madrugar

to get up early

verb

madrugar
intransitive verb
1to get up early (levantarse)
  • no por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano (Prov) -> time must take its course
  • al que madruga, Dios le ayuda (Prov) -> the early bird catches the worm
2(ocurrir pronto)
  • los goles madrugaron -> it wasn't long before the goals started flowing

madrugar [mah-droo-gar’]
verb neuter
1To rise early (levantarse). (n)
2To contrive, to premeditate. (n)
3To anticipate, to get there first. (n)
verb transitive
  • Madrugar a uno -> to forestall somebody (adelantarse a)

madrugar
verbo:intransitivo
1 (levantarse temprano) (una vez) to get up early; get up at the crack of dawn; (por costumbre) to be an early riser
a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda the early bird catches the worm
no por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano time will take its course
2 (anticiparse) to be quick off the mark
3 (precipitarse) to jump the gun
verbo:transitivo
madrugar a algn (adelantarse) to get in ahead of sb; (Centroamérica) (matar) to bump sb off; (familiar)

Verb Conjugation for "madrugar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo madrugo madrugué madrugaba madrugaré madrugue
madrugas madrugaste madrugabas madrugarás madrugues
Ella/Él/Usted madruga madrugó madrugaba madrugará madrugue
Nosotros madrugamos madrugamos madrugábamos madrugaremos madruguemos
Vosotros madrugáis madrugasteis madrugabais madrugaréis madruguéis
Ellos/Ustedes madrugan madrugaron madrugaban madrugarán madruguen

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