madruga in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for madruga in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.madrugar VB intr

madrugar

to get up early

a quien madruga Dios lo ayuda prov

the early bird catches the worm

no por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano prov

everything at its appointed time

II.madrugar VB trans LatAm inf

madrugar

to beat … to it inf

¡me madrugaste! yo me iba a sentar allí

you beat me to it! I was going to sit there

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estaba impuesta a madrugar todos los días

she was used to getting up early every day

tenía (la) costumbre de madrugar

he was in the habit of getting up early

tenía (la) costumbre de madrugar

he used to get up early

al que madruga, Dios lo ayuda prov

the early bird catches the worm

me da cien patadas madrugar

I can't stand getting up early

Translations for madruga in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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early to bed and early to rise (makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise) prov

a quien madruga, Dios lo ayuda

it's the early bird that catches the worm

a quien madruga Dios lo ayuda

to get up bright and early inf

madrugar

I'm not used to this heat/getting up early

no estoy acostumbrado a tanto calor/a madrugar

you'll soon get used to getting up early

pronto te acostumbrarás a madrugar

madruga in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for madruga in the Spanish»English Dictionary

madrugar VB intr g → gu

madrugar

to get up early

tienes que madrugar más para ganarme fig

you will have to be quicker off the mark to beat me

Phrases:

a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda prov

the early bird catches the worm prov

no por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano prov

≈ everything will happen at its appointed time

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mañana tienes que madrugar, de manera que es mejor que te acuestes pronto

tomorrow you have to get up early, so you had better get to bed early

es malo para madrugar

he is bad at getting up early

Translations for madruga in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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it's the early bird that catches the worm prov

al que madruga, Dios le ayuda prov

early to bed and early to rise (makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise) prov

a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda prov

to get up early

madrugar

madruga Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

tienes que madrugar más para ganarme fig

you will have to be quicker off the mark to beat me

a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda prov

the early bird catches the worm prov

no por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano prov

≈ everything will happen at its appointed time

es malo para madrugar

he is bad at getting up early

mañana tienes que madrugar, de manera que es mejor que te acuestes pronto

tomorrow you have to get up early, so you had better get to bed early

al que madruga, Dios le ayuda prov

it's the early bird that catches the worm prov

a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda prov

early to bed and early to rise (makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise) prov