preparation

préparation

Travail effectué pour se préparer ou préparer quelque chose à un événement ou une tâche à venir.

En anglais simple : The work you do to get yourself or something ready for a future event or task.

• The meal needs little preparation.
• Preparations for the wedding began in January.
• She practised daily in preparation for the competition.

Comment l'utiliser : preparation for something (Preparation for the exam took several weeks.); in preparation for something (We cleaned the house in preparation for their visit.)

Synonymes : getting ready

Expressions courantes : preparation for something, in preparation for, food preparation, careful preparation

état de préparation

État d’une personne ou d’une chose prête à faire face à une situation.

En anglais simple : The state of being ready to deal with something.

• Her level of preparation impressed us.
• The team reached a high state of preparation.
• Their lack of preparation became clear when the alarm sounded.

Comment l'utiliser : preparation for something (The exercise tested our preparation for an emergency.)

Synonymes : readiness, preparedness

Contraires : unpreparedness

Expressions courantes : state of preparation, level of preparation, mental preparation

préparation

Substance fabriquée pour un usage précis, notamment un médicament ou un produit pour la peau.

En anglais simple : A substance made for a particular use, especially a medicine or skin product.

• Apply the preparation to clean skin.
• The pharmacist recommended a herbal preparation.
• These preparations contain different amounts of the same medicine.

Synonymes : product, mixture, compound

Expressions courantes : herbal preparation, skin preparation, medicinal preparation