 | English  | German |  |
 | poised {adj} [Am.] [ready or prepared] | 2161 bereit |  |
 | handy {adj} [ready to hand] | 453 griffbereit |  |
 | mil. embattled {adj} [ready to fight] | 75 kampfbereit |  |
 | FoodInd. gastr. [ready for kitchen processing] {adj} | 12 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 |  |
Verbs |
 | 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 |  |
Nouns |
 | readies [Br.] [coll.] [ready cash] | 75 Bares {n} [ugs.] [Bargeld] |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | at hand {adv} [ready, near at hand] | zur Hand |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | 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 |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | cloth. comm. men's wear [ready-to-wear] | Herrenkonfektion {f} |  |
 | old car [ready to be scrapped] | Altauto {n} |  |
3 Words: Others |
 | 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 |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | ecol. closed bottle test <CBT> [test for ready biodegradability] | geschlossener Flaschentest {m} [zur Prüfung auf leichte biologische Abbaubarkeit] |  |
 | ready to play [indication of status: e.g., the receiver is now ready to play] | Spielbereitschaft {f} |  |
4 Words: Others |
 | 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] |  |
4 Words: Verbs |
 | 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+ Words: Others |
 | 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)] |  |
5+ Words: Verbs |
 | to be well poised to do sth. [Am.] [ready or prepared] | gut aufgestellt sein, etw. zu tun |  |