the early Christians

the train was 10 minutes early — der Zug kam 10 Minuten zu früh

at the earliest — frühestens

an early work of an author — ein Frühwerk eines Autors

early next week — Anfang der nächsten Woche

early next Wednesday — nächsten Mittwoch früh

early in June — Anfang Juni

the earliest I can come is Friday — ich kann frühestens Freitag kommen

early on — schon früh

earlier on this week/year — früher in der Woche/im Jahr

early (on) — früh

early in 1915/in February — Anfang 1915/Februar

early (on) in his/her/their etc life — in jungen Jahren

early (on) in the evening/morning —

early this month/year —

early next month/year — Anfang nächsten Monats/Jahres

early today/this morning — heute früh

the earliest he can come is tomorrow — er kann frühestens morgen kommen

she left ten minutes early — sie ist zehn Minuten früher gegangen

to be five minutes/an hour early —

he was early for the meeting — er kam zu früh zu der Besprechung

to get up/go to bed early —

good morning, you're early today — guten Morgen, Sie sind heute ja früh dran

it was early evening when we finished — wir waren am frühen Abend fertig

we went for an early morning drive or a drive in the early morning — wir machten eine Spritztour am frühen Morgen

we had an early lunch — wir aßen früh zu Mittag

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

to have an early night — früh ins Bett gehen

to keep early hours — früh ins Bett gehen und früh aufstehen

the early hours — die frühen Morgenstunden

her early life — ihre jungen Jahre

at an early age — in jungen Jahren

from an early age — von klein auf

since early childhood — seit seiner/ihrer etc frühen Kindheit

in his early teens — im frühen Teenageralter

to be in one's early thirties/forties etc —

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

an early spring — ein zeitiger Frühling

the early church —

an early form of hypnotherapy — eine Frühform der Hypnotherapie

(= soon) at an early date — bald

to promise early delivery — baldige Lieferung versprechen

the train was 10 minutes early — der Zug kam 10 Minuten zu früh

have an early night — früh ins Bett gehen

at the earliest — frühestens

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

at an early stage, in its early stages — im Frühstadium

an early work of an author — ein Frühwerk eines Autors

early next week — Anfang der nächsten Woche

early next Wednesday — nächsten Mittwoch früh

early in June — Anfang Juni

the earliest I can come is Friday — ich kann frühestens Freitag kommen

early on — schon früh

earlier on this week/year — früher in der Woche/im Jahr

we were 20 minutes early — llegamos con 20 minutos de adelanto

to have an early night/lunch — acostarse*/comer temprano

early man — el hombre primitivo

his earliest memories — sus primeros recuerdos

it's too early to tell — es demasiado pronto para saber

at an early stage — en una etapa temprana

in the early hours of the morning — en las primeras horas de la mañana, de madrugada

in early childhood — en la primera infancia

he was in his early twenties — tenía poco más de veinte años

we caught an earlier train — tomamos un tren que salía más temprano

the baby arrived two weeks early — el niño se adelantó dos semanas

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

early (on) in her career — en los comienzos de su carrera

book early — haga su reserva cuanto antes

they won't be here till nine at the earliest — por temprano que lleguen no estarán aquí antes de las nueve

you're five minutes early — llegas con cinco minutos de adelanto

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

Easter is early this year — la Semana Santa cae pronto este año

it's too early to say — es demasiado pronto para saber

we arrived home in the early hours (of the morning) — llegamos a casa de madrugada

we worked until the early hours of the morning — trabajamos hasta altas horas de la madrugada

in the early morning — a primeras horas de la mañana

we went for an early morning drive — nos fuimos a dar un paseo en coche por la mañana temprano

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)

she became famous in her early thirties — se hizo famosa a los treinta y pocos

there were two early goals — se marcaron dos goles al inicio del partido

in early January/March — a principios de enero/marzo

we'll arrive there in the early evening — llegaremos a media tarde

it flowers from early spring to early autumn — florece desde principios de la primavera a principios del otoño

at an earlier stage of the project — en una etapa anterior del proyecto

he began painting in his early teens — empezó a pintar a los trece o catorce años

it's early days yet —

the early Victorians — los primeros victorianos

an early Victorian table — una mesa de principios de la era victoriana

Shakespeare's early work — las primeras obras de Shakespeare

he arrived ten minutes early — llegó diez minutos antes de la hora, llegó con diez minutos de anticipación

he took his summer holiday early — se tomó las vacaciones de verano pronto

to book early — reservar con anticipación

I don't want to get there too early — no quiero llegar demasiado pronto

the earliest I can do it is Tuesday — lo más pronto que lo podré hacer será el martes

as early as possible — lo más pronto posible, cuanto antes

as early as 1978 — ya en 1978

you get up too early — te levantas demasiado temprano, madrugas demasiado

early in the book — en las primeras páginas del libro

early in the war — a principios de la guerra

early in the week — a principios de semana

early in the year — a principios de año

early in 1915 — a principios de 1915

early in his life — en su juventud

Red Ribbon fell early in the race — Red Ribbon tuvo una caída al principio de la carrera

earlier on — anteriormente, antes

early closing is on Mondays — el lunes muchas tiendas solo abren por la mañana

we were 20 minutes early — llegamos con 20 minutos de adelanto

to have an early night/lunch — acostarse*/comer temprano

early man — el hombre primitivo

his earliest memories — sus primeros recuerdos

it's too early to tell — es demasiado pronto para saber

at an early stage — en una etapa temprana

in the early hours of the morning — en las primeras horas de la mañana, de madrugada

