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I. bald <eher, am ehesten> [balt] ADV

1. bald (schnell, in Kürze):

bald
soon
komm bald wieder!
come back soon!
so bald wird es das nicht mehr geben
that won't happen again in a hurry
wird's bald? inf
move it!
so bald wie [o. als] möglich
as soon as possible
[all]zu bald
[all] too soon
bis bald!
see you later!
bald darauf
soon [or shortly] after[wards]
nicht so bald
not as soon

2. bald (fast):

bald
almost
das ist schon bald nicht mehr schön!
that's taking it a bit too far!
das ist schon bald nicht mehr schön!
that's beyond a joke!

3. bald inf:

bald
soon
wirst du wohl bald ruhig sein?
will you just be quiet! [or sl shut up!]

II. bald <eher, am ehesten> [balt] CONJ form

bald ..., bald ...
one moment ..., the next ...
bald hier, bald da
now here, now there

so·bald [zoˈbalt] CONJ

sobald
as soon as

mög·lichst ADV

1. möglichst (so ... wie möglich):

möglichst
as ... as possible
möglichst bald/früh/weit
as soon/early/far as possible

2. möglichst (wenn irgend möglich):

möglichst
if possible