madrugada

f.

1 dawn.

de madrugada at dawn

2 early morning (night).

las tres de la madrugada three in the morning

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: madrugar.

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madrugada

► nombre femenino

1 (alba) dawn, daybreak

2 (después de medianoche) early morning

■ a las cinco de la madrugada at five o'clock in the morning

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de madrugada (al almanecer) at dawn 2 (muy temprano) very early (in the morning)

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SF (=noche) early morning, small hours pl ; (=alba) dawn, daybreak

de madrugada — in the small hours

levantarse de madrugada — to get up early o at the crack of dawn

a las cuatro de la madrugada — at four o'clock in the morning, at four a.m.

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femenino

a) (amanecer, alba) dawn, daybreak, early morning

se levantó de madrugada — (muy temprano) she got up very early (in the morning); (al amanecer) she got up at dawn o daybreak

b) (después de medianoche) early morning, morning

la una/las tres de la madrugada — one/three o'clock in the morning

llegó de madrugada — he arrived in the early hours of the morning o in the small hours

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* madrugada, la = wee hours, the, small hours, the, early morning hours, the, wee hours of the morning, the.

* primeras horas de la madrugada = late night.

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femenino

a) (amanecer, alba) dawn, daybreak, early morning

se levantó de madrugada — (muy temprano) she got up very early (in the morning); (al amanecer) she got up at dawn o daybreak

b) (después de medianoche) early morning, morning

la una/las tres de la madrugada — one/three o'clock in the morning

llegó de madrugada — he arrived in the early hours of the morning o in the small hours

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la madrugada

= wee hours, the, small hours, the, early morning hours, the, wee hours of the morning, the

Ex: He was drinking like a fish, every night, into the wee hours.

Ex: Power, psychology, national pride and historical rivalries all intervened to prolong the arguments into the small hours.

Ex: The party raged into the early morning hours drawing the attention of police, who have increased patrols in the area because of end of the year partying.

Ex: Anyone who's spoken to me recently is probably aware that on most nights I'm up slaving away to the wee hours of the morning on my project .

* madrugada, la = wee hours, the, small hours, the, early morning hours, the, wee hours of the morning, the.

* primeras horas de la madrugada = late night.

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madrugada

feminine

A

1 (amanecer, alba) dawn, daybreak, early morning

se levantó de madrugada (muy temprano) she got up very early (in the morning); (al amanecer) she got up at dawn o daybreak

2 (después de medianoche) early morning, morning

la una/las tres de la madrugada one/three o'clock in the morning

llegó a casa de madrugada he got home in the early hours of the morning o in the small hours

B (fam)

(acción): pegarse una madrugada to get up very early o (colloq) at the crack of dawn

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madrugada sustantivo femenino

a) (amanecer, alba) dawn, daybreak;

◊ se levantó de madrugada (muy temprano) she got up very early (in the morning);

(al amanecer) she got up at dawn o daybreak

b) (después de medianoche) (early) morning;

◊ las tres de la madrugada three o'clock in the morning;

llegó de madrugada he arrived in the early hours of the morning o in the small hours
madrugada sustantivo femenino
1 (amanecer) dawn: me desperté de madrugada, I woke up at daybreak
2 (después de medianoche) early morning
las cuatro de la madrugada, four o'clock in the morning
'madrugada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
flotilla
- hora
- sarao
- sentir
- tanta
- tanto
- de
- primero
- trasnochar
English:
early
- morning
- small hours
- vein
- small
- wee

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madrugada nf

1. [amanecer] dawn;

de madrugada at dawn

2. [noche] early morning;

las tres de la madrugada three in the morning;

la fiesta duró hasta la madrugada the party went on into the early hours of the morning;

la programación de madrugada [en televisión, radio] the late-night programmes

3. [acción]

me tuve que dar una madrugada para llegar a tiempo I had to get up early to get there on time

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madrugada

f

1 por la noche early morning;

a las dos de la madrugada at two in the morning;

de madrugada in the small hours

2 (amanecer) dawn

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madrugada nf

1) : early morning, wee hours

2) alba: dawn, daybreak

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madrugada n early morning

me tengo que levantar de madrugada I've got to get up early in the morning

a las tres de la madrugada at three o'clock in the morning