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1 prepararse
VPR1) (=disponerse) to get readyvenga, prepárate, que nos vamos — come on, get ready, we're going
se preparaba a salir de casa cuando sonó el teléfono — he was just about o getting ready to leave the house when the telephone rang
prepararse para — to get ready for, prepare for
nos estamos preparando para las vacaciones — we are getting ready o preparing for the holidays
2) (=estudiar) [+ discurso] to prepare; [+ examen] to prepare for, study forno me había preparado bien el examen — I hadn't done enough preparation for the exam, I hadn't prepared o studied properly for the exam
3) (=formarse) to preparese están preparando para la prueba de acceso a la universidad — they are preparing for the university entrance exam
4) (=aproximarse) [problemas, tormenta] to loomse prepara una reestructuración ministerial — a cabinet reshuffle is imminent o afoot o looming
* * *(v.) = do + homework, brace + Reflexivo, get + readyEx. The article ' Doing your homework: market research in uncharted waters' provides a detailed review of the motivations for using market research within the data base publishing industry.Ex. She braced herself, afraid that from some obscure motive of propriety or self-protection he would turn on her.Ex. For ages men have known that women take forever to get ready and now there is proof.* * *(v.) = do + homework, brace + Reflexivo, get + readyEx: The article ' Doing your homework: market research in uncharted waters' provides a detailed review of the motivations for using market research within the data base publishing industry.
Ex: She braced herself, afraid that from some obscure motive of propriety or self-protection he would turn on her.Ex: For ages men have known that women take forever to get ready and now there is proof.* * *
■prepararse verbo reflexivo
1 to prepare oneself, get ready
2 Dep to train
' prepararse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alistarse
- fondo
- mentalizar
- preparar
English:
brace
- disproportionate
- do
- prepare
- ready
- train
- gear
* * *vprcomo no esté terminado para mañana, prepárate it had better be ready by tomorrow, or else…;se prepara para el examen she's preparing for the exam;prepararse para hacer algo to prepare o get ready to do sth;prepárate para oír una buena/mala noticia are you ready for some good/bad news?;prepárate para aburrirte como una ostra get ready o prepare yourself to be bored to death2. [entrenarse] [equipo, deportista] to train;prepararse para algo/para hacer algo to train for sth/to do sth;se prepara para las olimpiadas she's in training for the Olympics;se preparó a fondo para el campeonato she prepared thoroughly for the championships3. [fraguarse] [tormenta, nevada] to be on its way;se estaba preparando una verdadera tormenta política a major political storm was brewing o on its way* * *v/r* * *vr* * *prepararse vb1. (en general) to prepare yourself / to get ready2. (entrenarse) to train -
2 prepararse
• be prepared• gear up• get preferment• get pricked with• get rancid• get ready for• girasole• gird up one's loins• prepare oneself• ready oneself -
3 prepararse a
• get ready for a difficult work• get ready to attack• make rattling sound• make real• prepare to -
4 prepararse a
v.to get ready to, to get about to, to make ready to, to prepare oneself to. -
5 prepararse para
v.1 to get ready for, to gear up for, to make preparations for, to make provision for.Ella se prepara para la fiesta She gets ready for the party.2 to become fit for, to brace for.Ella se prepara para la carrera She becomes fit for the race.3 to prepare to, to get about to.Ella se prepara para viajar She prepares to travel.4 to be trained for.Se nos prepara para matar We are trained for killing.* * *= gear up for, ready + Reflexivo + to/for, saddle up for, brace for, get + ready toEx. Results show that the agencies are geared up for a one-way, top-down flow of information.Ex. Knowledge managers must ready themselves for dramatic changes and position all their services and activities carefully if they are to gain the full advantages of the technique.Ex. The article ' Saddle up for reading' describes a library reading and activity programme designed for children aged between 8 and 16 years.Ex. The Roman Catholic Church is bracing for a new public backlash after agreeing to participate for the first time in a television documentary series about the Inquisition.Ex. Residents are encouraged to get ready to make a splash, swim some laps, enjoy water aerobics or learn to swim at these facilities this summer.* * *= gear up for, ready + Reflexivo + to/for, saddle up for, brace for, get + ready toEx: Results show that the agencies are geared up for a one-way, top-down flow of information.
