English–Spanish

“preparations” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/pɾepaɾaˈtiβo/

Example

Ya hice los preparativos para la fiesta.

I've already made preparations for the party.

Illustration for preparativo (preparations)

How to say “preparations” in Spanish

“Preparations” in Spanish is preparativo.

A set of arrangements made before an event.

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

Example sentences with preparativo

Los preparativos del viaje empezaron ayer.

The preparations for the trip began yesterday.

Tips for using preparativo

  • Commonly used in the plural; 'hacer los preparativos' is the usual collocation for arranging an event, while preparación often names a single preparatory action.

“preparations” in other languages