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early [ˈɜːlɪ] adj -lier, -liest adv
1. before the expected or usual time 2. occurring in or characteristic of the first part of a period or sequence 3. occurring in or characteristic of a period far back in time 4. occurring in the near future at the earliest not before the time or date mentioned early days too soon to tell how things will turn out [Old English ǣrlīce, from ǣr ere + -līce -ly2; related to Old Norse arliga] earliness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
early adverb 1. in good time, beforehand, ahead of schedule, in advance, with time to spare, betimes (archaic) She arrived early to get a good seat. in good time late, behind 2. too soon, before the usual time, prematurely, ahead of time The snow came early that year. too soon late, behind Translations early [ˈɜːlɪ] (earlier (compar) (earliest (superl))) A. ADJ 1. (= before appointed time) to be early → llegar temprano or pronto you're early! → ¡llegas temprano or pronto! 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 2. (= before usual time) [death, menopause] → prematuro, temprano Easter is early this year → la Semana Santa cae pronto este año early frosts → heladas fpl prematuras or tempranas to have an early lunch → almorzar temprano, comer temprano she was pressurized into an early marriage → la presionaron para que se casase muy joven to have an early night → acostarse temprano early retirement → jubilación f anticipada it was an early summer → el verano se había adelantado, el verano había llegado pronto 3. (= soon) → pronto it's too early to say → es demasiado pronto para saber it will happen in March at the earliest → ocurrirá en marzo como muy pronto at your earliest convenience (Comm) → con la mayor brevedad posible 4. (= towards beginning) 4.1. (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 to keep early hours → acostarse y levantarse temprano 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 it was early in the morning → era muy de mañana, era muy temprano 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 to be an early riser → ser madrugador to get off to or make an early start → salir temprano 4.2. [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) 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 it's still early (in process) → es pronto todavía the early afternoon → a primera hora de la tarde at an early age → a una edad temprana from an early age → desde pequeño → desde una edad temprana(frm) his early career/childhood → los primeros años de su carrera/infancia an early diagnosis → un diagnóstico precoz it was early evening → era media tarde we'll arrive there in the early evening → llegaremos a media tarde her early life → los primeros años de su vida in the early spring → a principios de la primavera it flowers from early spring to early autumn → florece desde principios de la primavera a principios del otoño the disease is hard to detect in its early stages → es difícil detectar la enfermedad en sus fases iniciales at an earlier stage of the project → en una etapa anterior del proyecto he's in his early teens → tendrá unos trece o catorce años he began painting in his early teens → empezó a pintar a los trece o catorce años his early youth → su primera juventud it'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] → primer 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 6. (Hort) [fruit, vegetable, crop] → temprano B. ADV 1. (= ahead of time) [arrive, leave, get up, go to bed] → temprano, pronto 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 early to bed, early to rise (makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise) → a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda see also bright B 2. (= soon) → pronto the earliest I can do it is Tuesday → lo más pronto que lo podré hacer será el martes a month earlier → un mes antes as early as possible → lo más pronto posible, cuanto antes as early as 1978 → ya en 1978 3. (= towards beginning of sth) 3.1. (in morning) → temprano you get up too early → te levantas demasiado temprano, madrugas demasiado 3.2. (in period, process) early in sth early