ж., -и preparation; (обучение) training; instruction; schooling; артилерийска ~а preparatory bombardment, artillery preparation; без предварителна ~а off-hand; мин. (на находище) opening-up; предказармена ~а preconscription training, pre-military training; строева ~а (parade) drill; той има добра ~а по he is well-grounded in; той има слаба ~а по he is weak in; юридическа ~а legal training.