WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
SpanishEnglish
de madrugada loc adv (muy temprano)at dawn prep
  in the early hours, in the small hours, in the wee hours expr
  (informal)at the crack of dawn expr
  (colloquial, possibly offensive)at an ungodly hour expr
 Me levanté de madrugada para ir al aeropuerto.
 I woke up at dawn to go to the airport.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
SpanishEnglish
a altas horas de la madrugada loc adv (entrada la madrugada) (informal)in the wee hours, in the small hours adv
  (informal)in the wee hours of the morning, in the small hours of the morning adv
  (formal)at the crack of dawn adv
 Llegaron al hotel a altas horas de la madrugada y la recepción estaba cerrada.
 They arrived at the hotel in the wee hours (or: small hours) and the reception desk was closed.
darle a alguien las tantas de la madrugada loc verb ES: coloquial (acostarse tarde)be up until the wee hours of the morning v expr
  be awake until the wee hours of the morning v expr
  burn the midnight oil v expr
 Me dieron las tantas de la madrugada estudiando para el examen.
 I was up until the wee hours of the morning studying for my exam.
en horas de la madrugada,
a horas de la madrugada loc adv		 (antes del amanecer)in the early hours of the morning expr
  in the early-morning hours npl
  in the wee hours adj + n
 Llegamos muy cansados en horas de la madrugada.
 We arrived very tired in the early hours of the morning.
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'de madrugada' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the Spanish description:
sesión golfa
English:
late at night - at first light - at the crack of dawn - in the dead of night - red-eye


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