| Wichtigste Übersetzungen |
WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2026:
| earlier adv | (previously) | vorher Adv |
| | | davor Adv |
| | | zuvor Adv |
| | Hello, it's me again. I called earlier about your advertisement. |
| | Hallo, ich bins nochmal. Ich habe vorher wegen Ihrer Anzeige angerufen. |
| earlier adv | (sooner) | schneller Adv |
| | | eher Adv |
| | | schon früher Adv + Adj |
| | We'll get there earlier if we leave now and avoid traffic. |
| | Wir werden schneller dort ankommen, wenn wir jetzt fahren und den Verkehr vermeiden. |
| earlier adj | (prior, previous) | vorherig Adj |
| | | früher Adj |
| | An earlier report said that only five cars were involved. |
| | Ein vorheriger Bericht besagte, dass nur fünf Leute in dem Unfall involviert waren. |
| Wichtigste Übersetzungen |
WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2026:
| early adv | (time: in first part) | früh Adv |
| | I get up early in the morning. |
| | Ich stehe früh am Morgen auf. |
| early adv | (soon) (übertragen) | schnell Adv |
| | | bald Adv |
| | (literarisch) | beizeiten, alsbald Adv |
| | Please come as early as you can. |
| | Bitte komm so schnell du kannst. |
| early adv | (before usual) | früh Adv |
| | | zeitig Adv |
| | I arrived at work early today, for a change! |
| | Ich bin zur Abwechslung heute mal früh bei der Arbeit gewesen. |
| early adv | (before expected) | früher Adv |
| | | eher Adv |
| | The plane was expected at 11 o'clock, but it arrived 15 minutes early. |
| | Das Flugzeug wurde um 11Uhr erwartet, aber es kam 15 Minuten früher. |
| early adj | (first part of [sth]) | früh Adj |
| | The newspaper arrives in the early morning. |
| | Die Zeitung kommt am frühen Morgen. |
| Zusätzliche Übersetzungen |
WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2026:
| early adj | (before others) | früh- Präf |
| | | schnell- Präf |
| | She was an early developer. |
| | Sie war frühreif. |
| early adj | (time: far back) | früher Adj |
| | | damals Adj |
| | The pottery had been made by an early tribe of settlers. |
| | Die Töpferarbeiten wurden von einem frühen Nomadenstamm gemacht. |
| early adj | (primitive) | einer der ersten Rdw |
| | | urtümlich Adj |
| | The abacus can be seen as an early calculator. |
| | Der Abakus kann als einer der ersten Taschenrechner angesehen werden. |
| early adj | (too soon) | früh Adj |
| | | vorzeitig Adj |
| | | verfrüht Adj |
| | Early blossom is sometimes killed by late frosts. |
| | His early arrival took us all by surprise. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
early | earlier |
WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2026:
| at an early hour adv | (early in the morning) | zu früher Stunde Rdw |
| | | früh am Morgen Rdw |
| | | früh morgens Adj + Adj |
| | My grandmother had the custom of rising at an early hour. |
| bright and early adj | informal (at an early hour) | ganz früh Adv + Adj |
| | | zu früher Stunde Rdw |
| | | in den frühen Morgenstunden Rdw |
| | Let's start the hike bright and early so we can finish before it gets too hot. |
| early age n | (infancy) | ein kleines Kind sein, ein Kleinkind sein Rdw |
| | My son started reading at an early age - as far as I remember he was only three years old. |
| early bird n | figurative ([sb] who wakes up early) | Frühaufsteher Nm |
| | My husband's an early bird, but I find it hard to get out of bed in the morning. |
| early bird n | figurative ([sb] arriving before others) | früh dran sein VP |
| | | früh da sein VP |
| | | einer der Ersten Rdw |
| | Millie and I were early birds to the party; most of the guests arrived an hour or so later. |
early bird,
early-bird n as adj | figurative (advance, before others) | Frühbucher- Präf |
| | You will enjoy an early-bird discount of 15% if you book your tickets before the 1st of February. |
| Early Bird n | historical (satellite) (Spitzname) | Early Bird En |
| | | Intelsat 1 En |
| | Early Bird was launched by NASA in April 1965. |
| early childhood n | (infancy) | Kindheit Nf |
| | (ugs) | als [jmd] noch ein Kind war Rdw |
| | | frühe Kindheit Adj + Nf |
| | I have few memories of my early childhood. |
| early days npl | (initial stages) | Frühzeit Nf |
| | In the early days of urban transport, people rode in horse-drawn carriages; now they drive cars. |
| early enough adj | (arriving in good time) | rechtzeitig Adj |
| | | früh genug Adj + Adj |
| early enough adv | (in good time) | rechtzeitig Adv |
| | | früh genug Adj + Adj |
| early life n | (childhood) | Kindheit Nf |
| | She spent her early life in India, but moved to Britain as a teenager. |
| early morning n | (just after dawn) | frühmorgens Adv |
| | | früher Morgen Adj + Nm |
| | Early morning is the best time to watch birds, because they've just landed after migrating all night. |
| early on adv | informal (close to beginning) | schon als Kind Rdw |
| | | schon als man jung war Rdw |
| | | bereits in jungen Jahren Rdw |
| | Early on in my life, I had been a spectacular athlete. |
| early retirement n | (retirement before established age) | Frührente Nf |
| | | vorzeitiger Ruhestand Adj + Nm |
| | You may take early retirement but then begin a new career. |
| early riser n | (person who gets up early) | Frühaufsteher Nm |
| | | Frühaufsteherin Nf |
| | Maybe he was always such an early riser because he grew up on a farm. |
| early stage n | often plural (beginnings) | Anfangsphase Nf |
| | | in den Kinderschuhen Rdw |
| | The project is still in an early stage. |
early stage,
early-stage n as adj | (illness: in initial phase) | frühes Stadium Adj + Nn |
| | The patient's symptoms are consistent with early-stage Ebola. |
| early times npl | (period long ago) | vor langer Zeit Rdw |
| | | früher Adv |
| | In early times, people made measurements by comparing things with parts of the human body. |
| early years npl | (initial period) | die ersten Jahre Rdw |
| | The early years of any marriage are difficult. |
| early years npl | (infancy, childhood) | die ersten Jahre Rdw |
| get up early v expr | (rise at early hour) | früh aufstehen Adj + Vi, sepa |
| | I have a conference this Saturday, so I will have to get up early for it. |
| go to an early grave v expr | (die young) | nicht alt werden Rdw |
| | | jung sterben Adj + Vi |
| | Callum is going to an early grave if he doesn't adopt a healthier lifestyle. |
it's early days,
it's still early days,
it's early days yet expr | UK, informal (situation may change) | es kann sich noch ändern Rdw |
| | (übertragen) | der Wind kann sich noch drehen Rdw |
| The early bird catches the worm. expr | figurative (start work early to be successful) | der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm Rdw |
| too early adv | (excessively soon, prematurely) | zu früh Präp + Adj |
| | When I get to work too early, I have to wait till they unlock the doors. |
| | You took the cake out of the oven too early. |