in the afternoon → a primera hora de la tarde 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 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 carrera earlier on → anteriormente, antes early this month → a principios de(este)mes early today → a primera hora de hoy C. CPD early bird N → madrugador(a) m/f it's the early bird that catches the worm → al que madruga Dios le ayuda early closing N (also early-closing day) (Brit) día en que muchas tiendas sólo abren por la mañana early closing is on Mondays → el lunes muchas tiendas sólo abren por la mañana the Early Middle Ages NPL → la Alta Edad Media early warning system N → sistema m de alarma or alerta precoz pain acts as the body's early warning system → el dolor actúa como un sistema de alarma precoz early [ˈɜːrli] adv (at an early hour) → tôt, de bonne heure I have to get up early → Je dois me lever tôt. to go to bed early → se coucher tôt early this morning → tôt dans la matinée early in the morning → tôt le matin early last week → tôt la semaine dernière early in (= at the start of) [+ season, game, year] → au début de early in the spring → au début du printemps BUT au commencement du printemps. early in the 19th century → au début du 19e siècle BUT au commencement du 19e siècle. early on (= at an early stage) → très tôt early on in → au début de adj (not late) at an early hour → de bonne heure at such an early hour → aussi tôt despite the early hour → bien qu'il faisait tôt in the early hours of the morning → dans les premières heures de la matinée to have an early night → se coucher tôt to make an early start → partir tôt, partir de bonne heure [morning, afternoon, evening] early morning → tôt le matin from early morning to mid-afternoon → depuis tôt le matin jusqu'au milieu de l'après-midi a series of early morning phone calls → une série de coups de téléphone tôt le matin in the early morning → tôt le matin by early afternoon Things will be better by early afternoon → Les choses se seront arrangées d'ici le début de l'après-midi. in the early evening → en début de soirée early years → premières années fpl in the early 1980s → au début des années 80 in the early 19th century → au début du 19e siècle, au commencement du 19e siècle She's in her early forties → Elle a un peu plus de quarante ans., Elle a un peu plus de la quarantaine. the early days → les débuts mpl in the early days → au début in the early days of sth → au début de qch it is early days (= too soon to say) → il est trop tôt pour en juger (= first) [stage, sign] → premier/ière; [work, film] → premier/ière; [Christians, settlers] → premier/ière sb's early career → les débuts mpl de qn He spent his early career in the army → Il a fait ses débuts dans l'armée. (= too early) [death] → prématuré(e) n (= early riser) → lève-tôt mf inv > (= first comer) → lève-tôt mf inv > the early bird catches the worm → l'avenir appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt early-bird [ˈɜːrlibɜːrd] modif [discount, special] → pour les premiers clients early closing day n (British) jour de fermeture l'après-midi early-evening [ˌɜːrliˈiːvnɪŋ] adj [news, slot, show] → de début de soirée an early-evening concert → un concert tôt dans la soirée early-morning [ˌɜːrlimɔːːrnɪŋ] adj [flight, meeting] → de début de matinée early retirement n → retraite f anticipée to take early retirement → prendre une retraite anticipée early riser n → lève-tôt mf inv > early warning early-warning [ˌɜːrliwɔːːrnɪŋ] adj [device, radar] → de première alerte early warning system n → système m de première alerte early adv early (on) → früh; early in 1915/in February → Anfang 1915/Februar; early (on) in the year/(the) winter → Anfang des Jahres/des Winters; early (on) in the war → in der Anfangsphase des Krieges; early (on) in his/her/their etc life → in jungen Jahren; early (on) in the race → zu Anfang des Rennens; early (on) in the evening/morning → am frühen Abend/Morgen; he got up very early in the morning → er stand sehr früh (am Morgen) auf; as early as (= already) → schon; she learned to read as early as four → sie lernte schon mit vier Jahren lesen; early this month/year → Anfang des Monats/Jahres; 