Ready in spanish
pronunciation: listoʊ part of speech: adjective
ready [readier -comp., readiest -sup.]1 = disponible, listo, preparado, dispuesto. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: Copies with holds must be cataloged quickly to have them ready for the borrower.more:
» all ready to = muy dispuesto a.
Example: A few moments ago I was all ready to give up reading because the book was not going to be to my taste.» at the ready = listo, preparado, a mano, en ristre.
Example: The Queen's undertakers keep a special coffin at the ready in case a member of the Royal family dies suddenly abroad.» battle-ready = listo para el combate, preparado para el combate.
Example: The museum houses a full selection of battle-ready battle-axes, spanning from the medieval period through the Renaissance.» be more than ready for = anhelar, estar deseoso de.
Example: By the time the first Italian parliament was formed in 1861, Italy was more than ready for political union.» be ready = estar listo, estar preparado.
Example: We are not ready for it yet, but we are getting closer every day.» be ready, willing and able = estar dispuesto a, estar dispuesto a todo, estar preparado y dispuesto a todo.
Example: However, unlike most artists, Ritchie was ready, willing and able to explain the deeper meanings in his pieces.» get + ready = prepárate.
Example: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as he recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.» get + ready = arreglarse, prepararse, aparejarse, poner a punto.
Example: For ages men have known that women take forever to get ready and now there is proof.» get + ready for the worst = prepararse para lo peor.
Example: We are hoping for the best, but getting ready for the worst.» get + ready for war = prepararse para la guerra.
Example: Prime Minister Tony Blair has told British troops to get ready for war against Iraq.» get + ready to = prepararse para.
Example: 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.» ready-made = hecho de antemano, preconfeccionado, preparado de antemano, preparado, prefabricado.
Example: In some cases UDC provides the indexer with a ready-made class number for a compound subject.» ready meal = comida preparada, plato preparado, comida precocinada, comida rápida.
Example: We all succumb to ready meals occasionally -- but most would draw the line at serving them at dinner parties.» ready reckoner = tabla de cálculo, tabla de calcular.
Example: You can use our 'ready reckoner' to calculate the costs associated with buying a home through shared ownership.» Ready, set, go! = ¡Preparados, listos, ya!.
Example: The article 'Outsourcing: ready, set, go! A cataloger's perspective' considers the issues involved in outsourcing library cataloguing.» Ready, steady, go! = ¡Preparados, listos, ya!.
Example: When you say Ready, steady, go! the students show their cards and the others have to say which one is missing.» ready-to-eat = listo para el consumo, precocinado.
Example: This ready-to-eat nutritious food is made by admixing condensed milk with rolled oats, honey, dates, wheat germ, coconuts, and walnuts.» ready-to-use = listo para usar.
Example: This ready-to-use potting compost is peat-free and 4 times lighter than conventional compost due to the fact it is dehydrated.» stand + ready = estar listo, estar preparado.
Example: One obligation resting upon every public institution in a democracy is that of standing ready at all times to render an account of itself to the people.» the ready = dinero contante y sonante, pasta, guita, plata, pelas.
Example: The government has an obligation to ensure that those who are genuinely incapable of earning a minimally decent living for themselves have the ready needed to secure the basics.» unready = no listo, no preparado.
Example: She had been on the staff for a year, but had not applied for the head position because she felt unready for the challenge.ready [readier -comp., readiest -sup.]2 = rápido, fácil, inmediato. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: Any shelf arrangement systems which do not permit ready location of specific documents are cumbersome for the user or member of staff seeking a specific document.more:
» ready reference = consulta rápida. [Expresión que se utiliza para referirse principalmente a las obras de referencia de una biblioteca por la característica que presenta de dar una respuesta directa a la pregunta del lector]
Example: Although full text data bases are especially good for ready reference in library reference work, many libraries are not funded to use on-line sources routinely for ready reference.» rough and ready = improvisado, provisional.
Example: The opposite situation occurs when a rough and ready translation is needed.ready3 = preparar.
Example: A woman died yesterday while being readied for cosmetic surgery.more:
» ready + Reflexivo + to/for = prepararse para.
Example: 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.