prêt — meaning in English
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English meaning
- done adjective Finished or completed.
- happy adj Feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.
- loan noun A sum of money lent to someone on the understanding that it will be paid back, often with interest.
- poised adj Calm, self-possessed, and confident in manner.
- ready adj Fully prepared for something and able to act immediately.
- set verb To put something in a particular place or position.
- willing adj Ready and happy to do something, without needing to be persuaded.
Senses
prêt is used for these senses in English:
- done (of food) Ready, fully cooked.
- happy Content, willing, satisfied (with or to do something); having no objection (to something).
- loan (law, banking, finance) A sum of money or other property that a natural or legal person borrows from another with the condition that it be returned or repaid over time or at a later date (sometimes with interest).
- loan The contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan.
- poised Ready, prepared.
- ready Prepared for immediate action or use.
- willing Ready to do something, particularly something that requires change or effort; not objecting.
done — full definition
- adjective Finished or completed.
- adjective Cooked long enough to be ready to eat.
- adjective Completely worn out, exhausted, or with nothing left to give.
- adjective Socially acceptable or fashionable, as in "the done thing."
- interjection Used to signal that a task, deal, or agreement is settled or finished.
happy — full definition
- adj Feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.
- adj Willing or glad to do something.
- adj Lucky or fortunate, as in "happy accident."