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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries准备
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhǔnbèi
"我们正在为会议做准备。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The action or process of making something ready for use or service or of making oneself ready for a specific purpose.
"The team made careful preparation for the big game."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French preparation or Latin praeparatio, from praeparare 'make ready beforehand'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "preparation" is said worldwide
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préparation
Transliteration: preparation
"La préparation du repas a pris une heure."
Vorbereitung
Transliteration: Vorbereitung
"Die Vorbereitung auf die Prüfung war intensiv."
preparazione
Transliteration: preparazione
"La preparazione della cena richiede tempo."
preparación
Transliteration: preparacion
"La preparación para el examen fue difícil."
preparação
Transliteration: preparacao
"A preparação para a viagem começou cedo."
तैयारी
Transliteration: taiyari
"परीक्षा की तैयारी अच्छी चल रही है।"
准备
Transliteration: zhǔnbèi
"我们正在为会议做准备。"
준비
Transliteration: junbi
"시험 준비는 잘 되어 가니?"
準備
Transliteration: junbi
"旅行の準備をしています。"
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