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early [ˈɜ:lɪ]1. adjectivea. ( = near beginning of period) [years, days, film, book] premier• don't go, it's still early ne t'en va pas, il est encore tôtc. ( = before expected time) [departure, death] prématuré ; [flowers, crop] précoce• to be early [person, train] être en avanced. ( = occurring in near future) at an early date bientôt• "hoping for an early reply" « dans l'espoir d'une prompte réponse »2. adverba. ( = near beginning of period) [start] tôt• early next month/year tôt le mois prochain/l'année prochaine• early this month/year tôt dans le mois/l'année► early inb. [get up, go to bed, set off] tôt, de bonne heurec. ( = before usual time) [arrive, end] en avance ; [flower, harvest] tôt3. compounds* * *['ɜːlɪ] 1.1) ( one of the first) [attempt, role, years, novel, play] premier/-ière2) ( sooner than usual) [death] prématuré; [delivery, settlement] rapide; [vegetable, fruit] précoceto have an early lunch/night — déjeuner/se coucher tôt
at your earliest convenience — sout à votre convenance fml
3) ( in period of time)2.in early childhood — dans la petite ou première enfance
1) ( in period of time) tôtcan you make it earlier? — ( arranging time) pouvez-vous plus tôt?
2) (before expected, too soon) en avanceto do something two days/three weeks early — faire quelque chose avec deux jours/trois semaines d'avance
••it's the early bird that catches the worm — Prov l'avenir appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt
to be an early bird — être un/-e lève-tôt
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early ['ɜ:lɪ]matinal ⇒ 1 (a) premier ⇒ 1 (b) en avance ⇒ 1 (c), 2 (c) de bonne heure ⇒ 1 (c), 2 (a), 2 (c) précoce ⇒ 1 (d)∎ I had an early breakfast j'ai déjeuné de bonne heure;∎ to get off to an early start partir de bonne heure;∎ the early shuttle to London le premier avion pour Londres;∎ it's too early to get up il est trop tôt pour se lever;∎ it's earlier than I thought il est plus tôt que je ne pensais;∎ to be an early riser être matinal ou un lève-tôt;∎ very early in the morning très tôt;∎ early morning call appel m matinal;∎ could you give me an early call at 6:30? pouvez-vous me réveiller à 6 heures 30?;∎ early morning tea thé m du matin;∎ early morning walk promenade f matinale(b) (belonging to the beginning of a period of time → machine, film, poem) premier; (→ Edwardian, Victorian etc) du début de l'époque;∎ in the early afternoon/spring/fifties au début de l'après-midi/du printemps/des années cinquante;∎ in the early nineteenth century au début du XIXème siècle;∎ the earlier applicants were better than the later ones les premiers candidats étaient meilleurs que les derniers;∎ when was that? - early September quand était-ce? - début septembre;∎ from the earliest days of the century depuis le tout début du siècle;∎ British it's early days yet (difficult to be definite) il est trop tôt pour se prononcer; (might yet be worse, better) il est encore tôt;∎ from the earliest times depuis le début des temps;∎ I need an early night je dois me coucher de bonne heure;∎ a couple of early nights wouldn't do you any harm cela ne te ferait pas de mal de te coucher de bonne heure pendant quelques jours;∎ it's too early to tell il est trop tôt pour se prononcer, on ne peut encore rien dire;∎ the earliest human artefacts les premiers objets fabriqués par l'homme;∎ the early Roman Empire l'Empire romain naissant;∎ an early 18th-century form of democracy une forme de démocratie propre au début du XVIIIème siècle;∎ the early American settlers les premiers pionniers américains;∎ an early Picasso une des premières œuvres de Picasso;∎ he's in his early twenties il a une vingtaine d'années;∎ in his early youth quand il était très jeune;∎ a man in early middle age un homme d'une quarantaine d'années;∎ from an early age dès l'enfance;∎ at an early age de bonne heure, très jeune;∎ he received his early education in Paris il reçut sa première éducation à Paris;∎ my earliest recollections mes souvenirs les plus lointains;∎ early reports from the front indicate that… les premières nouvelles du front semblent indiquer que…;∎ in the early stages of the project dans une phase initiale du projet∎ to be early (person, train, flight, winter) être en avance;∎ I am half an hour early je suis en avance d'une demi-heure;∎ let's have an early lunch déjeunons de bonne heure;∎ you're too early vous arrivez trop tôt, vous êtes en avance;∎ Easter is early this year Pâques est de bonne heure cette année∎ early beans haricots mpl de primeur;∎ early vegetables/fruit/produce primeurs fpl;∎ we're having an early winter l'hiver est précoce(e) (relating to the future → reply) prochain;∎ at an early date de bonne heure;∎ at an earlier date plus tôt;∎ we need an early meeting il faut que nous nous réunissions bientôt;∎ Commerce at your earliest convenience dans les meilleurs délais;∎ what is your earliest possible delivery date? quelle est votre première possibilité de livraison?;∎ give us the earliest possible notice avertissez-nous le plus tôt possible2 adverb(a) (in the morning → rise, leave) tôt, de bonne heure;∎ let's set off as early as we can mettons-nous en route le plus tôt possible;∎ how early should I get there? à quelle heure dois-je y être?