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preparere

verbverb

to treat, to cure · to stuff, to mount · to prepare, to groom · to prime, to prepare in advance

EtymologyOpphav

av latin pre- og parare ‘gjøre i stand, berede’; jamfør pre-pre- (before, in front of) from Latin pre- and parare 'to make ready, to prepare'; compare pre-pre- (before, in front of)

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. gjøre motstandsdyktig og holdbar to make resistant and durable
    • preparere skinn to treat hides
  2. utstoppeto stuff, to mount to stuffutstoppe
    • preparere fugler to stuff birds
  3. gjøre i stand til et bestemt bruk, særlig om løyper og ski to get ready for a particular use, especially of ski trails and skis
    • preparere alpinbakker to groom ski slopes
  4. påvirke i forveien;
    forberede
    to influence in advance;
    to prepare
    • preparere stemningen to prime the mood