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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesno preparado
Pronunciation / Transliteration: no preparado
"Se sentía no preparado para el examen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not ready or equipped for a particular situation or task.
"She felt unprepared for the exam despite studying all night." - 2
Lacking the necessary skills or resources to handle a situation.
"The team was unprepared for the sudden changes in the project requirements."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'unprepared' is formed from the prefix 'un-', meaning 'not', and the root 'prepared', which comes from the Latin 'praeparare', meaning 'to make ready'. The term has evolved in English since the late 14th century, reflecting a state of being not ready or equipped for a particular situation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unprepared" is said worldwide
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non préparé
Transliteration: nɔ̃ pʁepaʁe
"Il se sentait non préparé pour l'examen."
unvorbereitet
Transliteration: ʊnfoʁbəʁaɪtɛt
"Er fühlte sich unvorbereitet für die Prüfung."
non preparato
Transliteration: non preparato
"Si sentiva non preparato per l'esame."
no preparado
Transliteration: no preparado
"Se sentía no preparado para el examen."
não preparado
Transliteration: nɐ̃w̃ pɾeˈpaɾadu
"Ele se sentia não preparado para a prova."
तैयार नहीं
Transliteration: taiyār nahīn
"वह परीक्षा के लिए तैयार नहीं था।"
未准备
Transliteration: wèi zhǔnbèi
"他觉得自己未准备好参加考试。"
준비되지 않음
Transliteration: junbidoeji anheum
"그는 시험에 준비되지 않았다고 느꼈다."
準備ができていない
Transliteration: junbi ga dekite inai
"彼は試験のために準備ができていないと感じた。"
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