aprontar

Ladino

Verb

1. to prepare

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Portuguese

Etymology

A (“ready”) +‎ pronto +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.pɾõ.ˈta(ɾ)/, /a.pɾõ.ˈta(ɹ)/
• IPA^(key): /a.pɾõ.ˈta(ɾ)/, /a.pɾõ.ˈta(ɻ)/
• IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɾõ.ˈtaɾ/

Verb

1. to prepare (make ready for a specific future purpose)

   Apronta o tabuleiro para podermos jogar. ― Prepare the board so we can play.

   Synonym: preparar

2. (specifically) to prepare for a trip

   Apronte-se, vamos a Berlim. ― Prepare yourself, we’re going to Berlin.

   Aprontamos o navio para a expedição. ― We prepared to ship for the expedition.

3. to prepare (make something for eating or drinking)

   Aprontei um jantar e um café. ― I prepared dinner and coffee.

   Synonyms: fazer, preparar

4. to dress someone up (wear fancy dress)

   Ela aprontou seu filho para a festa dele. ― She dressed up her son for his party.

   Synonym: arrumar

5. to finish doing something (especially writing a document, report, etc.)

   Finalmente aprontei o relatório. ― I finally finished the report.

   Synonyms: acabar, concluir, terminar

6. (Brazil) to do something mischievous

   Pirralhos gostam de aprontar. ― Brats like to do mischievous things.

7. (Brazil, in gerund) to be up to something

   Ele está aprontando. ― He is up to something.

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Related terms

• aprontação
• aprontado
• aprontador
• aprontamento
• pronto

 

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Spanish

Etymology

From a- (“ready”) +‎ pronto +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apɾonˈtaɾ/ [a.pɾõn̪ˈt̪aɾ]

Verb

1. to prepare quickly
2. (reflexive) to quickly get ready

Further reading

• “aprontar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014