soon

pronto

soon(sun)

adverb

1. (within a short time)

a. pronto

See you soon!

¡Nos vemos pronto!

b. dentro de poco

Set the table; dinner will be ready soon.

Pon la mesa, la cena estará lista dentro de poco.

2. (early)

a. pronto

Don't leave so soon! The night is young!

¡No te vayas tan pronto! ¡La noche es joven!

b. temprano

They say that giving birth at seven months is too soon.

Se dice que dar a luz a siete meses de embarazo es demasiado temprano.

soon

adverb

1. (within a short time)

a. pronto

it will soon be Fridaypronto será viernes

see you soon!¡hasta pronto!

soon after(wards)poco después

soon after fourpoco después de las cuatro

no sooner had she left than…en cuanto se fue…

2. (early)

a. pronto

must you leave so soon?¿tienes que irte tan pronto?

it's too soon to tellaún no se puede saber

none too soonen buena hora

how soon can you get here?¿cuánto tardarás or

sooner or latertarde o temprano

the sooner the bettercuanto antes mejor

as soon astan pronto como

as soon as possiblelo antes posible

3. (expressing preference)

a.

I would just as soon staypreferiría quedarme

I would sooner do it alonepreferiría hacerlo yo solo

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soon [suːn]

adverb

1 (before long) pronto; dentro de poco

I'll soon finish that Soon she would have to retire We'll be leaving very soon "When are you going to do it?" "Soon" He soon changed his mind We didn't expect you to finish so soon Soon after that I left for Vienna She got back earlier than I'd expected - soon after lunch he hesitated to mention the idea of writing a biography so soon after the tragic death He rented a TV soon after moving into his apartment

they'll be here soon pronto llegarán; llegarán dentro de poco; it will soon be summer pronto llegará el verano; falta poco para que llegue el verano

soon afterwards poco después

come back soon vuelve pronto

2 (early, quickly) pronto; temprano

Must you leave so soon?

how soon can you be ready? ¿cuánto tardas en prepararte?

how soon can you come? ¿cuándo puedes venir?

Friday is too soon el viernes es muy pronto

we got there too soon llegamos demasiado pronto or temprano; it's too soon to tell es demasiado pronto para saber; we were none too soon no llegamos antes de tiempo; llegamos justo; all too soon it was over terminó demasiado pronto; not a minute or moment too soon ya era hora

it's fallen on hard times, and some may say not a minute too soon spokesman Frank Dobson said the price cut was not a minute too soon

3

as soon as en cuanto; tan pronto como

I'll do it as soon as I can lo haré en cuanto pueda; lo haré tan pronto como pueda; as soon as you see her en cuanto la veas; tan pronto como la veas; as soon as it was finished en cuanto se terminó; as soon as possible cuanto antes; lo antes posible; lo más pronto posible

4 (expressing preference)

I would (just) as soon not go preferiría no ir; I would (just) as soon he didn't know preferiría que él no lo supiera; she'd marry him as soon as not se casaría con él y tan contenta

He would as soon die as betray his friends I would just as soon stay here with you

sooner

As with other time conjunctions, en cuanto and tan pronto como are used with the subjunctive if the action which follows hasn't happened yet or hadn't happened at the time of speaking:

As soon as or The moment we finish, I've got to write an editorial En cuanto terminemos or Tan pronto como terminemos, tengo que escribir un editorial

As soon as I know the dates, I'll let you know En cuanto sepa or Tan pronto como sepa las fechas, te lo diré

En cuanto and tan pronto como are used with the indicative when the action in the time clause has already taken place:

He left the podium as soon as or the moment he received his prize Se bajó del podio en cuanto recibió or tan pronto como recibió el premio

En cuanto and tan pronto como are also used with the indicative when describing habitual actions:

As soon as any faxes arrive, they're put in a special box En cuanto llegan or Tan pronto como llegan los faxes, se guardan en una caja especial

soon

sooner [ˈsuːnəʳ]

adverb

1 (of time) antes; más temprano

can't you come a bit sooner? ¿no puedes venir un poco antes or un poco más temprano?; we got there sooner nosotros llegamos antes; the sooner we start the sooner we finish cuanto antes empecemos, antes acabaremos; the sooner the better cuanto antes mejor; sooner or later tarde o temprano; no sooner had we left than they arrived apenas nos habíamos marchado cuando llegaron

no sooner said than done dicho y hecho

2 (of preference)

I had sooner not do it

I'd or I would sooner not do it preferiría no hacerlo

which would you sooner?

I'd sooner die! ¡antes morir!; sooner you than me! ¡allá tú, yo no!