at the ready

English

Pronunciation

• Audio (AU):

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Prepositional phrase

at the ready

1. (idiomatic) Ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation.

   The soldiers held their rifles at the ready and listened for the enemy.

   The soldiers' rifles were at the ready.

Translations

ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 已準備好的／已准备好的, 已准备好的 (yǐ zhǔnbèi hǎo de)

• Finnish: valmiina
• French: en joue (fr)
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• Portuguese: aposto (pt), a postos, de prontidão
• Romanian: pregătit (ro), la îndemână
• Russian: нагото́ве (ru) (nagotóve)
• Spanish: a punto, al pie del cañón