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1 sooner
['suːnə(r)]adv( time) prędzej; ( preference)I would sooner read than watch TV — wolałbym poczytać, niż oglądać telewizję
the sooner the better — im prędzej, tym lepiej
no sooner had we left than … — ledwie wyszliśmy, gdy …
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2 sooner or later
(eventually: He'll come home sooner or later, I suppose.) prędzej czy później -
3 no sooner ... than
(when... immediately: No sooner had we set off than we realized we'd left the dog behind.) ledwo... jak, natychmiast -
4 the sooner the better
(as quickly as possible: `When shall I tell him?' `The sooner the better!') im prędzej tym lepiej -
5 soon
[suːn]adv( before long) wkrótce, niebawem; ( early) wcześnieSee also:- as* * *[su:n]1) (in a short time from now or from the time mentioned: They'll be here sooner than you think; I hope he arrives soon.) niedługo, wkrótce, wcześnie2) (early: It's too soon to tell.) wcześnie3) (willingly: I would sooner stand than sit.) chętnie•- no sooner... than
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6 early
['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 -
7 accelerate
[æk'sɛləreɪt] 1. vt 2. vi ( AUT)* * *[ək'seləreit]1) (to increase speed: The driver accelerated to pass the other car.) przyspieszać2) (to make (something) happen sooner: Worry accelerated his death.) przyspieszać•- accelerator -
8 force someone's hand
(to force someone to do something either which he does not want to do or sooner than he wants to do it.) zmusić kogoś do działania
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