at the ready | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Ready; in a state ofpreparationor waiting; inpositionoranticipation.The soldiers held their riflesat the readyand listened for the enemy.The soldiers' rifles wereat the ready.2022October 5, Michael Paulson, “Suzan-Lori Parks Is on Broadway, Off Broadway and Everywhere Else”, inThe New York Times‎[1]:Her apartment is filled with evidence of a furiously busy creative life:[…]a laptop perched on a crate atop the dining table; lyric revisions in notebooks on a music stand by an ever-at-the-readyguitar.

Examples:

EN: First platoon, at the ready!
ES: ¡Primer pelotón, a sus posiciones!
EN: Certain regiments are at the ready.
ES: Algunos regimientos están listos.
EN: l am at the ready, with one regiment fanning out.
ES: Estoy alerta y despliego un regimiento!
EN: Lances and sabers at the ready!
ES: ¡ Picas listas para el combate, sables al aire!
EN: Have the guards at the ready.
ES: Releve a la guardia.
EN: Line up! Hit Squad, at the ready!
ES: ¿Adónde vais?
EN: - We're at the ready, sir.
ES: -Estamos listos.
EN: Resistance groups, stand at the ready.
ES: Todos los grupos de resistencia se mantienen en alerta.
EN: Company, at the ready!
ES: preparados ¡ ! vamos ¡
EN: Be at the ready at all times, you see.
ES: Siempre hay que estar listo, ¿me explico?
EN: We had the guns at the ready and just as I was about to say "three,"
ES: Teníamos las armas listas, y cuando estaba a punto de decir "tres,"
EN: Yes, we're at the ready!
ES: Sí, estamos listos.
EN: You hold your gun at the ready.
ES: Tiene la pistola preparada.
EN: Tell the men we'll advance at the ready.
ES: Tan pronto como sus hombres estén listos.
EN: As soon as you fire, I recommend you stand by at the ready.
ES: Te recomiendo que, cuando dispares, estés alerta.

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