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prepare

UK: /prɪˈpeər/ US: /-ˈper/ [prepared, preparing]

Translation

v [t, i]
preparar
We have to start preparing the slides for the meeting
Tenemos que empezar a preparar las diapositivas para la reunión
Carl is preparing to leave
Carl se está preparando para marcharse
constr. to prepare + to do sth
(Definition of prepare v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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