prepararse para

v.

1 to get ready for, to gear up for, to make preparations for, to make provision for.

Ella se prepara para la fiesta She gets ready for the party.

2 to become fit for, to brace for.

Ella se prepara para la carrera She becomes fit for the race.

3 to prepare to, to get about to.

Ella se prepara para viajar She prepares to travel.

4 to be trained for.

Se nos prepara para matar We are trained for killing.

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= gear up for, ready + Reflexivo + to/for, saddle up for, brace for, get + ready to

Ex. Results show that the agencies are geared up for a one-way, top-down flow of information.

Ex. Knowledge managers must ready themselves for dramatic changes and position all their services and activities carefully if they are to gain the full advantages of the technique.

Ex. The article 'Saddle up for reading' describes a library reading and activity programme designed for children aged between 8 and 16 years.

Ex. The Roman Catholic Church is bracing for a new public backlash after agreeing to participate for the first time in a television documentary series about the Inquisition.

Ex. Residents are encouraged to get ready to make a splash, swim some laps, enjoy water aerobics or learn to swim at these facilities this summer.

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= gear up for, ready + Reflexivo + to/for, saddle up for, brace for, get + ready to

Ex: Results show that the agencies are geared up for a one-way, top-down flow of information.

Ex: Knowledge managers must ready themselves for dramatic changes and position all their services and activities carefully if they are to gain the full advantages of the technique.

Ex: The article 'Saddle up for reading' describes a library reading and activity programme designed for children aged between 8 and 16 years.

Ex: The Roman Catholic Church is bracing for a new public backlash after agreeing to participate for the first time in a television documentary series about the Inquisition.

Ex: Residents are encouraged to get ready to make a splash, swim some laps, enjoy water aerobics or learn to swim at these facilities this summer.