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1 prepare
prepare [prɪ'peə(r)]∎ to prepare a meal for sb préparer un repas à ou pour qn;∎ to prepare a surprise for sb préparer une surprise à qn;∎ to prepare the ground for negotiations préparer le terrain pour des négociations;∎ we are preparing to leave tomorrow nous nous préparons à partir demain;∎ she's preparing them for the exam elle les prépare à l'examen;∎ to prepare oneself for sth se préparer à qch;∎ prepare yourself for a surprise attendez-vous à une surprise;∎ prepare yourself for the worst préparez-vous ou attendez-vous au pire;∎ you'd better prepare yourself for some bad news préparez-vous à recevoir de mauvaises nouvelles;∎ their training had prepared them for most eventualities leur entraînement les avait préparés à presque toutes les éventualités;∎ prepared from the finest ingredients préparé avec les meilleurs ingrédients∎ to prepare for sth faire des préparatifs en vue de ou se préparer à qch;∎ to prepare to do sth se préparer ou s'apprêter à faire qch;∎ to prepare for departure faire des préparatifs en vue d'un départ, se préparer à partir;∎ the country is preparing for war le pays se prépare à la guerre;∎ to prepare for a meeting/an exam préparer une réunion/un examen;∎ prepare for the worst! préparez-vous au pire! -
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A n1 ( container) ( box) paquet m ; ( large box) boîte f ; ( bag) sachet m ; a cigarette pack un paquet de cigarettes ; a cornflakes pack une boîte de cornflakes ;2 ( group) (of wolves, people, dogs) bande f ; (of hounds, in hunting) meute f ; (of scouts, guides) section f ;B - pack (dans composés) a two/four-pack ( of cassettes) un lot de deux/quatre ; ( of beer) un pack de deux/quatre.C vtr1 ( stow) ( in suitcase) mettre [qch] dans une valise [clothes] ; (in box, crate) emballer [ornaments, books] ;2 ( put things into) emballer [box, crate] ; to pack one's suitcase faire sa valise ; to pack one's bags lit, fig faire ses valises ; to pack sth with remplir qch de ;3 ( package commercially) emballer, conditionner [fruit, meat, goods] ;4 ( cram into) [people, crowd] remplir complètement [church, theatre, stadium] ; boucher [corner, hole, gap] (with avec) ; to be packed with être bondé de [people] ; être plein de [ideas, sweets] ; to pack sth into a hole bourrer ou boucher un trou avec qch ;5 ( press firmly) tasser [snow, earth] ;6 ○ ( carry) avoir [pistol, gun] ;7 Pol ( influence composition of) s'assurer [jury] ; rendre [qch] favorable à ses vues [conference, meeting, committee].D vi1 ( get ready for departure) [person] faire ses valises ;a pack of lies un tissu de mensonges ; to send sb packing envoyer promener qn.■ pack away:▶ pack [sth] away, pack away [sth] ranger [clothes, books].■ pack in:▶ pack in ○ ( break down) [car] tomber en panne ; [machine] se détraquer ○ ; [heart, liver] craquer ○ ;▶ pack [sth] in, pack in [sth]1 ( cram in) faire tenir [people] ; that play is really packing them in cette pièce attire vraiment les foules ;2 ○ ( give up) plaquer ○ [job, boyfriend] ; to pack it all in tout plaquer ○ ; I've packed in smoking j'ai arrêté de fumer ; pack it in! arrête!, ça suffit!■ pack off:▶ pack [sb] off, pack off [sb] expédier ; to pack sb off to expédier qn à [school, bed] ; expédier qn en [country].■ pack up:▶ pack up1 ( prepare to go) [person] faire ses valises ;3 ○ ( stop) s'arrêter ;▶ pack [sth] up, pack up [sth]2 ○ ( stop) to pack up doing arrêter de faire. -
3 preparation
[prepə'reiʃən]1) (the act of preparing: You can't pass an exam without preparation.) préparation2) (something done to prepare: She was making hasty preparations for her departure.) préparatif(s)
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