♦ early

♦ early
♦ early /ˈɜ:lɪ/ (► earlier, earliest)
A a.
1 primo; iniziale: early childhood, la prima infanzia; early morning, primo mattino; the early train, il primo treno (della mattina); the early Middle Ages, il primo Medioevo; l'Alto Medioevo; in the early afternoon, nel primo pomeriggio; in the early evening, nel tardo pomeriggio; in early spring, all'inizio della primavera; in the early thirties, nei primi anni trenta; early-summer flowers, i fiori della prima estate NOTA D'USO: -first o early?-
2 per tempo; di buon'ora; mattiniero: at an early hour, di buon'ora; an early start, una partenza di buon'ora
3 primitivo; antico: the Early Church, la Chiesa cristiana primitiva; early ages, età antiche
4 vicino (nel tempo): to fix an early date, fissare una data vicina
5 prima del tempo; in anticipo; anticipato; prematuro: an early general election, elezioni politiche anticipate; an early death, una morte prematura; to have an early lunch, pranzare presto; anticipare il pranzo; You're early, sei arrivato presto; sei in anticipo; It's too early to say, è troppo presto per dirlo
6 (bot.) precoce; primaticcio: early cherries, ciliegie primaticce
B avv.
1 prima del tempo stabilito; in anticipo; per tempo; presto; di buon'ora: She always arrives early, arriva sempre in anticipo; to get up early, alzarsi di buon'ora; to go to bed early, andare a letto presto
2 agli inizi: early in one's career, agli inizi della carriera; early in life, in età giovanile; early next week, all'inizio della prossima settimana
● (tecn.) early adopter, utente pioniere (delle nuove tecnologie, ecc.) □ (Borsa) early bargains, scambi in apertura □ (fam.) early bird, persona mattiniera; tipo mattiniero □ (fig., comm.) early-bird, riservato a chi effettua un acquisto (o una prenotazione) con un certo anticipo: early-bird discount [fee], sconto [tariffa] per chi acquista (o prenota) in anticipo □ (archit.) Early Christian, paleocristiano □ (GB) early-closing day, giorno di chiusura pomeridiana (dei negozi) □ (archit.) Early English, (in stile) gotico inglese del primo periodo □ (fin.) early exercise, esercizio anticipato (di un'opzione, ecc.) □ early fruit, primizia □ an early grave, una morte prematura □ the early hours, le primissime ore del giorno (dopo mezzanotte e prima dell'alba) □ early in the day, di primo mattino; (fig.) per tempo, presto □ early leaver, chi va via presto □ early-morning, di primo mattino; di buon'ora □ (mus.) early music, musica medievale e rinascimentale; musica antica □ early on, agli inizi; presto; quasi subito □ early retirement, pensionamento anticipato; prepensionamento: to take early retirement, andare in prepensionamento □ early riser, persona mattiniera: I'm an early riser, sono mattiniero; mi alzo sempre presto □ (mil. ed estens.) early-warning system, sistema di preallarme □ (bot.) early wood, legno primaverile □ early years, relativo all'età prescolare □ early years education, istruzione prescolastica □ as early as, fin da; già in: as early as 1970, fin dal 1970; già nel 1970 □ (form.) We await your early reply, restiamo in attesa di una vostra sollecita risposta □ to have an early night, andare a letto presto □ It's early days yet, è troppo presto per dirlo; siamo solo agli inizi □ to keep early hours, andare a letto presto e alzarsi di buon'ora □ (prov.) The early bird catches the worm, chi dorme non piglia pesci; chi tardi arriva male alloggia □ (prov.) Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise, le ore del mattino hanno l'oro in bocca.

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