∎ early in the evening/in the afternoon tôt le soir/(dans) l'après-midi;∎ early in the year/winter au début de l'année/de l'hiver;∎ as early as the tenth century dès le dixième siècle;∎ I can't make it earlier than 2.30 je ne peux pas avant 14 heures 30;∎ what's the earliest you can make it? (be here) quand pouvez-vous être ici?;∎ early on tôt;∎ early on it was apparent that… il est vite apparu que…;∎ early on in June au début du mois de juin;∎ earlier on plus tôt∎ I want to leave early tonight (from work) je veux partir de bonne heure ce soir;∎ shop/post early for Christmas faites vos achats/postez votre courrier à l'avance pour Noël∎ this flower blooms very early cette fleur s'épanouit très précocement∎ at the earliest au plus tôt;∎ we can't deliver earlier than Friday nous ne pouvons pas livrer avant vendredi►► Marketing early adopter réceptif m précoce, adopteur m précoce;early American = style de mobilier et d'architecture du début du XIXème siècle;∎ proverb the early bird catches the worm (it's good to get up early) le monde appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt; (it's good to arrive early) les premiers arrivés sont les mieux servis;American Commerce early bird special = dans un restaurant, prix avantageux accordés aux clients qui consomment avant une certaine heure;the early Church l'Église f primitive;∎ it's early closing today (for all shops) les magasins ferment de bonne heure aujourd'hui; (for this shop) on ferme de bonne heure aujourd'hui;British Politics Early Day Motion = proposition de loi dont la discussion n'est pas à l'ordre du jour, présentée par un député qui recherche l'appui de collègues de façon à attirer l'attention du parlement sur une question;early English gothique m anglais primitif;Marketing early follower suiveur m immédiat;Early Learning Centre = chaîne de magasins de jouets d'éveil, en Grande-Bretagne;Marketing early majority majorité f innovatrice;Art the early masters les primitifs mpl;early music (baroque) musique f ancienne;Finance early redemption amortissement m anticipé;early retirement retraite f anticipée;∎ to take early retirement prendre sa retraite anticipée, partir en retraite anticipéeⓘ Here's one I made earlier L'émission éducative britannique Blue Peter, diffusée sur le petit écran depuis de nombreuses années, comprend souvent des séquences de travaux manuels et de cuisine. Les animateurs présentent toujours le produit fini à la caméra en prononçant les mots here's one I made earlier ("en voici un que j'ai confectionné au préalable"). On utilise cette phrase de façon humoristique lorsqu'on montre à quelqu'un une chose que l'on a réalisée. -
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A adj1 ( one of the first) [attempt, role, years, play] premier/-ière ; in an early role dans un de ses premiers rôles ; the author's early novels les premiers romans de l'auteur ; the early weeks of the strike les premières semaines de la grève ; one of the earliest attempts une des premières tentatives ; early man les premiers hommes ; in an earlier life dans une vie antérieure ;2 ( sooner than usual) [death] prématuré ; [delivery, settlement] rapide ; [vegetable, fruit] précoce ; to have an early lunch/night/lecture déjeuner/se coucher/avoir cours tôt ; to catch the earlier train prendre le train d'avant ; to take an early holiday GB ou vacation US prendre des vacances tôt en saison ; to take early retirement partir en préretraite ; at the earliest possible opportunity le plus tôt possible, à la première occasion ; at your earliest convenience sout à votre convenance fml ;3 ( in period of time) in early childhood dans la petite ou première enfance ; at an early age à un très jeune âge ; to be in one's early thirties avoir entre 30 et 35 ans ; to make an early start partir tôt ; to take the early train prendre le premier train ; at the earliest au plus tôt ; the earliest I can manage is Monday je ne peux rien faire avant lundi ; at an early hour très tôt ; in the early hours au petit matin ; in the early Middle Ages/60's au début du Moyen Âge/des années 60 ; in the early spring au début du printemps ; in the early afternoon en début d'après-midi ; at an early date ( in future) très bientôt or prochainement ; the earliest days of the cinema les tout débuts du cinéma ; an earlier attempt/experience une tentative/expérience précédente ;4 Biol [gene] précoce.B adv1 ( in period of time) [leave, arrive, book, start] tôt ; [get up, go to bed] tôt, de bonne heure ; it's still early il est encore tôt ; it's too early to say il est trop tôt pour le dire ; Easter falls ou is early this year Pâques tombe tôt cette année ; can you let me