in early childhood — en la primera infancia

he was in his early twenties — tenía poco más de veinte años

we caught an earlier train — tomamos un tren que salía más temprano

the baby arrived two weeks early — el niño se adelantó dos semanas

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

early (on) in her career — en los comienzos de su carrera

book early — haga su reserva cuanto antes

they won't be here till nine at the earliest — por temprano que lleguen no estarán aquí antes de las nueve

early 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

you're early — przyszedłeś za wcześnie

she's in her early forties — jest trochę po czterdziestce, ma czterdzieści parę lat

at your earliest convenience — możliwie szybko or jak najszybciej

I came home early — sono tornato a casa presto

as early as possible — il più presto possibile

early in the morning/afternoon — nelle prime ore del mattino/del pomeriggio

early in the spring/19th century — all'inizio della primavera/dell'Ottocento

he was 10 minutes early — è arrivato con 10 minuti di anticipo

to book early — prenotare in anticipo

I can't come any earlier — non posso venire prima

I saw him earlier — l'ho visto prima

earlier on — poco tempo prima

it's still early — è ancora presto

at an early date — prossimamente

an early edition of the book — una precedente edizione del libro

you're early! — sei in anticipo!

at an early hour — presto

in the early morning — al mattino presto

in the early 19th century — ai primi dell'Ottocento

she's in her early forties — ha appena passato la quarantina

from an early age — fin dall'infanzia

his early youth — la sua prima giovinezza

Shakespeare's early work — le prime opere di Shakespeare

an early Victorian table — un tavolo del primo periodo vittoriano

to have an early night — andare a letto presto

to make an early start — iniziare presto

во времена гонений на христиан при императоре он был подвергнут пыткам, а затем обезглавлен в Риме за христианскую веру — he was tortured and then beheaded for his Christianity at Rome during the persecution of Christians under Emperor Diocletian

гонения за веру, преследование верующих — religious persecutions

гонение на ранних христиан — the persecution of the early Christians, the early Christian persecutions

гонения на христиан — persecutions of Christians

навлечь на Церковь гонения — to bring the church under persecution

начались гонения — persecution arose

le prime 20 pagine — the first 20 pages

dalla prima all'ultima pagina — from beginning to end

questo quadro è un Michelangelo prima maniera — this is an early Michelangelo

questo film è di Fellini prima maniera — this film is in Fellini's early style

di prima mattina — early in the morning

le prime ore del mattino — the early hours of the morning

posare la prima pietra — to lay the foundation stone

ai primi freddi — at the first sign of cold weather

ustioni di primo grado — first-degree burns

preferisco il primo pittore al secondo — I prefer the former painter to the latter

essere in prima posizione — to be in the lead

sul primo scaffale in alto/in basso — on the top/bottom shelf

prima classe — first class

un biglietto di prima classe — a first class ticket

viaggiare in prima classe — to travel first-class

è un attore di prim'ordine — he is a first-rate actor

scendo alla prima fermata — I am getting off at the next stop

il primo attore — the leading man

la causa prima — the main reason

(fraseologia) per prima cosa — firstly

in primo luogo — in the first place, first of all

fin dal primo momento — from the very first

amore a prima vista — love at first sight

fare i primi passi — to take one's first steps

è stata la prima a farlo — she was the first to do it

fu tra i primi ad arrivare — he was among the first to arrive

è la prima della classe — she is the top of the class

non sposerò il primo venuto — I won't marry just anyone

il primo luglio — the first of July

il primo d'Aprile — April Fools' Day

il primo dell'anno — New Year's Day

i primi del Novecento — the early twentieth century

ai primi del mese — at the beginning of the month

ai primi di maggio — at the beginning of May

le -e tre pagine — the first three pages, the three first pages

i -i gradini della scala — the first few steps of the stairs

"libro primo" — "book one"

essere tra i -i tre — to be in the top three

il primo esercizio è semplice, il secondo è complesso — the former exercise is simple, the latter is complex

per la -a volta — for the first time

non era la -a volta che lo avvertivo che — I warned him not for the first time

lo incontrai a Oxford per la -a volta — I first met him in Oxford

per -a cosa domani telefono — I'll ring first thing tomorrow

- a pagina — front page

finire in -a pagina — to hit the headlines

essere una notizia da -a pagina — to be front page news

nel primo pomeriggio — in the early afternoon, early in the afternoon

i -i romanzi dell'autore — the author's early novels

un Picasso -a maniera — an early Picasso, an example of Picasso's early work

nei -i tempi andava tutto bene — at first things went well

nei -i anni '60 — in the early 60's

scendere alla -a fermata — to get off at the next stop

prendere il primo treno, volo — to leave on the first train, flight

il primo produttore mondiale di vino — the world leading wine producer

-a persona singolare, plurale — first person singular, plural

cugino primo — first cousin

il primo canale — channel one

in primo luogo non avrei dovuto dirglielo — I wish I hadn't told her to begin with

mettere qcs. in primo piano — to bring sth. to the fore, to foreground sth., to bring sth. into sharp focus

sei il primo a dirmelo — you are the first to tell me

preferisco il primo — I prefer the first one

essere il primo della classe — to be top of the class

il primo (di) maggio — the first of May

i del mese — at the beginning of the month

il primo dell'anno — New Year's Day

arrivare per primo — to get there first

ci sono due ragioni: primo... — there are two reasons: first...

non ci andrò, primo perché non ho tempo e poi perché non ho voglia — I'm not going first because I'm busy and then because I don't feel like it

primo ballerino — principal dancer

- a comunione — First Communion

primo ministro — prime minister, premier