صيغ مركبة:
early | earlier |
| at an early hour adv | (early in the morning) | في ساعة مبكرة |
| | My grandmother had the custom of rising at an early hour. |
| bright and early adj | informal (at an early hour) | في ساعة مبكرة |
| | Let's start the hike bright and early so we can finish before it gets too hot. |
| early afternoon n | (period just after midday) | ظهيرة |
| | The best time to reach me is right after lunch, in the early afternoon. |
| | أفضل وقت يمكنك الاتصال بي فيه هو بعد الغداء مباشرةً، وقت الظهيرة. |
| early age n | (infancy) | سنّ مبكرة |
| | 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) (مجازي) | نشيط |
| | 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) | أول الواصلين |
| | 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) | مسبق، قبل الآخرين |
| | You will enjoy an early-bird discount of 15% if you book your tickets before the 1st of February. |
| early bloomer n | (plant: flowers early in year) (نبتة) | باكر الإزهار |
| early bloomer n | figurative (person: matures early) (شخص) | باكر النضج |
| early childhood n | (infancy) | الطفولة المبكرة |
| | I have few memories of my early childhood. |
| early closing n | (shop closure at earlier hour) | إغلاق السوق المبكر، نصف يوم عمل للمتاجر |
| | Don't forget that it's early closing today; you'll have to run if you want to get to the shops on time. |
| early closing adj | (shop closure: earlier than usual) (مضاف إليه) | إغلاقٍ مبكر |
| | Wednesday's early closing day in my hometown. |
| early days npl | (initial stages) | أوائل، بدايات |
| | In the early days of urban transport, people rode in horse-drawn carriages; now they drive cars. |
| | في بدايات عهد المواصلات الحضرية، كان الناس يركبون عربات تجرّها الخيول؛ والآن هم يركبون السيارات. |
| early death n | (death before reaching old age) | موت مبكر |
| | His smoking habit led to an early death. |
| early edition n | (of a newspaper) (من صحيفة) | الطبعة الباكرة |
| early enough adj | (arriving in good time) | باكرًا، قبل الوقت |
| early enough adv | (in good time) | باكرًا، قبل الوقت |
| early history n | (initial stages) | أوائل، بدايات |
| early life n | (childhood) | الطفولة |
| | She spent her early life in India, but moved to Britain as a teenager. |
| early morning n | (just after dawn) | وقت مبكِّر من الصباح، الصباح الباكر |
| | Early morning is the best time to watch birds, because they've just landed after migrating all night. |
| | الصباح الباكر هو أفضل وقت لمشاهدة الطيور لأنه الوقت الذي يكونون قد هبطوا فيه لتوِّهم من رحلة الهجرة طوال الليل. |
| early on adv | informal (close to beginning) | عند بداية، في المراحل الأولى |
| | Early on in my life, I had been a spectacular athlete. |
| early period n | (initial stages) | فترة مبكِّرة |
| early phase n | (initial stage) | مرحلة مبكِّرة |
| early retirement n | (retirement before established age) | تقاعد مبكّر |
| | You may take early retirement but then begin a new career. |
| early riser n | (person who gets up early) | مبكّر، شخص يصحو باكرًا |
| | Maybe he was always such an early riser because he grew up on a farm. |
| early stage n | often plural (beginnings) | مرحلة مبكرة، مراحل أولى |
| | The project is still in an early stage. |
early stage,
early-stage n as adj | (illness: in initial phase) | مراحل أولى |
| | The patient's symptoms are consistent with early-stage Ebola. |
| early start n | (rising early in the morning) | استيقاظ باكر |
| | I'm going to bed now, as I have an early start tomorrow. |
| | سأخلد إلى النوم، فعليّ الاستيقاظ باكرًا غدًا. |
| early start n | (beginning before scheduled time) | بداية مبكِّرة |
| | I went into work at eight so that I could get an early start. |
| | ذهبت إلى العمل في الثامنة حتى أحظى ببداية مبكِّرة. |
| early symptom n | (sign of illness at an early stage) (لمرض) | عَرَض مبكر |
| | Painful coughing is an early symptom of lung disease. |
| early times npl | (period long ago) | الماضي البعيد |
| | In early times, people made measurements by comparing things with parts of the human body. |
| early withdrawal n | (of savings) | سحب مبكِّر |
| | Bank certificates are a dependable investment, but there is a steep penalty for early withdrawal. |
| | تعتبر الشهادات المصرفية استثمارًا مضمونًا، ولكنها تنطوي على جزاء باهظ التكلفة في حالة السحب المبكِّر. |
| early years npl | (initial period) | السنوات الأولى، الفترة الأولى |
| | The early years of any marriage are difficult. |
| early years npl | (infancy, childhood) | سنوات الطفولة |
| get up early v expr | (rise at early hour) | يستيقظ باكرًا |
| | 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) | يموت في ريعان شبابه، يموت صغيرًا، يموت يافعًا |
| | 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) | من السابق لأوانه |
| | | لا يزال في البداية |
| The early bird catches the worm. expr | figurative (start work early to be successful) | مَن يُبكِر إلى عمله يُفلِح |
| too early adv | (excessively soon, prematurely) | قبل الأوان |
| | 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. |