English–Spanish

“preparation” in Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/pɾepaɾaˈθjon/

Example

La preparación para la fiesta está casi terminada.

The preparation for the party is almost finished.

Illustration for preparación (preparation)

How to say “preparation” in Spanish

“Preparation” in Spanish is preparación.

State of being arranged and ready for use.

Full entry for preparación: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with preparación

Necesito más tiempo para la preparación del examen.

I need more time for exam preparation.

Tips for using preparación

  • When referring to a person getting ready, Spanish usually uses the reflexive prepararse or estar + preparado rather than the noun, as in me estoy preparando or estoy preparado.

Other Spanish words for “preparation”

La elaboración del informe llevó tres días.

The preparation of the report took three days.

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