know as early as possible? pouvez-vous me le dire aussitôt que possible? ; can you make it earlier? ( arranging date) pouvez-vous ○ plus tôt? ; five minutes earlier cinq minutes plus tôt ; Fred can't get there earlier than 3 pm Fred ne peut pas y être avant 15 h ; as early as 1983 dès 1983 ; early next year/in the film au début de l'année prochaine/du film ; early in the afternoon en début d'après-midi ; (very) early on dès le début ; early on in her career au début de sa carrière ; I realized early on that j'ai compris rapidement que ; as I said earlier comme je l'ai déjà dit ; ‘post GB early for Christmas’ Post envoyez vos vœux de Noël à l'avance ;2 (before expected, too soon) [arrive, leave, ripen] en avance ; I'm sorry to arrive a bit early, I'm sorry I'm a bit early je suis désolé d'arriver un peu en avance ; the postman called ou was early today le facteur est passé tôt aujourd'hui ; the strawberries are early this year les fraises sont en avance cette année ; to do sth two days/three weeks early faire qch avec deux jours/trois semaines d'avance ; to retire early partir en préretraite.early to bed early to rise tôt couché tôt levé ; it's early days yet ce n'est que le début ; it's the early bird that catches the worm! Prov l'avenir appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt ; to be an early bird être un/-e lève-tôt ; to be a bit early in the day to say être un peu tôt pour le dire. -
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1. adverb1) (near the beginning (of a period of time etc): early in my life; early in the afternoon.) en los inicios, al principio; pronto; temprano2) (sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time: He arrived early; She came an hour early.) temprano
2. adjective1) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) temprano2) (belonging to the first stages of development: early musical instruments.) antiguo; los primeros; primitivo3) (happening etc sooner than usual or than expected: the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet.) temprano4) (prompt: I hope for an early reply to my letter.) pronto•- early bird
early adj adv temprano / prontodo you usually get up early? ¿sueles levantarte temprano?tr['ɜːlɪ]1 (before expected) temprano,-a, pronto2 (initial) primero,-a■ what are your earliest memories? ¿cuáles son tus primeros recuerdos?1 (before expected) temprano, pronto; (soon) pronto2 (near beginning) temprano■ early in the morning a primera hora de la mañana, por la mañana temprano3 (in good time) con tiempo, con anticipación\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat the earliest como muy prontoearlier on antesit's still early days aún es prontoat your earliest convenience con la mayor brevedadthe early bird catches the worm a quien madruga Dios le ayudato have an early night acostarse prontoto make an early start salir tempranoearly bird / early riser madrugador,-raearly man el hombre nombre masculino primitivoearly retirement jubilación nombre femenino anticipadaearly warning system sistema de alerta rojathe early hours / the early morning la madrugadahe arrived early: llegó tempranoas early as possible: lo más pronto posible, cuanto antesten minutes early: diez minutos de adelantothe early stages: las primeras etapasin early May: a principios de mayoearly man: el hombre primitivoearly painting: la pintura antiguahe was early: llegó tempranoearly fruit: frutas tempranerasan early death: una muerte prematuraadj.• adelantado, -a adj.• primero, -a adj.• primitivo, -a adj.• pronto, -a adj.• tempranero, -a adj.• temprano, -a adj.adv.• al principio adv.• temprano adv.
I 'ɜːrli, 'ɜːliadjective -lier, -liest1) ( before expected time) <arrival/elections> anticipadoto be early — \<\<person\>\> llegar* temprano; \<\<baby\>\> adelantarse
the bus was early — el autobús pasó (or salió etc) antes de la hora
2)a) ( before normal time)to have an early night/lunch — acostarse*/comer temprano
early retirement — jubilación f anticipada
b) <crop/variety> temprano, tempranero3) ( far back in time)in the early hours of the morning — en las primeras horas de la mañana, de madrugada
in early June — a principios or a comienzos de junio
from an early age — desde pequeño, desde temprana edad (liter)
5) ( in near future) prontoat the earliest possible moment — lo antes or lo más pronto posible
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adverb -lier, -liest1) ( before expected time) temprano2) ( before usual time) temprano, pronto (Esp)3) ( long ago)it was known as early as 200 BC — ya se sabía en el año 200 A.C
early in the morning/afternoon — por la mañana/tarde temprano
early in the week/year — a principios de semana/año
5) ( soon) pronto['ɜːlɪ] (compar earlier) (superl earliest)they won't be here till nine at the earliest — por temprano que lleguen no estarán aquí antes de las nueve
1. ADJ1) (=before appointed time)•
to be early — llegar temprano or prontoyou're early! — ¡llegas temprano or pronto!
