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"Early" is an adverb which is often translated as "temprano", and "before" is an adverb which is often translated as "antes". Learn more about the difference between "early" and "before" below.
early(
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)An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
b. a primera hora (time of day)
I want the report by early tomorrow morning.Quiero el informe a primera hora mañana por la mañana.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
4. (soon)
a. pronto
It is too early to know if the surgery was successful.Es demasiado pronto para saber si la cirugía fue exitosa.
a. temprano
We keep early hours even on the weekends.Nos acostamos y levantamos temprano, incluso los fines de semana.
b. a principios (of a period)
She became a famous writer in her early forties.Se convirtió en una escritora famosa a principios de sus cuarenta años.
a. prematuro
His early death was a blow to us all.Su muerte prematura fue un duro golpe para todos nosotros.
before(
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)An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
1. (previously)
a. antes
We've met before; you don't have to introduce him to me.Nos conocemos de antes; no me lo tienes que presentar.
A preposition is a word that indicates the relationship between a noun and another word (e.g., He ran through the door.).
a. ante
I had never performed before such a large crowd.Nunca había actuado ante una multitud tan grande.
b. delante de
They were married before a small gathering of friends and family.Se casaron delante de un pequeño grupo de amigos y familia.
a. antes que
A poet is, before anything else, a person who is in love with language.Un poeta es, antes que nada, una persona enamorada de los idiomas.
A conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, clauses, or sentences (e.g., The cat and the dog slept.).
a. antes de que
Finish your homework before mom gets home.Acaba tus deberes antes de que mamá llegue a casa.
a. antes que
I will die on my feet before living on my knees.Moriré de pie antes que vivir de rodillas.
