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Dictionary: prep   (prĕp) pronunciation

adj. Informal
Preparatory: a college prep course; did extensive prep work for the interview.

n.
  1. Informal. A preparatory school.
  2. Informal. Preparation: Daily practices are the best prep for the upcoming track meet.
  3. Chiefly British. The preparing of lessons; homework.
  4. Informal. A preppie.

v. Informal, prepped, prep·ping, preps.

v.intr.
  1. To be enrolled in and attend a preparatory school.
  2. To study or train in preparation for something.
v.tr.
  1. To prepare (someone) for a medical examination or surgical procedure.
  2. To prepare or prime: prep a surface for painting.

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(PowerPC REference Platform) A common specification for PowerPCs from IBM and Apple that allows them to run a variety of operating systems. PReP was superseded by CHRP. See CHRP.

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Prep may refer to:

  • P-rep, a statistical value of the probability of replicating an observed effect
  • Prep, a novel by Curtis Sittenfeld
  • Prep, short form for a plasmid preparation (including minipreps and bulk preps) or the DNA prepared by such a method
  • PReP, the PowerPC Reference Platform
  • Prep school
  • At a prep school, another name for a freshman
  • Preparative, a NATO signal flag
  • Presequence Protease, a mitochondrial and chloroplastic protein
  • a nickname for any prep school such as MMI Preparatory School
  • another name for homework in UK independent and preparatory schools; refers to work set by teachers in school to do outside class
  • a member of the Preppy social group
  • Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, an experimental use of the drug tenofovir that may lower the risk of HIV infection during unprotected intercourse.

Translations: Prep
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - forberedelsesskole, lektielæsning, student fra en forberedelsesskole, forberedelse
adj. - forberedende
v. tr. - forberede
v. intr. - gå i forberedelsesskole, forberede sig

idioms:

  • prep school    forberedelsesskole

Nederlands (Dutch)
huiswerk, voorbereiding, voorbereiden, gereed maken

Français (French)
n. - (GB, École) devoirs, étude, (US, École) élève d'un lycée privé, (US, Méd) préparation
adj. - d'étude, préparatoire, de préparation
v. tr. - (US, Méd) préparer
v. intr. - se préparer à (examens), (École) être en classe préparatoire

idioms:

  • prep school    (GB) école primaire privée, (US) lycée privé

Deutsch (German)
n. - auf die Public School vorbereitende Schule, Hausaufgabe, Schüler einer vorbereitenden Schule, Vorbereitung
v. - vorbereiten
adj. - vorbereitend

idioms:

  • prep school    für die Aufnahme auf einer Public School vorbereitende Privatschule

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (Βρετ.) μελέτη ή προπαρασκευή κατ' οίκον, (ΗΠΑ) μαθητής ιδιωτικού λυκείου
v. - προετοιμάζω/-ομαι
adj. - προπαρασκευαστικός
abbr. - (Βρετ.) μελέτη ή προπαρασκευή κατ' οίκον, (ΗΠΑ) μαθητής ιδιωτικού λυκείου

idioms:

  • prep school    προπαρασκευαστικό σχολείο, (ΗΠΑ) ιδιωτικό λύκειο

Italiano (Italian)
compito, prepararsi, studiare a casa, frequentare la scuola preparatoria

idioms:

  • prep school    scuola preparatoria

Português (Portuguese)
n. - preparação (f)
v. - preparar
adj. - preparado, preparatório
abbr. - preparatório

idioms:

  • prep school    escola preparatória

Русский (Russian)
домашнее задание, учеба, готовиться (к экзаменам)

idioms:

  • prep school    частный детский сад, частный лицей

Español (Spanish)
n. - escuela preparatoria, deberes, preparación
adj. - de la escuela preparatoria
v. tr. - preparar
v. intr. - concurrir a la escuela preparatoria, prepararse para un evento

idioms:

  • prep school    escuela preparatoria

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - läxläsning
v. - plugga
adj. - förberedande
abbr. - preparatory (förberedande), preposition

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
准备的, 预备的, 预习, 准备工作, 预备班, 上预备学校, 作好准备, 使准备接受手术, 使准备好

idioms:

  • prep school    预备学校

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 準備的, 預備的
n. - 預習, 準備工作, 預備班
v. intr. - 上預備學校, 作好準備
v. tr. - 使準備接受手術, 使準備好

idioms:

  • prep school    預備學校

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 예비교
adj. - 진학준비의
v. tr. - 예비학교에 다니다
v. intr. - 준비공부를[훈련을] 시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 予習, 宿題, 準備
v. - 準備する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) واجب مدرسي (فعل) ينجز الواجب المدرسي (صفه) عمل مدرسي (اختصار) اختصار لكلمه : المدرسه الإعداديه Pre- paratory School‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אולפן, מכינה, שיעורי-בית, תלמיד מכינה, מכינאי (ארה"ב), מילת-יחס‬
adj. - ‮של עבודת תלמיד מכינה, של לימודי מכינה‬
v. tr. - ‮התכונן‬
v. intr. - ‮התכונן לאירוע‬


 
 
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