I was half an hour early for the meeting — llegué a la reunión con media hora de adelanto, llegué a la reunión media hora antes de que empezase
2) (=before usual time) [death, menopause] prematuro, temprano•
to have an early lunch — almorzar temprano, comer temprano•
it was an early summer — el verano se había adelantado, el verano había llegado pronto3) (=soon) pronto•
at your earliest convenience — (Comm) con la mayor brevedad posible4) (=towards beginning)a) (of morning)•
we need two seats on an early flight — necesitamos dos plazas en un vuelo que salga por la mañana temprano or un vuelo a primera hora de la mañana•
to get up at an early hour — levantarse temprano, levantarse de madrugada•
it was early in the morning — era muy de mañana, era muy tempranob) [period, process]the early days/months/years of sth — los primeros días/meses/años de algo
in the early 60s/70s — a principios de los 60/70
she's in her early forties/seventies — tiene poco más de cuarenta/setenta años, tiene cuarenta/setenta y pocos (años)
in early January/March — a principios de enero/marzo
it's still early — (in process) es pronto todavía
from an early age — desde pequeño, desde una edad temprana frm
it flowers from early spring to early autumn — florece desde principios de la primavera a principios del otoño
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the disease is hard to detect in its early stages — es difícil detectar la enfermedad en sus fases inicialesit's early days yet —
we may have to modify the plans, but it's early days yet — (esp Brit) quizás tengamos que modificar los planes, pero aún es pronto para saberlo
5) (=first) [man, Church] primitivo; [settlers, pioneers, Christians] primer6) (Hort) [fruit, vegetable, crop] temprano2. ADV1) (=ahead of time) [arrive, leave, get up, go to bed] temprano, prontohe arrived ten minutes early — llegó diez minutos antes de la hora, llegó con diez minutos de anticipación
- early to bed, early to risebright 2.2) (=soon) prontoas early as possible — lo más pronto posible, cuanto antes
3) (=towards beginning of sth)a) (in morning) tempranoyou get up too early — te levantas demasiado temprano, madrugas demasiado
b) (in period, process)•
early in sth, early in the afternoon — a primera hora de la tarde•
early last century — a principios del siglo pasado•
early next year — a principios del año que viene•
early on in his career — en los primeros años de su carreraearlier on — anteriormente, antes
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early this month — a principios de (este) mes3.CPDearly bird * N — madrugador(a) m / f
early closing N — (also: early-closing day) (Brit) día en que muchas tiendas solo abren por la mañana
early riser N — madrugador(a) m / f
early warning radar system N — sistema m de radar de alerta temprana
early warning system N — sistema m de alarma temprana or precoz, sistema m de alerta temprana or precoz
pain acts as the body's early warning system — el dolor actúa como un sistema de alarma or alerta precoz
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I ['ɜːrli, 'ɜːli]adjective -lier, -liest1) ( before expected time) <arrival/elections> anticipadoto be early — \<\<person\>\> llegar* temprano; \<\<baby\>\> adelantarse
the bus was early — el autobús pasó (or salió etc) antes de la hora
2)a) ( before normal time)to have an early night/lunch — acostarse*/comer temprano
early retirement — jubilación f anticipada
b) <crop/variety> temprano, tempranero3) ( far back in time)in the early hours of the morning — en las primeras horas de la mañana, de madrugada
in early June — a principios or a comienzos de junio
from an early age — desde pequeño, desde temprana edad (liter)
5) ( in near future) prontoat the earliest possible moment — lo antes or lo más pronto posible
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adverb -lier, -liest1) ( before expected time) temprano2) ( before usual time) temprano, pronto (Esp)3) ( long ago)it was known as early as 200 BC — ya se sabía en el año 200 A.C
early in the morning/afternoon — por la mañana/tarde temprano
early in the week/year — a principios de semana/año
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['ɜːlɪ] 1.1) (one of the first) [attempt, role, play] primo2) (sooner than usual) [ death] prematuro; [delivery, settlement] rapido; [vegetable, fruit] precoce, primaticcioto have an early lunch, night — pranzare, andare a letto presto
at your earliest convenience — form. non appena possibile, con cortese sollecitudine
to make an early start — partire presto o di buonora
2.at an early date — (in future) in data vicina, prossimamente
1) (in period of time) [arrive, book] presto, per tempo; [get up, go to bed] presto, di buonoraearly next year, in the film — all'inizio del prossimo anno, del film
(very) early on — agli inizi o albori
2) (before expected) [arrive, ripen] in anticipoto do sth. two days early — fare qcs. con due giorni di anticipo
••it's early days yet — è solo l'inizio, è presto per dirlo
it's the early bird that catches the worm! — prov. chi dorme non piglia pesci!
