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früh
early

in the PONS Dictionary

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I. früh <früher, am früh(e)sten> [fry:] ADJ

1. früh (nicht spät):

früh
early
früh am [o. am frühen] Morgen
early in the morning
in früher/früh[e]ster Kindheit
in one's early childhood/very early in one's childhood

2. früh (vorzeitig):

früh
early
ein früher Tod
an early [or untimely] death

3. früh (am Anfang stehend):

früh Person
young
der frühe Goethe
the young Goethe
der frühe Goethe Werke
early
ein früher Picasso
an early Picasso
ein Werk des frühen Mozart
an early work by Mozart
ein Werk des frühen Mozart
a work by the young Mozart

II. früh <früher, am früh(e)sten> [fry:] ADV

früh
early
Montag früh
Monday morning
früh genug
in good time
daran wirst du dich noch früh genug gewöhnen müssen
there's no two ways about it. you'll just have to get used to it
etw nicht früh genug tun
to not do sth soon enough
sich acc zu früh freuen, zu früh jubeln
to crow too soon
freu' dich bloß nicht zu früh!
don't count your chickens before they're hatched prov
von früh bis spät
from morning till night
von früh bis spät
from dawn till dusk
OpenDict entry

früh ADJ

am frühen Abend
early in the evening

Früh <-> [fry:] N f kein pl SGer, A

Früh
[early] morning
in der Früh
[early] in the morning
möglichst bald/früh/weit
as soon/early/far as possible
Peter hingegen zieht es vor, früh ins Bett zu gehen
Peter, on the other hand, prefers to go to bed early
English
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German
German
matutinal
früh <früher, am früh(e)sten>
from dawn to dusk fig
von früh bis spät
precociously
früh <früher, am früh(e)sten>
precociously developed/gifted
früh entwickelt/begabt
at sparrow's fart Brit inf
früh morgens
the turning she took was too early
sie bog zu früh ab

PONS Specialized Dictionary "Verkehrswesen"

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German
English
English

zu früh sein öffentlicher Verkehr, FREIGHT

zu früh sein
running early
zu früh sein
running sharp Am
English
English
German
German
running early
zu früh sein
running sharp
zu früh sein

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

sich acc zu früh freuen, zu früh jubeln
to crow too soon
freu' dich bloß nicht zu früh!
don't count your chickens before they're hatched prov
sich acc [nicht zu früh] in Sicherheit wiegen
[not] to lull oneself [too early on] into a false sense of security
na, das kommt dir aber früh! iron
why didn't that occur to you sooner?
es behagt ihm nicht, so früh aufzustehen
he doesn't like [or enjoy] getting up so early

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Die Heloridae gehören zu den Proctotrupoidea oder Zehrwespenartigen, früher wurden sie als Unterfamilie der Zehrwespen betrachtet.
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Dabei blieben die favorisierten Spanier ihrer Tradition treu, als Mitfavorit früh aus dem Turnier auszuscheiden.
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Sein Vater starb früh, und seine Pflegeeltern dachten zunächst an eine klerikale Laufbahn.
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Da es ein diesiger, trüber Tag war, setzte die Dunkelheit recht früh ein.
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Von Wahl interessierte sich bereits sehr früh für die Frage einer Welthilfssprache.
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