ready

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preparado

∗ adjective

ready
[ˈredɪ]
sustantivo
también:
  • at the ready -> a mano
1(familiar)
  • readies -> dinero (m) contante y sonante (cash) (británico)
adjetivo
2listo(a), preparado(a) (prepared)
  • to be ready (to do something) -> estar listo(a) or preparado(a) (para hacer algo)
  • we were ready to give up -> estuvimos a punto de darnos por vencidos
  • to get (oneself) ready -> prepararse or (prepared) alistarse; (Am) arreglarse (smarten up)
  • to get something ready -> preparar algo
  • ready!, steady!, go! -> preparados, listos, ¡ya!
  • ready cash -> dinero (m) en efectivo
3dispuesto(a) (willing)
  • to be ready to do something -> estar dispuesto(a) a hacer algo
4rápido(a) (quick)
  • to have a ready wit -> ser muy despierto(a)
verbo transitivo
5preparar (prepare)
  • to ready oneself for action -> prepararse or alistarse para la acción (Am)

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ready [re-di]
adjetivo
1Preparado, dispuesto (willing), aparejado para alguna cosa, aprestado; provisto de todo lo que es necesario; en condición para usar u obrar.
  • Ready to burst -> a punto de reventar
  • To make ready -> preparar
2Inclinado, propenso, dispuesto.
3Que está para; no lejos de, en el momento de.
4Listo, pronto (quick); contante, de contado; que no se difiere.
  • Ready money -> dinero contante
  • Ready payment -> paga pronta
5Fácil, lo que no cuesta trabajo.
6A la mano, al alcance; socorrido, útil, disponible sin dilación.
7Pronto, ligero.
  • All things are ready -> todo está listo, todo se halla dispuesto
  • Ready for departure -> preparado para salir o irse, listo para la marcha
  • A ready retort -> una réplica pronta
  • Ready to find fault -> inclinado a poner faltas
  • A ready method -> un método fácil
  • He was ready to die -> estaba para morir, en vísperas de morir
  • Ready-made -> ya hecho; confeccionado
  • Ready-witted -> de ingenio vivo, pronto
adverbio
8Prontamente, presto.

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ready [ˈredɪ]
adjective
readier (comparative)readiest (superlative)
1 (prepared) (physically) listo
your glasses will be ready in a fortnight sus gafas estarán listas dentro de quince días; tendrá sus gafas listas dentro de quince días; (are you) ready? ¿(estás) listo?; ready when you are! ¡cuando quieras!; ready, steady, go! ¡preparados, listos, ya!; to be ready to do sth estar listo para hacer algo
the aircraft will be ready to fly in 6 months
ready to serve [+food] listo para servir
to be ready for sthfor estar listo para algo
everything is ready for the new arrival todo está listo dispuesto para la llegada del bebé;or
flight 211 is now ready for boarding
ready for use listo para usar; the doctor's ready for you now el doctor ya puede verlo
The crops are ready for harvesting
to get (o.s.) readyget prepararse; arreglarse
to get ready for school/bed prepararse para ir al colegio/a la cama
to get make sth readygetormake preparar algo
he was getting the children ready to go out estaba arreglando a los niños para salir
I'll have everything readyhave lo tendré todo listo
I had my camera ready tenía la cámara preparada
to hold o.s. ready (for sth)hold mantenerse listo (para algo)
hold yourselves ready to leave at any moment
ready and waitingwaiting a punto
The Allied air forces were ready and waiting. The chalet was kept ready and waiting for them at all times ...an impressive array of food, ready and waiting for the party in the evening... He got up earlier to give himself time to get ready I only need about 10 minutes to get myself ready when I'm about to go out get ready for school, chilren!
 (mentally, emotionally) preparado
I was all ready with a prepared statement me había preparado bien con una declaración hecha de antemano; she wanted a baby but didn't feel ready yet quería un bebé, pero todavía no se sentía preparada; she had her excuses ready tenía sus excusas preparadas
she had her excuses ready in case her father asked any questions
to be ready to do sth estar preparado para hacer algo; she's not ready to take on that kind of responsibility no está preparada para asumir tanta responsabilidad; I'm ready to face him now ahora me siento con ánimos para enfrentarme a él; are you ready to order? (in restaurant) ¿desean pedir ya?
to be ready for sthfor estar preparado para algo
to be ready for anything estar preparado para lo que sea; estar dispuesto a lo que sea; I'm ready for a drink me muero por beber algo; I'm ready for (my) bed yo ya tengo sueño
she felt ready for adventure get ready for it! get ready for it - I'm going to have a baby!
to be ready with an excusewith tener preparada una excusa
to be ready with a joke tener una broma a punto
you're nowhere near ready for such a job I'm still young, and free, and ready for anything After that meal I feel ready for anything! We're not looking for trouble, but we're ready for anything
2 (available) disponible
3 (willing) dispuesto
to be ready to do sth estar dispuesto a hacer algo; to be only too ready to do sth estar más que dispuesto a hacer algo
4 (quick) [+solution, explanation, smile] fácil; [+wit] agudo; vivo; [+market] muy receptivo
to have a ready answer/excuse (for sth) tener una respuesta/excusa a punto (para algo); don't be so ready to criticize no te des tanta prisa en criticar
one advantage of this model is the ready availability of spare partsavailability una de las ventajas de este modelo es que se pueden obtener recambios fácilmente
to have a ready [pen] to find a ready [sale]
to ensure a ready supply of fresh herbs, why not try growing your own?supply para contar siempre con una provisión de hierbas ¿por qué no cultivarlas tú mismo?
to have a ready [tongue] the ready availability of equipment...
5 (on the point of)
to be ready to do sth estar a punto de hacer algo; we were ready to give up there and then estábamos a punto de abandonar sin más
I was ready to die of hunger she felt almost ready to cry Twice he had picked up the phone, ready to call her ...an over-ripe plum, ready to fall... It was the dry season and everything was ready to catch fire.
noun
1
at the readyat the listo; preparado
with rifles at the ready con los fusiles listos preparados para disparar;or pencil at the ready lápiz en ristre; lápiz en mano; riot police were at the ready la policía antidisturbios estaba lista preparada para actuar;or
Soldiers came charging through the forest, guns at the ready The autograph books were at the ready when he came into the studio it is probably as well to have cash at the ready
2
the readies (informal) (cash) la pasta; (informal) la plata; (LAm) (informal) la lana; (LAm) (informal)
verb:transitive
(formal) (prepare) [+object] disponer; preparar;for para
The satellite would be readied with all possible haste and sent up to relay messages. In Egypt, two new camps were readied for the absorption of refugees The manuscript has been accepted and readied for publication
to ready o.s. (for news, an event, a struggle) disponerse; prepararse; (for a party etc) arreglarse;for para;
Standard Oil and Union Carbide are readying themselves for a monumental struggle. The infantry readied themselves for the final rush He readied himself for the photograph... In his customary manner, Bob readied himself with daily appointments with beauticians, nutritionists and manicurists
modifier
ready cash, ready money (n) dinero en efectivo; (m)
ready meal (n) comida precocinada preparada; (f)or
ready reckoner (n) tabla de equivalencias; (f)

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