préparer

Definitions of préparer
  1. verb
    to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery
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    type of:
    créer, faire
    make or cause to be or to become
  2. verb
    prepare for eating by applying heat
    synonyms: cuisiner, faire
    faire
    gather and light the materials for
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    conserver
    prevent (food) from rotting
    faire
    put on the stove or ready for cooking
    préparer en vitesse
    prepare or cook quickly or hastily
    concocter, imaginer, inventer
    prepare or cook by mixing ingredients
    conserver, mariner
    preserve in a pickling liquid
    mettre en boîte, pouvoir, être capable de
    preserve in a can or tin
    fumer, saler
    prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
    type of:
    créer de matière brute
    make from scratch
  3. verb
    put on the stove or ready for cooking
    synonyms: faire
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    type of:
    cuisiner, faire
    prepare for eating by applying heat
  4. verb
    educate for a future role or function
    synonyms: former
    exercer, former
    create by training and teaching
    conditionner, discipliner, former
    develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
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    types:
    munir, qualifier
    make fit or prepared
    type of:
    former, instruire, éduquer
    give an education to
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