* * *['ə:li] 1. adverb1) (near the beginning (of a period of time etc): early in my life; early in the afternoon.) presto2) (sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time: He arrived early; She came an hour early.) presto2. adjective1) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) presto, all'inizio di2) (belonging to the first stages of development: early musical instruments.) primitivo, antico3) (happening etc sooner than usual or than expected: the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet.) prematuro; presto4) (prompt: I hope for an early reply to my letter.) pronto•- early bird* * *['ɜːlɪ] 1.1) (one of the first) [attempt, role, play] primo2) (sooner than usual) [ death] prematuro; [delivery, settlement] rapido; [vegetable, fruit] precoce, primaticcioto have an early lunch, night — pranzare, andare a letto presto
at your earliest convenience — form. non appena possibile, con cortese sollecitudine
to make an early start — partire presto o di buonora
2.at an early date — (in future) in data vicina, prossimamente
1) (in period of time) [arrive, book] presto, per tempo; [get up, go to bed] presto, di buonoraearly next year, in the film — all'inizio del prossimo anno, del film
(very) early on — agli inizi o albori
2) (before expected) [arrive, ripen] in anticipoto do sth. two days early — fare qcs. con due giorni di anticipo
••it's early days yet — è solo l'inizio, è presto per dirlo
it's the early bird that catches the worm! — prov. chi dorme non piglia pesci!
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1. adjectivehave an early night — früh ins Bett gehen
early riser — Frühaufsteher, der/-aufsteherin, die
in the early afternoon/evening — am frühen Nachmittag/Abend
into the early hours — bis in die frühen Morgenstunden
at/from an early age — in jungen Jahren/von klein auf
2. adverbat an early stage, in its early stages — im Frühstadium
as early as tomorrow — schon od. bereits morgen
earlier on this week/year — früher in der Woche/im Jahr
* * *['ə:li] 1. adverb2) (sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time: He arrived early; She came an hour early.) zu früh2. adjective1) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) früh2) (belonging to the first stages of development: early musical instruments.) frühzeitig3) (happening etc sooner than usual or than expected: the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet.) zu früh4) (prompt: I hope for an early reply to my letter.) baldig•- academic.ru/23091/earliness">earliness- early bird* * *ear·ly<-ier, -iest or more \early, most \early>[ˈɜ:li, AM ˈɜ:r-]I. adj1. (in the day) frühshe usually has an \early breakfast sie frühstückt meistens zeitig\early edition Morgenausgabe fthe \early hours die frühen Morgenstundenin the \early morning am frühen Morgen\early morning call Weckruf m\early riser Frühaufsteher(in) m(f)2. (of a period) früh, Früh-she is in her \early thirties sie ist Anfang dreißigin the \early afternoon am frühen Nachmittagat an \early age in jungen Jahrenfrom an \early age von klein aufin the \early 15th century Anfang [o zu Beginn] des 15. Jahrhunderts\early education Früherziehung f, Vorschulerziehung fto score an \early goal ein frühes Tor erzielen\early potatoes Frühkartoffeln pl\early returns erste Wahlergebnisse\early Romantic Frühromantiker(in) m(f)\early stage Anfangsstadium nt, Frühstadium f\early payment appreciated um baldige Zahlung wird gebetenI took an \early train home from work today ich habe heute nach der Arbeit einen früheren Zug genommenyou are \early du bist früh dran famto have an \early dinner/lunch früh zu Abend/Mittag essento have an \early night früh schlafen [o zu Bett] gehen\early parole vorzeitige [Haft]entlassung\early retirement vorzeitiger [o vorgezogener] Ruhestand, Frühpension f ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZto take \early retirement vorzeitig in den Ruhestand gehen, in Frühpension gehen ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZthe \early Christians die ersten Christenthe E\early Church die Urkirchethe \early masters ART die frühen MeisterII. adv1. (in the day) früh, zeitig2. (in good time) vorzeitigto arrive \early zeitig eintreffenthe plane landed 20 minutes \early das Flugzeug landete 20 Minuten früher [als geplant]to die \early früh sterben4. (of a period) frühI'll call you \early next Monday/tomorrow ich rufe dich Montag/morgen Vormittag an\early [on] in life früh im Leben\early in the week Anfang der Woche\early in October Anfang Oktober\early next week Anfang nächster Woche* * *['ɜːlɪ]1. adv1)early in 1915/in February — Anfang 1915/Februar
early (on) in the year/(the) winter —
early (on) in his/her/their etc life — in jungen Jahren
early (on) in the evening/morning —
he got up very early in the morning — er stand sehr früh (am Morgen) auf
she learned to read as early as four — sie lernte schon mit vier Jahren lesen
early this month/year —
early next month/year — Anfang nächsten Monats/Jahres
early today/this morning — heute früh
2) (= before the expected time) früher (als erwartet); (= before the appointed time) zu früh; (= earlier than usual) frühto be five minutes/an hour early —
he left school early (went home) — er ging früher von der Schule nach Hause; (finished education) er ging vorzeitig von der Schule ab
to get up/go to bed early —
good morning, you're early today — guten Morgen, Sie sind heute ja früh dran
early to bed, early to rise (makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise) (Prov) — früh ins Bett und früh heraus, frommt dem Leib, dem Geist, dem Haus (Prov)
See:→ bright2. adj (+er)1) frühwe went for an early morning drive or a drive in the early morning — wir machten eine Spritztour am frühen Morgen
in early summer/autumn — zu Sommer-/Herbstanfang, im Frühsommer/Frühherbst
in early spring/winter — zu Frühlings-/Winteranfang
the early years/months/days — die ersten Jahre/Monate/Tage
early January/August etc — Anfang Januar/August etc
in the early 60s/1980s etc — Anfang der sechziger/achtziger etc Jahre or Sechziger-/Achtzigerjahre etc
until or into the early hours — bis in die frühen Morgenstunden
his early work — seine frühen Werke, sein Frühwerk nt
since early childhood — seit seiner/ihrer etc frühen Kindheit
to be in one's early thirties/forties etc —
it's too early to say/to say whether... — es ist noch zu früh, um etwas zu sagen/um zu sagen, ob...
