| Englisch | Deutsch | |
| poised {adj} [Am.] [ready or prepared] | 2054 bereit | |
| handy {adj} [ready to hand] | 444 griffbereit | |
| mil. embattled {adj} [ready to fight] | 72 kampfbereit | |
| FoodInd. gastr. [ready for kitchen processing] {adj} | 11 küchenfertig [teilfertige Lebensmittel, die vor dem Garen noch vorbereitet werden müssen] | |
| [There's nothing warming the crown jewels, yet he thinks he's ready for Vegas.] | (Noch) keine Haare am Sack, aber im Puff vordrängeln. [vulg.] | |
| touchy {adj} [ready to take offense on slight provocation] | leicht gekränkt [leicht beleidigt] | |
| yare {adj} [archaic] [ready] | bereit | |
Verben |
| comm. ind. spec. to finish sth. [make ready] | 15 etw. konfektionieren [letzte Arbeitsgänge durchführen] | |
| gastr. [to feed masses of people in a rough-and-ready way] | jdn. abfüttern [ugs.] [(Menschen in der Gruppe) zu essen geben] | |
| automot. rail sports [to go very slow with maximum attention, ready to stop any moment] | auf Sicht fahren | |
| to prime [make ready for use] | betriebsfertig machen | |
| to prime [make ready] | fertig machen | |
Substantive |
| readies [Br.] [coll.] [ready cash] | 60 Bares {n} [ugs.] [Bargeld] | |
2 Wörter |
| at hand {adv} [ready, near at hand] | zur Hand | |
| to await sb.'s convenience [idiom] [to be ready for sb., e.g. staff, carriage, meal] | für jdn. bereitstehen [z. B. Personal, Kutsche, Mahl] | |
| to await sb.'s convenience [idiom] [to wait until sb. is ready, e.g., to speak] | warten, bis jd. bereit ist [z. B. zu sprechen] | |
| mil. spec. to be operational [ready for deployment] | einsatzbereit sein | |
| to tee sth. up [coll.] [fig.] [prepare, make ready] | etw.Akk. vorbereiten | |
| cloth. comm. men's wear [ready-to-wear] | Herrenkonfektion {f} | |
| old car [ready to be scrapped] | Altauto {n} | |
3 Wörter |
| in the wings {adv} [fig.] [ready to do something or to be used at the appropriate time] | in den Startlöchern [fig.] [auf Abruf bereitstehen] | |
| idiom loaded for bear {adj} [Am.] [coll.] [ready, eager] | kampfbereit | |
| ready to play [indication of status: e.g., the receiver is now ready to play] | Spielbereitschaft {f} | |
4 Wörter |
| hist. Be ready! - Always ready! [Pioneers' slogan in the GDR] | Seid bereit! - Immer bereit! [Pioniergruß in der DDR] | |
| out of the box {adv} <OOB> [ready to use] | von der Stange [nachgestellt] [ugs.] [Redewendung] | |
| jobs to be (put) on standby [person ready to be used if necessary] | Bereitschaftsdienst haben | |
| tech. to be ready to run [ready to start] | anfahrbereit sein [startbereit, betriebsbereit] | |
| to have sth. at one's fingertips [fig.] [ready at hand, immediately available] | etw.Akk. sofort greifbar haben [fig.] | |
5+ Wörter |
| Bend over, here it comes again. <BOHICA> [idiom] [Get ready for more unavoidable problems or difficulties.] | [Nicht schon wieder, alle Mann in Deckung! (Veränderungen am Arbeitsplatz werden in England zynisch so bezeichnet)] | |
| to be well poised to do sth. [Am.] [ready or prepared] | gut aufgestellt sein, etw. zu tun | |