prêt
See also: Appendix:Variations of "pret"
Translingual
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French prêts, from French prêt (“ready”).
Noun
[edit]prêt
- (fencing) The command to make ready; used regardless of language of the participants; in the sequence "en garde, prêt, aller".
See also
[edit]- Translingual: en garde, prêt, aller
- French: En garde! Prêts? Allez!
French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /pʁɛ/, (in liaison) /pʁɛ.t‿/ ~ /pʁe.t‿/
Audio: (file) Audio (Canada (Shawinigan)): (file) Audio (France (Toulouse)): (file) Audio (France (Vosges)): (file) Audio (France (Vosges)): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛ
Etymology 1
[edit]Etymology tree
Inherited from Middle French prest, from Old French prest, from Late Latin praestus, from the Latin adverb praestō. Compare Catalan prest, Italian presto. Doublet of preste.
Adjective
[edit]prêt (feminine prête, masculine plural prêts, feminine plural prêtes)
- ready
- Je ne suis pas prêt. ― I am not ready.
- Tenez-vous prêt pour partir dans deux heures. (Using the polite vous-form) ― Be ready to leave in two hours.
- Je suis prêt à vous entendre. ― I am ready to listen to you.
Usage notes
[edit]- prêt à [+ infinitive] ― “ready to [do something]”
- prêt pour [quelque chose] ― “ready for [something]”
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Inherited from Middle French prest, from Old French prest, deverbal from prester (whence Modern French prêter).
Compare English prest (“loan; duty, tax”).
Noun
[edit]prêt m (plural prêts)
Synonyms
[edit]- emprunt m
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “prêt”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Norman
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin praestus, from the adverb praesto.
Adjective
[edit]prêt m
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