it is too early to know what his motives are —
it's too early for a final decision — es ist zu früh, um eine endgültige Entscheidung zu fällen
only her voice has changed from those early days — nur ihre Stimme ist anders als damals zu Anfang
it's early days (yet) (esp Brit) — wir/sie etc sind noch im Anfangsstadium
2) (= before expected time) flowers früh blühend; cabbage, peas etc, crop früh; death vorzeitig; marriage früh; menopause verfrüht3) (from historical perspective) settlers, man frühgeschichtlichthe early church —
4)(= soon)
at an early date — baldat the earliest possible moment — so bald wie irgend möglich
See:* * *A adv1. früh, (früh)zeitig;early in the day (year) früh am Tag (im Jahr);early in the morning früh am Morgen, am frühen Morgen, frühmorgens;early in life früh im Leben;early in May Anfang Mai;early in 1996 Anfang 1996;early last week Anfang letzter Woche;as early as May schon im Mai;as early as the times of Chaucer schon zu Chaucers Zeiten;early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise (Sprichwort) Morgenstunde hat Gold im Munde; → afternoon A2. bald:as early as possible so bald wie möglich3. am Anfang:a) schon früh(zeitig),b) bald;early on in anfangs (gen)4. a) zu früh:b) früher:B adj1. früh, (früh)zeitig:be an early riser auch früh aufstehen;keep early hours früh aufstehen und früh zu Bett gehen;at this early stage schon jetzt;the early summer der Frühsommer;at an early hour zu früher Stunde;it is still early days es ist noch zu früh am Tage;in the early eighties (am) Anfang der Achtzigerjahre;he’s in his early forties er ist Anfang der Vierziger2. a) vorzeitig, früh:his early release seine vorzeitige Entlassung;early school leaver Schulabbrecher(in)b) vorgezogen (Wahl)3. zu früh:you are early today du bist heute (etwas) zu früh (daran);he was born two months early er kam zwei Monate zu früh auf die Welt4. früh, Jugend…:in his early days in seiner Jugend5. früh (reifend):early fruit Frühobst n6. anfänglich, Früh…, früh, erst(er, e, es):early Christian frühchristlich;the early Christians die ersten Christen, die Frühchristen;early history Frühgeschichte f, frühe Geschichte;7. baldig (Antwort etc)* * *1. adjectiveI am a bit early — ich bin etwas zu früh gekommen od. (ugs.) dran
early riser — Frühaufsteher, der/-aufsteherin, die
in the early afternoon/evening — am frühen Nachmittag/Abend
at/from an early age — in jungen Jahren/von klein auf
2. adverbat an early stage, in its early stages — im Frühstadium
as early as tomorrow — schon od. bereits morgen
earlier on this week/year — früher in der Woche/im Jahr
* * *adj.baldig adj.früh adj.zeitig adj. -
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['ə:li] 1. adverb1) (near the beginning (of a period of time etc): early in my life; early in the afternoon.) tidligt; i begyndelsen2) (sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time: He arrived early; She came an hour early.) tidligt; for tidligt2. adjective1) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) tidlig2) (belonging to the first stages of development: early musical instruments.) tidlig; ældre3) (happening etc sooner than usual or than expected: the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet.) tidlig4) (prompt: I hope for an early reply to my letter.) hurtig•- early bird* * *['ə:li] 1. adverb1) (near the beginning (of a period of time etc): early in my life; early in the afternoon.) tidligt; i begyndelsen2) (sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time: He arrived early; She came an hour early.) tidligt; for tidligt2. adjective1) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) tidlig2) (belonging to the first stages of development: early musical instruments.) tidlig; ældre3) (happening etc sooner than usual or than expected: the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet.) tidlig4) (prompt: I hope for an early reply to my letter.) hurtig•- early bird -
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['ə:li] 1. adverb1) (near the beginning (of a period of time etc): early in my life; early in the afternoon.) zgodaj2) (sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time: He arrived early; She came an hour early.) (pre)zgodaj2. adjective1) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) zgodnji2) (belonging to the first stages of development: early musical instruments.) starinski3) (happening etc sooner than usual or than expected: the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet.) prezgodnji4) (prompt: I hope for an early reply to my letter.) hiter•- early bird* * *I [ɜ:li]adjectivezgodnji; prezgodnji; prvi, prvoten, začetenat an early date — kmalu, v bližnji bodočnostiit is early days yet — je še prezgodaj, še ni časan early riser — zgodnji vstajalec, -lka;II [ɜ:li]adverbzgodaj, rano; davnoearly to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise — rana ura zlata urato get up early — zgodaj vstati; biti zvit -
