"उसे आज रात के खाने के लिए तैयार करना है।"
准备
Transliteration: zhǔnbèi
"她需要为今晚的晚餐做准备。"
준비하다
Transliteration: junbihada
"그녀는 오늘 밤 저녁을 준비해야 합니다."
準備する
Transliteration: junbi suru
"彼女は今晩の夕食の準備をしなければなりません。"
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