earlier

earlier
ear·li·er
[ˈɜ:liəʳ, AM ˈɜ:rliɚ]
I. adj comp of early früher
at an \earlier date früher
II. adv comp of early früher
we can't deliver the goods \earlier than Monday wir können nicht vor [o frühestens am] Montag liefern
\earlier in the day früher am Tag
\earlier on [today] vorhin
\earlier [on] this evening/morning vorhin [heute Abend/Morgen]
\earlier [on] this week/year vor ein paar Tagen/Monaten
* * *
['ɜːlɪə]
1. adj comp
früher

in earlier times — früher, in vergangenen Zeiten

at an earlier date — früher, eher

in his/her earlier years he/she had ... — in jüngeren Jahren hatte er/sie ...

her earlier dislike gave way to hatred — aus ihrer anfänglichen Abneigung wurde Hass

2. adv

earlier (on) — früher

earlier (on) in the novel — an einer früheren Stelle in dem Roman

this is what we talked about earlier (on) —

her parents had died four years earlier — ihre Eltern waren vier Jahre früher or vorher or zuvor gestorben

earlier (on) today — heute (vor einigen Stunden)

earlier (on) this month/year — früher in diesem Monat/in diesem Jahr

I cannot do it earlier than Thursday — ich kann es nicht vor Donnerstag or eher als Donnerstag machen

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earlier [ˈɜːlıə; US ˈɜrlıər]
A komp von academic.ru/23093/early">early
B adv früher, zuvor, vorher
C adj früher, vergangen:
in earlier times

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