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un·read·y
(ŭn-rĕd′ē)adj. un·read·i·er, un·read·i·est
1. Not ready or prepared.
2. Slow to see or respond; not prompt.
un·read′i·ly adv.
un·read′i·ness n.
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unready
(ʌnˈrɛdɪ)adj
1. not ready or prepared
2. slow or hesitant to see or act
3. archaic not dressed
unˈreadily adv
unˈreadiness n
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Adj. 1. [画像:unready - not prepared or in a state of readiness]unready - not prepared or in a state of readiness; slow to understand or respond; "she cursed her unready tongue"
unprepared - without preparation; not prepared for; "unprepared remarks"; "the shock was unprepared"; "our treaty makers approached their immensely difficult problems unprepared"- R.E.Danielson
ready - completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress; "get ready"; "she is ready to resign"; "the bridge is ready to collapse"; "I am ready to work"; "ready for action"; "ready for use"; "the soup will be ready in a minute"; "ready to learn to read"
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
unready
adj → (noch) nicht fertig ; unready to do something → nicht bereit, etw zu tun ; he was unready for what happened next → er war nicht auf das eingestellt or vorbereitet, was dann kam ; he is unready for such responsibility → er ist noch nicht reif genug, solch eine Verantwortung zu übernehmen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
unready
[ʌnˈrɛdɪ] adj → impreparato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995