listo

/ˈlisto/, [ˈlis.t̪o]

ready


Adjective listo (feminine lista, masculine plural listos, feminine plural listas) (superlative listísimo)

  1. clever, smart (with ser)
    Cree que es el estudiante más listo de su clase.
    He has the illusion that he is the smartest in his class.
  2. ready, set, all set, prepared, poised, up, down (with estar)
    ¿Estás listo?
    Are you ready?
    Ella siempre estaba lista para un desafío.
    She was always up for a challenge.
    Estoy listo para lo que quieras hacer.
    I'm down for whatever you want to do.
  3. alert

Interjection listo

  1. get set! (before starting a race)
  2. that's it! (it's finished!)

Verb listo

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of listar.

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • ¿Estás listo para empezar?

    Are you ready to start?

  • Siempre estás listo para hablar mal de los demás.

    You are always ready to speak ill of others.

  • "¿Está listo el ensayo?" "No, lo siento. Aún no he terminado de escribirlo."

    "Is the essay ready?" "No, I'm sorry. I haven't finished writing it yet."

  • Crees que eres muy listo, ¿no?

    You think you're pretty smart, don't you?

  • Tom es un muchacho muy listo.

    Tom is a very smart boy.

  • Estoy casi listo con mi tarea.

    I'm just about finished with my homework.

  • Fuimos sin él, porque él aún no estaba listo.

    We went without him, as he wasn't ready.

  • No estaba listo.

    I wasn't ready.

  • Es un muchacho muy listo.

    He's a very clever boy.

  • Iré cuando esté listo.

    I'll go when I'm ready.

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