préparer

A. vtr

• 1 (gen) to prepare; to make [meal]; to get [sth] ready [clothes, file]; to plan [holidays, future]; to draw up [plan]; to hatch [plot] il est en train de préparer le dîner = he's getting dinner ready des plats préparés = ready meals Definition of prepare in the British & World English dictionary Definition of prepare in the US English dictionary Translate prepare | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2préparer qn à qch (gen) = to prepare sb for sth; = to coach sb for sth [race, examination] essaie de la préparer avant de lui annoncer la nouvelle = try and break the news to her gently

B. v refl (+ v être)

• 1 to get readyTranslate get ready | into German | into Italian

• 2 to prepare Definition of prepare in the British & World English dictionary Definition of prepare in the US English dictionary Translate prepare | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 3 [storm, trouble] to be brewing; [changes] to be in the offing un coup d'État se prépare dans le pays = a coup d'état is imminent in the countryTranslate be in the offing | into German

• 4se préparer une tasse de thé = to make (GB) or fix (US) oneself a cup of tea