early

du début, initial

Qui se produit dans la première partie d’une période.

En anglais simple : Happening near the beginning of a period of time.

• Flowers appear in early spring.
• His early films were very popular.
• They moved here in the early nineties.

Synonymes : initial

Contraires : late

Expressions courantes : early spring, early childhood, early years

en avance, anticipé

Qui arrive ou se produit avant le moment prévu ou habituel.

En anglais simple : Happening or arriving before the expected or usual time.

• The train is early.
• We had an early finish yesterday.
• Her early arrival surprised everyone.

Synonymes : new

Contraires : late

Expressions courantes : early arrival, early departure, early finish

matinal

Qui se produit dans les premières heures de la journée.

En anglais simple : Happening near the start of the day.

• We had an early breakfast.
• It is too early to call her.
• The early morning streets were quiet.

Contraires : late

Expressions courantes : early morning, early breakfast, early start

initial, précoce

Qui commence à se développer et n’est pas encore bien formé ou avancé.

En anglais simple : Just starting to develop and not yet fully formed or advanced.

• The project is in its early stages.
• Doctors found early signs of the disease.
• Early treatment can prevent further problems.

Synonymes : initial

Contraires : advanced

Expressions courantes : early stages, early signs, early cancer

en avance, tôt

Avant le moment prévu ou habituel.

En anglais simple : Before the time that people expect or usually do something.

• You arrived early.
• We left work early yesterday.
• Can you come ten minutes early?

Synonymes : ahead of time

Contraires : late

Expressions courantes : arrive early, leave early, finish early

tôt, au début

Dans la première partie d’une journée, d’une période ou d’une activité.

En anglais simple : Near the beginning of a day, period, or activity.

• I wake up early.
• They scored early in the match.
• He learned to cook early in life.

Comment l'utiliser : early in + period/activity (She scored early in the game.)

Contraires : late

Expressions courantes : early in life, early in something, wake up early