La Palabra del Día: Temprano
Temprano
very early, prematurely soon
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My Example:
Habría ido a trabajar más temprano esta mañana si no disfrutara dormir tanto.
I would have gone to work earlier this morning if I wasn't enjoying being asleep so much.
26 Answers
El pájaro temprano coge el gusano.
The early bird catches the worm.
Dogs are normally better than any alarms because they wake up early and start messing around you, until you wake up! and unfortunately there's no button to stop them!
Los perros normalmente son mejores que todos los despertadores, porque se despiertan temprano ¡empiezan a molestarte hasta que despiertes y infortunadamente no hay un botón para impedirlos!
Sorry about my sentence l know it looks pretty messy today ....
You know what they say about the early bird, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
Sabes lo que se dicen sobre la ave temprana, pero el segundo ratón consigue el queso.
Hoy llegué al trabajo temprano porque necesito terminar todos las tareas antes de que yo salga para tomar algo de cerveza con mis amigos ésta noche.
With Cogu and Drvicente's corrections:
Hoy llegué al trabajo temprano porque necesito terminar todas las tareas antes de salir a para tomar cerveza con mis amigos esta noche.
I arrived at work early today because I need to finish all my tasks before I go out to drink a little beer with friends this evening.
(ok, this is an experiment - I'm presuming cerveza is not a countable noun in this context)
Es bastante temprano y no me gusta mi despertador.
It's really early and I do not like my alarm clock.
El pájaro temprano agarra el gusano... pero el gusano temprano llega comido. The early bird gets the worm... but the early worm gets eaten.
It seems that many members of SpanishDict are night-owls, because so few get up early in the morning.
Parece que muchos miembros de SpanishDict son trasnochadores, porque muy pocos se levantan temprano por la mañana.
It is never too early and never too late to fall in love!
¡Nunca es demasiado temprano o demasiado tarde para enamorarse!
Si estás en Roma, tarde o temprano visitarás las ruinas más maravillosas del mundo.
If you are in Rome sooner or later you will visit the most beautiful ruins of the world.
El bebé nació muy temprano tan los entonces sus padres decidieron en el color morado para el gorro de ponerle un gorro morado en vez de la tradicional del azul o el rosado que son tradicionales.
The baby was born very early so the parents decided on the color purple for the hat rather than the traditional blue or pink.
Fui nacido muy temprano en mi vida.
I was born very early in my life.
Si tu pesca pescas temprano en por la mañana, tiene mejor tendrás mucha suerte.
If you fish early in the morning ,you have better luck
Estoy Limpio mi casa temprano por la mañana porque me gusta practicar español con SpanishDict punto com todo el día.
I clean my house early in the morning because I like to practice Spanish with SpanishDict.com all day.
Tarde o temprano Rafa Nadal volverá a ser el número uno del ATP.
Sooner or later Rafa Nadal will come back to be the first at ATP.
Rising early and retiring early everyday is the key to good health.
Levantarse temprano y acostarse temprano cada día es la clave para una salud sana.