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 (= before the expected time) → früher (als erwartet); (= before the appointed time) → zu früh; (= earlier than usual) → früh; she left ten minutes early → sie ist zehn Minuten früher gegangen; to be five minutes/an hour early → fünf Minuten/eine Stunde zu früh kommen; he was early for the meeting → er kam zu früh zu der Besprechung; 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 → früh aufstehen/ins Bett gehen; 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) ? bright b adj (+er) → früh; 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; until or into the early hours → bis in die frühen Morgenstunden; her early life → ihre jungen Jahre; his early work → seine frühen Werke, sein Frühwerk nt; 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 → Anfang dreißig/vierzig etc sein; 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 → man weiß noch nicht, welche Motive er hat; 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; early identification (Med) → Früherkennung f (= before expected time) flowers → früh blühend; cabbage, peas etc, crop → früh; death → vorzeitig; marriage → früh; menopause → verfrüht; early vegetables → Frühgemüse nt; an early spring → ein zeitiger Frühling (from historical perspective) settlers, man → frühgeschichtlich; the early church → die Urkirche; early Christians → Urchristen pl; an early form of hypnotherapy → eine Frühform der Hypnotherapie; early baroque → Frühbarock m (= soon) at an early date → bald; at the earliest possible moment → so bald wie irgend möglich; to promise early delivery → baldige Lieferung versprechen ? convenience b early: early bath n to send somebody for an early (Brit Ftbl, Rugby) → jdn vom Feld schicken; to take an early (Brit fig: = withdraw) → sich frühzeitig zurückziehen early bird n (in morning) → Frühaufsteher(in) m(f); (arriving etc) → Frühankömmling m; it’s the early that catches the worm (Prov) → Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund (Prov) early closing n it’s early today → die Geschäfte haben or sind heute nachmittag geschlossen early retirement n → vorgezogener or vorzeitiger Ruhestand; to take early → vorzeitig in den Ruhestand gehen; to have taken early → Frührentner(in) m(f) → sein; early benefits → Vorruhestandsleistungen pl early riser n → Frühaufsteher(in) m(f) early warning (sign or signal) n → Vorwarnung f early warning system n → Frühwarnsystem nt early [ˈɜːlɪ] (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) 1. adv → presto; (ahead of time) → in anticipo 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 earlier on → poco tempo prima 2. adj (man) → primitivo/a; (Christians, settlers) → primo/a; (fruit, plant) → precoce; (death) → prematuro/a; (reply) → pronto/a it's still early → è ancora presto an early general election → elezioni fpl generali anticipate at an early date → prossimamente an early edition of the book → una precedente edizione del libro you're early! → sei in anticipo! to be an early riser or an early bird → essere mattiniero/a 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/start → andare a letto/iniziare presto at your earliest convenience (Comm) → non appena possibile adv early [ˈəːli] 1 near the beginning (of a period of time etc) early in my life; early in the afternoon. vroeg مُبَكّرا، في بداية рано brzy tidligt; i begyndelsen früh νωρίς en los inicios, al principio; pronto; temprano varases, varasel اوایل alussa tôt מוּקדָם प्रारंभ में rano korán; vminek a kezdetén awal snemma presto 早期に 초기에 anksti agri di awal vroeg tidlig, først wcześnie cedo la început(ul) в начале skoro zgodaj rano tidigt แต่แรก erken, başında, başlarında 初期地 рано کسی دور کے آغاذ میں đầu 早,在初期 2 sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time He arrived early; She came an hour early. vroeër باكِرا، قَبل الأوان по-рано časně; dřív tidligt; for tidligt zu früh νωρίτερα σε σχέση με κπ. άλλο temprano varakult, varem پیش از موقع؛ زودتر etuajassa de bonne heure, en avance מוּקדָם शीघ्र, जल्दी ranije korán; korábban lebih awal (of) snemma; á undan öðrum presto 予定より早く 일찍이 pirma laiko, anksčiau agri; pirms laika lebih awal te vroeg