ready in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.ready <readier, readiest> [Am ˈrɛdi, Brit ˈrɛdi] ADJ

1.1. ready (having completed preparations) pred:

to be ready
estar listo
to be ready
estar pronto Urug
I'll be ready in a minute
enseguida estoy (lista)
ready when you are!
¡cuando quieras!
we're ready and waiting
estamos listos para lo que sea
your documents are ready and waiting
sus documentos están listos y a su disposición
the doctor is ready for you now
ya puede pasar a ver al doctor
ready for press
listo para la imprenta
to be ready to + infin
estar listo para  +  infin
are they ready to start?
¿están listos para empezar?
to get ready
prepararse
to get ready
aprontarse CSur
to get ready (get dressed, made up etc)
arreglarse
to get ready (get dressed, made up etc)
prepararse
to get ready (get dressed, made up etc)
aprontarse CSur
(get) ready, (get) steady or set, go
preparados or en sus marcas, listos ¡ya!
(get) ready, (get) steady or set, go
prontos, listos ¡ya! Urug
to get sth/sb/oneself ready , I'm getting the meal ready
estoy preparando la comida
it takes her ages to get herself/the children ready
tarda siglos en arreglarse/arreglar a los niños
to make ready
prepararse
to make sth ready
poner algo a punto

II.ready <pl readies> [Am ˈrɛdi, Brit ˈrɛdi] N

III.ready <readies, readying, readied> [Am ˈrɛdi, Brit ˈrɛdi] VB trans

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-ready [Am ˈrɛdi, Brit ˈrɛdi] SUFFIX

ready-mix [Am ˈrɛdiˌmɪks], ready-mixed [-t] ADJ

ready-cooked [Am ˌrɛdiˈkʊkt, Brit ˌrɛdɪˈkʊkt] ADJ

ready-made [Am ˈˌrɛdi ˈmeɪd, Brit rɛdɪˈmeɪd] ADJ

cable-ready [ˈkeɪbəlˌrɛdi] ADJ Am

oven-ready [Am ˈˌəvən ˈˌrɛdi, Brit ˌʌv(ə)nˈrɛdi] ADJ

camera-ready [ˈkæm(ə)rəˌrɛdi] ADJ

ready-to-wear [Am ˈˌrɛdi tə ˈwɛ(ə)r, Brit ˌrɛdɪtəˈwɛː] N U

ready in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ready in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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I.ready [ˈredi] -ier, -iest ADJ

II.ready [ˈredi] -ier, -iest N

III.ready [ˈredi] -ier, -iest VB trans

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rough-and-ready [ˌrʌfəndˈredi] ADJ (primitive)

I.ready-to-wear [ˌreditəˈweəʳ, Am -ˈwer] ADJ

II.ready-to-wear [ˌreditəˈweəʳ, Am -ˈwer] N no pl

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ready Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be a ready source of sth
ser una fuente fácil de algo
(with) his pencil at the ready
(con) su lápiz a mano
call me immediately it is ready
llámame en cuanto esté preparado
he is ready to drop
está que no se tiene
I was ready to take on the world
estaba preparada para comerme el mundo ex
to be ready to go out
estar dispuesto para salir
to get ready for what may happen
prepararse por lo que se pueda terciar
it will be ready for [or by] Friday
estará listo para el viernes
I'll be ready in a jiffy
estoy lista en un periquete
to make a house ready for living in
preparar una casa para vivir en ella
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Anyhow, most of the major brands have tubeless-ready wheelsets but there's still a dearth of tyres out there.
road.cc
Then dip each peeled potato into melted butter and place on a baking tin, ready for the oven.
www.independent.ie
And half the fun is picking up a player that you know someone else is ready to pounce on.
www.theroar.com.au
Notably, when officers in that city nabbed their jewel-swallowing thief this week, they already had a ready-made dry cell in which to put him.
news.nationalpost.com
He asserts there to be three types of arguments, those of necessity, of ready believability, and sophistry.
en.wikipedia.org
Again, in the traditional method this yeast was taken from sheep gallstone whereas nowadays it is bought ready to use.
en.wikipedia.org
The cameras change everything for kids who just aren't ready for it.
en.wikipedia.org
This room's a no-go zone until the parents are ready.
www.canberratimes.com.au
Prefabricated concrete slabs are built in a factory and transported to the site, ready to be lowered into place between steel or concrete beams.
en.wikipedia.org
Opposite our cottage was a stack yard where the corn was stacked ready for thrashing.
en.wikipedia.org

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