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'ə:li 1. adverb1) (near the beginning (of a period of time etc): early in my life; early in the afternoon.) tidlig, først2) (sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time: He arrived early; She came an hour early.) tidlig2. adjective1) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) tidlig2) (belonging to the first stages of development: early musical instruments.) eldre; i ung alder3) (happening etc sooner than usual or than expected: the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet.) tidlig4) (prompt: I hope for an early reply to my letter.) snarlig•- early birdtidligIsubst. \/ˈɜːlɪ\/tidligbærende frukt, tidlig plante, tidlig grønnsakearlies det første av årets høst\/grøde sesongnyhetIIadj. \/ˈɜːlɪ\/1) tidlig, for tidlig2) snarlig3) første4) eldre, eldst, tidligere, gammel-at the earliest tidligstin one's early something i begynnelsen av noein the early something på begynnelsen av noeIIIadv. \/ˈɜːlɪ\/tidlig, for tidlig, i begynnelsen avas early as så tidlig somearly and late sent og tidligearly enough tidsnokearly on ( hverdagslig) tidlig, på et tidlig tidspunkt -
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['ə:li] 1. adverb1) (near the beginning (of a period of time etc): early in my life; early in the afternoon.) cedo2) (sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time: He arrived early; She came an hour early.) cedo2. adjective1) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) começo2) (belonging to the first stages of development: early musical instruments.) primitivo3) (happening etc sooner than usual or than expected: the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet.) cedo4) (prompt: I hope for an early reply to my letter.) rápido•- early bird* * *ear.ly['2:li] adj 1 matinal, de manhã, matutino. 2 precoce, prematuro, adiantado, antecipado. 3 primitivo, antigo. 4 que está no começo. 5 pimeiro, inicial. 6 próximo (no futuro). • adv 1 cedo. 2 antecipadamente, prematuramente, antes da hora. 3 no princípio, no início. an early reply uma resposta rápida. as early as 1200 já no ano 1200. at an early date logo mais. at the earliest não antes de. at your earliest convenience logo que possa. early closing day meio-feriado (lojas). early in June em princípios de junho. early in the evening no começo da noite. early in the morning de manhã cedo. early warning system Mil sistema de radar que informa antecipadamente sobre ataques inimigos. in early life na infância. in early times nos tempos antigos. to be early chegar cedo. to keep early hours levantar e deitar-se cedo. -
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['əːlɪ] 1. adv( not late) wcześnie; ( ahead of time) wcześniej2. adjearly last week/month — na początku zeszłego tygodnia/miesiąca
early in the morning — wcześnie rano, wczesnym rankiem
in the early/early in the 19th century — w początkach 19. wieku
in the early/early in the spring — wczesną wiosną
to have an early night — kłaść się (położyć się perf) (spać) wcześniej
take the early train — jechać (pojechać perf) wcześniejszym pociągiem
she's in her early forties — jest trochę po czterdziestce, ma czterdzieści parę lat
* * *['ə:li] 1. adverb1) (near the beginning (of a period of time etc): early in my life; early in the afternoon.) wcześnie2) (sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time: He arrived early; She came an hour early.) (przed)wcześnie, za wcześnie2. adjective1) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) wczesny2) (belonging to the first stages of development: early musical instruments.) wczesny3) (happening etc sooner than usual or than expected: the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet.) (przed)wczesny4) (prompt: I hope for an early reply to my letter.) szybki•- early bird -
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['ə:li] 1. adverb1) (near the beginning (of a period of time etc): early in my life; early in the afternoon.) snemma2) (sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time: He arrived early; She came an hour early.) (of) snemma; á undan öðrum2. adjective1) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) snemm-; fyrri; fyrsti; í byrjun2) (belonging to the first stages of development: early musical instruments.) eldri/fyrsta/fyrri gerð3) (happening etc sooner than usual or than expected: the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet.) fyrir tímann; of snemma4) (prompt: I hope for an early reply to my letter.) skjótur•- early bird -
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korai, korán* * *['ə:li] 1. adverb1) (near the beginning (of a period of time etc): early in my life; early in the afternoon.) korán; vminek a kezdetén2) (sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time: He arrived early; She came an hour early.) korán; korábban2. adjective1) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) kora(i)2) (belonging to the first stages of development: early musical instruments.) kezdeti, régi, korai3) (happening etc sooner than usual or than expected: the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet.) korai4) (prompt: I hope for an early reply to my letter.) közeli•- early bird -