tidlig (przed)wcześnie, za wcześnie cedo (mai) devreme рано; раньше skôr (pre)zgodaj ranije tidigt ก่อนเวลาที่กำหนดไว้ erken, erkenden 早 завчасно معمول کے وقت سے پہلے sớm 早 adj 1 belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc early morning; in the early part of the century. vroeë في بِدايَة в началото časný, raný tidlig früh αρχικός, πρωινός temprano varajane زود؛ آغازین aikainen tôt, au début de מוּקדָם आरंभ का ran kora(i) dini snemm-; fyrri; fyrsti; í byrjun presto, all'inizio di 初めのころの 이른 ankstyvas agrs pada awal vroeg tidlig wczesny começo devreme; de (la) început ранний; начальный skorý, raný zgodnji rani tidig ก่อน; แต่แรก; มาก่อน; แรก; ตอนต้น; เร็ว; แต่ก่อน başında, başlarında 早的 ранній ابتدائی حصے سے تعلق رکھنے والا đầu; sớm 早的 2 belonging to the first stages of development early musical instruments. vroeë في بِدايَة، في المَراحِل المُبَكّره първите prvotní, nejstarší tidlig; ældre frühzeitig πρώτος antiguo; los primeros; primitivo varane اولیه؛ باستانی varhainen ancien בְּיָמִים קְדוּמִים जल्दी prvobitni kezdeti, régi, korai kuno eldri/fyrsta/fyrri gerð primitivo, antico 初期の 초기의 pirmykštis, senasis agrīns; sens pada mulanya oud eldre; i ung alder wczesny primitivo vechi старинный prvotný starinski rani tidig ยุคแรก ilk 早期的 перший کسی شے کی ارتقا کے آغاذ سے متعلق đầu 早期的 3 happening etc sooner than usual or than expected the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet. vroeër, vinniger في وقتِ مُبَكّر рано předčasný tidlig zu früh πρόωρος, πρώιμος temprano varane, oodatust varasem زودرس؛ زود aikainen prématuré, tôt מַקדִים अपेक्षा से बहुत पहले ran, uranio korai se-belum waktunya fyrir tímann; of snemma prematuro; presto 早い 이른 시기에 일어나는 priešlaikinis, (per) ankstyvas priekšlaicīgs; agrs awal vroeg tidlig (przed)wczesny cedo prematur; (prea) devreme преждевременный predčasný, skorý prezgodnji rano tidig ก่อนเวลาที่กำหนด; ก่อนเวลาปกติ erken, vakitsiz 比預期時間早地 завчасний; передчасний متوقع وقت سے پہلے واقع ہونا sớm 早 4 prompt I hope for an early reply to my letter. vinnige مبَكّر، فوري отговор brzký hurtig baldig έγκαιρος, χωρίς καθυστέρηση pronto kohene سریع؛ بی درنگ pikainen prompt בְּהֶקדֶם तुरंत skori közeli segera skjótur pronto 早急の 빠른 greitas drīzs awal spoedig snarlig szybki rápido urgent быстрый, скорый skorý hiter brz snar รวดเร็ว; ฉับพลัน; ทันที acele 及時的 швидкий فوری ، جلد nhanh chóng 及时的 n earliness vroegtydigheid, vroegheid تَبْـكير ранина časnost det at være tidlig die Frühe πρωιμότητα, η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. έγκαιρο(ς) prontitud; precocidad varasus زود بودن varhaisuus heure peu avancée; précocité הַשכָּמָה प्रारंभिकता skorost időelőttiség kecepatan snemma dags; það að koma of snemma l'essere all'inizio; precocità 早さ 이름, 빠름 ankstumas, ankstyvumas agrums keawalan vroegtijdigheid det å være tidlig (przed)wczesność prontidão oră matinală; precocitate начало včasnosť zgodnjost ranost tidighet ดู early öncelik, erkenlik 早,早熟 моторність جلدی lúc sớm sủa; sự đến sớm 早,早熟 early bird someone who gets up early or who acts before others do. staan vroeg op, kom vroeg المُبَكّـر ، من يَسْبق غيره ранна прица ranní ptáče morgenmand der Frühaufsteher πρωινός τύπος, κπ. που βρίσκεται πρώτος στο πόδι madrugador varane tõusja سحرخیز؛ پیشرو aamuvirkku personne matinale מַשׁכִּים קוּם जल्दी आने वाला ranoranioc korán kelő orang rajin morgunhani, árrisull maður mattiniero 早起きの人 아침 일찍 일어나는 사람 ankstyvas paukštis tāds, kas agri ceļas orang yang bangun awal vroege opstaander morgenfugl ranny ptaszek madrugador persoană matinală ранняя пташка ranný vtáčik, ranné vtáča kdor zgodaj vstaja, prvi pokonci ranoranilac morgontidig person คนที่ตื่นหรือทำสิ่งต่าง ๆ ก่อนที่คนอื่นทั่ว ๆ ไปจะทำ erkenci; erken kalkan/davranan/gelen kimse 早起的人 рання пташка جلد آنے والا یا سحر خیز người dậy sớm; đến sớm 早(名词);早起的人 Early → باكراً, مبكر brzký, brzy tidlig früh νωρίς, πρόωρος pronto, temprano aikainen, aikaisin précoce, tôt ran, rano prematuro, presto 早い, 早く 이른, 일찍 vroeg tidlig wcześnie, wcześniejszy cedo ранний, рано tidig, tidigt แต่แรก, ก่อนเวลาที่กำหนดไว้ erken sớm 在早期, 早的 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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