prêt
See also: Appendix:Variations of "pret"
Translingual
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom French prêts, from French prêt (“ready”).
Noun
editprêt
- (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
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Late Latin praestus, from the Latin adverb praestō. Compare Catalan prest, Italian presto. Doublet of preste.
Adjective
editprêt (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
editEtymology 2
editDeverbal of prêter. Compare English prest (“loan; duty, tax”).
Noun
editprêt m (plural prêts)
Synonyms
edit- emprunt m
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “prêt”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
editEtymology
editFrom Late Latin praestus, from the adverb praesto.
Adjective
editprêt m
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