madrugar

v.

to get up early.

no por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano (Prov) time must take its course

al que madruga, Dios le ayuda (Prov) the early bird catches the worm

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madrugar

Conjugation model [LLEGAR], like {{link=llegar}}llegar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (levantarse pronto) to get up early

2 (adelantarse) to get there first

3 (ocurrir pronto) to come out early

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a quien madruga Dios le ayuda the early bird catches the worm

no por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano time must take its course

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1. VI

1) (=levantarse temprano) [una vez] to get up early, get up at the crack of dawn; [por costumbre] to be an early riser

- a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda

- no por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano

2) (=anticiparse) to be quick off the mark

3) (=precipitarse) to jump the gun

2.

VT

madrugar a algn — (=adelantarse) to get in ahead of sb; CAm (=matar) to bump sb off *

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1.

verbo intransitivo to get up early

a quien madruga Dios lo ayuda — the early bird catches the worm

no por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano — everything at its appointed time

2.

madrugar vt (AmL fam) <persona> to beat ... to it (colloq)

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= get up + early.

Ex. Getting up early is one of the most important things you can do for your health and fitness.

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* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.

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1.

verbo intransitivo to get up early

a quien madruga Dios lo ayuda — the early bird catches the worm

no por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano — everything at its appointed time

2.

madrugar vt (AmL fam) <persona> to beat ... to it (colloq)

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= get up + early.

Ex: Getting up early is one of the most important things you can do for your health and fitness.

* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.

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madrugar [A3 ]

vi

to get up early

a quien madruga Dios lo ayuda the early bird catches the worm

no por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano everything at its appointed time

■ madrugar

vt

(AmL fam) to beat … to it (colloq)

¡me madrugaste! yo me iba a sentar allí you beat me to it! I was going to sit there

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madrugar (conjugate madrugar) verbo intransitivo
to get up early
madrugar verbo intransitivo to get up early
'madrugar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fastidio
- costumbre

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madrugar

♦ vi

1. [levantarse temprano] to get up early;

Prov

no por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano time must take its course;

Prov

al que madruga, Dios le ayuda the early bird catches the worm

2. [anticiparse] to be quick off the mark

3. [ocurrir pronto]

los goles madrugaron it wasn't long before the goals started flowing

♦ vt

Am Fam to beat to it;

nos madrugaste, te íbamos a hacer la misma sugerencia you beat us to it, we were going to make the same suggestion to you

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madrugar

v/i

1 L.Am. (quedarse despierto) stay up till the small hours

2 (levantarse temprano) get up early;

a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda the early bird catches the worm

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madrugar {52} vi

1) : to get up early

2) : to get a head start

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madrugar vb to get up early

no le gusta nada madrugar she hates getting up early