Ex: Knowledge managers must ready themselves for dramatic changes and position all their services and activities carefully if they are to gain the full advantages of the technique.Ex: The article ' Saddle up for reading' describes a library reading and activity programme designed for children aged between 8 and 16 years.Ex: The Roman Catholic Church is bracing for a new public backlash after agreeing to participate for the first time in a television documentary series about the Inquisition.Ex: Residents are encouraged to get ready to make a splash, swim some laps, enjoy water aerobics or learn to swim at these facilities this summer. -
6 prepararse para el futuro
(v.) = embrace + the futureEx. Successful libraries will embrace the future by incorporating new technology into daily routines.* * *(v.) = embrace + the futureEx: Successful libraries will embrace the future by incorporating new technology into daily routines.
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7 prepararse para la tormenta
(v.) = batten down, batten down + the hatchesEx. New Orleans battens down for second storm.Ex. Yet rather than battening down the hatches and boarding up the shopfronts, it is more a case of polishing the silver and pulling out the corks.* * *(v.) = batten down, batten down + the hatchesEx: New Orleans battens down for second storm.
Ex: Yet rather than battening down the hatches and boarding up the shopfronts, it is more a case of polishing the silver and pulling out the corks. -
8 prepararse para lo peor
(v.) = batten down, batten down + the hatchesEx. New Orleans battens down for second storm.Ex. Yet rather than battening down the hatches and boarding up the shopfronts, it is more a case of polishing the silver and pulling out the corks.* * *(v.) = batten down, batten down + the hatchesEx: New Orleans battens down for second storm.
Ex: Yet rather than battening down the hatches and boarding up the shopfronts, it is more a case of polishing the silver and pulling out the corks. -
9 prepararse duramente
• steel oneself -
10 prepararse para
• gear up for• get rattled• get ready for a difficult work• make prosper• make proud• make provisions for• make public• prepare for -
11 prepararse para atacar
• be poised to attack -
12 prepararse para el foro
• read for the barDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > prepararse para el foro
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13 prepararse para hacer frente a tiempos difíciles
• get ready for• get ready to• pull on• pull one's legsDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > prepararse para hacer frente a tiempos difíciles
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14 prepararse para la abogacía
• study for the barDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > prepararse para la abogacía
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15 prepararse para la acción
• prepare for actionDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > prepararse para la acción
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16 prepararse para la guerra
• engage in warfare• prepare for warDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > prepararse para la guerra
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17 prepararse para la lucha
• gird• girder• prepare for the fightDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > prepararse para la lucha
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18 prepararse para los embates de la vida
• tighten one's beltDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > prepararse para los embates de la vida
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19 prepararse para luchar contra
• prepare to fight• shape up toDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > prepararse para luchar contra
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20 prepararse para una prueba
• poise oneself for an ordealDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > prepararse para una prueba
См. также в других словарях:
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prepararse la de San Quintín — formarse la de San Quintín … Diccionario de dichos y refranes
prepararse la de Dios es Cristo — armarse un Cristo … Diccionario de dichos y refranes
prepararse la gorda — formarse la gorda … Diccionario de dichos y refranes
prepararse la marimorena — formarse la marimorena … Diccionario de dichos y refranes
prepararse un zafarrancho — formarse un zafarrancho … Diccionario de dichos y refranes
prepararse un zipizape — formarse un zipizape … Diccionario de dichos y refranes
prepararse un galimatías — Actualmente se llama a una situación muy confusa, aunque en su origen aludía únicamente a la confusión producida por mezcla de idiomas y por falsas o dobles interpretaciones de ideas o palabras. Se sabe que la palabra proviene del francés, aunque … Diccionario de dichos y refranes
prepararse entre gallos y medianoche — pop. Actuar subrepticiamente// procurar que una cosa reservada no trascienda … Diccionario Lunfardo
ser un galimatías — prepararse un galimatías … Diccionario de dichos y refranes
armarse un galimatías — prepararse un galimatías … Diccionario de dichos y refranes