prêt
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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]
Etymology 1[edit]
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 suis pas prêt. ― I'm not ready.
- Tenez-vous prêt pour partir dans deux heures.
- 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]
Deverbal of 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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