early
(at an early hour)
tôt, de bonne heure
I have to get up early. Je dois me lever tôt.
→ I usually get up early.
to go to bed early se coucher tôt
→ I want to go to bed early tonight.
early this morning tôt dans la matinée
early in the morning tôt le matin
→ They get up early in the morning, before it gets hot.
early last week tôt la semaine dernière
early in
(=at the start of)
[+season, game, year] au début de
→ an incident which occurred early in the game
→ early in the season
early in the spring au début du printemps, au commencement du printemps
early in the 19th century au début du 19e siècle, au commencement du 19e siècle
early on
(=at an early stage) très tôt
→ Liverpool scored early on and never looked like being beaten.
early on in au début de
→ He was injured early on in the match.
(=soon) tôt
it's too early to do ... il est trop tôt pour faire ...
→ It's too early to declare his efforts a success.
as early as dès
as early as this week dès cette semaine
→ Inflation could fall back to single figures as early as this week.
(=ahead of time) en avance
I came early to get a good seat. Je suis venu en avance pour avoir une bonne place.
(=ahead of time)
to be early
[person] être en avance
→ I'm always early.
You're early! Tu es en avance!
(not late)
at an early hour de bonne heure
→ shops put up their metal gratings at an early hour
at such an early hour aussi tôt
→ Even at such an early hour the place was busy
despite the early hour bien qu'il faisait tôt
in the early hours of the morning dans les premières heures de la matinée
→ He died in the early hours of the morning.
→ They didn't come home until the early hours of the morning.
to have an early night se coucher tôt
→ I decided to have an early night.
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
→ It takes place in the early morning.
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
[train, bus]
to take an early train prendre un train tôt
→ I caught an early train this morning
early years premières années fpl
→ Ryder spent her early years living on a commune without electricity
→ We struggled in the early years and were left behind a little bit.
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
→ I told her about the early days, when I was still in control
in the early days au début
→ In the early days his mobile phone was on 24 hours a day
in the early days of sth au début de qch
→ in the early days of his retirement.
it is early days
(=too soon to say) il est trop tôt pour en juger
→ It's early days but the future looks bright.
(=first)
[stage, sign] premier (-ière)
→ the early stages of pregnancy
[work, film] premier (-ière)
→ Shakespeare's early works
→ Fassbinder's early films
[Christians, settlers] premier (-ière)
→ the problems faced by early settlers
→ The early Christians were persecuted by the authorities.
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)
→ after her husband's early death
(=prompt)
[reply] prompt (e) → We look forward to your early reply. at your earliest convenience
(=as soon as possible) dans les meilleurs délais → We look forward to a reply at your earliest convenience.
early bird
(=early riser) lève-tôt mf inv *
→ We've always been early birds, getting up at 5.30 or 6am ...
(=first comer) lève-tôt mf inv *
→ Early birds can get the best bargains in the January sales.
the early bird catches the worm l'avenir appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt
→ The serious buying happens between 6 and 8am, and it is very much the case that the early bird catches the worm.
early-bird
modif
[discount, special] pour les premiers clients
→ Most cruise lines offer early-bird discounts when they publish their brochures (up to a year in advance of sailings).
early closing day
n (British) jour de fermeture l'après-midi jour de fermeture l'après-midi
early-evening
adj
[news, slot, show] de début de soirée
→ a concert in the regular, early evening slot
an early-evening concert un concert tôt dans la soirée
early-morning
adj
[flight, meeting] de début de matinée
→ She always left on the early-morning flight from Reno to San Jose
early retirement
n retraite f anticipée
to take early retirement prendre une retraite anticipée
→ I decided to take early retirement.
early riser
n lève-tôt mf inv *
early warning , early-warning
adj
[device, radar] de première alerte
→ early-warning radars were not attacked
early warning system
n système m de première alerte