equip

equipar

Dar a alguien o a un lugar las herramientas y cosas necesarias para una tarea.

En inglés sencillo: To give someone or a place the tools or things needed for a particular job.

• We need to equip the kitchen.
• The school equipped every classroom with a computer.
• Are the workers equipped with safety helmets?

Cómo se usa: equip someone/something with something (We equipped the workshop with new tools.)

Sinónimos: outfit, fit out

Expresiones frecuentes: equip someone with something, equip a kitchen, equip a laboratory, equip an expedition

preparar, capacitar

Dar a alguien los conocimientos o habilidades que necesita para lograr algo.

En inglés sencillo: To give someone the knowledge or skills they need to do something successfully.

• These lessons equip you for work.
• The course equipped us with useful skills.
• Good training equips teachers to support struggling students.

Cómo se usa: equip someone with something (The course equips students with basic writing skills.); equip someone to do something (Training equipped her to deal with emergencies.); equip someone for something (The lessons equip children for independent life.)

Sinónimos: prepare, train

Expresiones frecuentes: equip someone with skills, equip someone to succeed, equip someone for something