early1

adj (-lier, -liest)

• 1 (before expected time) [arrival/elections] anticipado to be early [person] = llegar* temprano the bus was early = el autobús pasó ( or salió etc) antes de la hora

• 2 a (before normal time) to have an early night = acostarse* temprano early retirement = jubilación (f) anticipada b [crop/variety] temprano, tempranero

• 3 (far back in time) early man = el hombre primitivo his earliest memories = sus primeros recuerdos

• 4 (toward beginning of period) it's too early to tell = es demasiado pronto para saber in early June = a principios de junio he was in his early twenties = tenía poco más de veinte años