preparar — meaning in English

English meaning

• do verb To perform or carry out an action or task.
• fix verb To repair something that is broken or not working properly.
• lay verb To put something down, especially in a flat or resting position.
• prepare verb To make something or someone ready for a particular purpose or event.
• ready adj Fully prepared for something and able to act immediately.
• set verb To put something in a particular place or position.

Senses

preparar is used for these senses in English:

• do (transitive) To cook.
• fix (intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.
• lay To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).
• prepare (transitive) To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm.
• prepare (transitive) To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.
• prepare (intransitive) To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.
• ready (transitive) To prepare; to make ready for action.
• set (transitive) To prepare (a stage or film set).

do — full definition

1. verb To perform or carry out an action or task.
2. verb Used as a helping verb to form questions and negatives, or for emphasis.
3. verb To be sufficient or acceptable.
4. verb To fare or get on in a particular way.
5. noun A social event or party (informal, chiefly British).

fix — full definition

1. verb To repair something that is broken or not working properly.
2. verb To attach or secure something firmly in place.
3. verb To prepare food or drink.
4. verb To dishonestly arrange the outcome of a contest or event in advance.
5. noun A solution to a problem.

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