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adj. erken, başlangıç, ilk, eski, çabuk, acele————————adv. erken, çabuk, erkenden, ilk olarak, evvel, önce, zamanından önce* * *erken* * *['ə:li] 1. adverb1) (near the beginning (of a period of time etc): early in my life; early in the afternoon.) erken, başında, başlarında2) (sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time: He arrived early; She came an hour early.) erken, erkenden2. adjective1) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) başında, başlarında2) (belonging to the first stages of development: early musical instruments.) ilk3) (happening etc sooner than usual or than expected: the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet.) erken, vakitsiz4) (prompt: I hope for an early reply to my letter.) acele•- early bird -
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• varhainen• varhain• varhaiskantainen• ennenaikainen• aikainen• aikaisin• vanhakantainen• mennyt• pian* * *'ə:li 1. adverb1) (near the beginning (of a period of time etc): early in my life; early in the afternoon.) varhain2) (sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time: He arrived early; She came an hour early.) aikaisin, liian aikaisin2. adjective1) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) varhainen2) (belonging to the first stages of development: early musical instruments.) varhainen3) (happening etc sooner than usual or than expected: the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet.) odotettua aikaisempi, varhainen4) (prompt: I hope for an early reply to my letter.) pikainen•- early bird -
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['ə:li] 1. adverb1) (near the beginning (of a period of time etc): early in my life; early in the afternoon.) agri2) (sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time: He arrived early; She came an hour early.) agri; pirms laika2. adjective1) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) agrs2) (belonging to the first stages of development: early musical instruments.) agrīns; sens3) (happening etc sooner than usual or than expected: the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet.) priekšlaicīgs; agrs4) (prompt: I hope for an early reply to my letter.) drīzs•- early bird* * *agrs; drīzs; agrīns; agri; drīz -
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['ə:li] 1. adverb1) (near the beginning (of a period of time etc): early in my life; early in the afternoon.) anksti2) (sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time: He arrived early; She came an hour early.) pirma laiko, anksčiau2. adjective1) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) ankstyvas2) (belonging to the first stages of development: early musical instruments.) pirmykštis, senasis3) (happening etc sooner than usual or than expected: the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet.) priešlaikinis, (per) ankstyvas4) (prompt: I hope for an early reply to my letter.) greitas•- early bird -
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adj. tidig--------adv. tidigt; snart* * *['ə:li] 1. adverb1) (near the beginning (of a period of time etc): early in my life; early in the afternoon.) tidigt2) (sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time: He arrived early; She came an hour early.) tidigt2. adjective1) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) tidig2) (belonging to the first stages of development: early musical instruments.) tidig3) (happening etc sooner than usual or than expected: the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet.) tidig4) (prompt: I hope for an early reply to my letter.) snar•- early bird -
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['ə:li] 1. adverb1) (near the beginning (of a period of time etc): early in my life; early in the afternoon.) brzy2) (sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time: He arrived early; She came an hour early.) časně; dřív2. adjective1) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) časný, raný2) (belonging to the first stages of development: early musical instruments.) prvotní, nejstarší3) (happening etc sooner than usual or than expected: the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet.) předčasný4) (prompt: I hope for an early reply to my letter.) brzký•- early bird* * *• začínající• ráno• ranný• raný• brzy• časný• časně• brzo -
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['ə:li] 1. adverb1) (near the beginning (of a period of time etc): early in my life; early in the afternoon.) skoro2) (sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time: He arrived early; She came an hour early.) skôr2. adjective1) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) skorý, raný2) (belonging to the first stages of development: early musical instruments.) prvotný3) (happening etc sooner than usual or than expected: the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet.) predčasný, skorý4) (prompt: I hope for an early reply to my letter.) skorý•- early bird* * *• vcas• vcasný• zavcasu• zaciatocný• skoro• skorý• ranný• prvotný
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