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- 'pærə-adjective (acting as an introduction or in order to prepare for something: Political leaders have agreed to meet for preparatory talks about an end to the war.) preparatoriotr[prɪ'pærətərɪ]1 preparatorio,-a, preliminar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLpreparatory to antes de, previo,-a apreparatory school SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL escuela de primaria privada 2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL colegio de secundaria privadopreparatory [pri'pærə.tori] adj: preparatorioadj.• preparatorio, -a adj.prɪ'pærətɔːri, prɪ'pærətria) preparatorio, preliminarb)[prɪ'pærǝtǝrɪ]preparatory to — (as prep) antes de, como preparación para
1.ADJ preparatorio, preliminarpreparatory to — como preparación para, antes de
2.CPDPREPARATORY SCHOOL En el Reino Unido una preparatory school o prep school es una escuela privada de educación primaria, normalmente no mixta, para alumnos de edades comprendidas entre los 6 y los 13 años. Estos centros exigen uniforme y su objetivo es preparar a los alumnos para que prosigan su formación en centros privados. En Estados Unidos una preparatory o prep school es un centro privado de enseñanza secundaria que prepara a sus alumnos para su ingreso en la universidad. Tanto en el Reino Unido como en Estados Unidos las preparatory schools se asocian con las clases sociales más pudientes y privilegiadas. La palabra preppy, usada como sustantivo o adjetivo, designa a los alumnos de las prep schools estadounidenses o la forma de vestir y apariencia pulcra, discreta y conservadora que normalmente se les atribuye.preparatory school N — (Brit) escuela privada para niños de 6 a 13 años ; (US) colegio m privado
* * *[prɪ'pærətɔːri, prɪ'pærətri]a) preparatorio, preliminarb)preparatory to — (as prep) antes de, como preparación para
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