English–French

“preparatory” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/pʁepaʁatwaʁ/

Example

Le travail préparatoire a pris deux semaines.

The preparatory work took two weeks.

Illustration for préparatoire (preparatory)

How to say “preparatory” in French

“Preparatory” in French is préparatoire.

A workbench set up before the main task or event begins.

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

Example sentences with préparatoire

Nous avons organisé une réunion préparatoire hier.

We organized a preparatory meeting yesterday.

Tips for using préparatoire

  • Préparatoire has the same masculine and feminine singular form, while the plural is préparatoires.

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