sooner

sooner
sooner
tr['sʊːnəSMALLr/SMALL]
adverb
1 (earlier) más temprano
2 (rather) antes
■ I'd sooner die! ¡antes morir!, ¡antes la muerte!
■ sooner you than me! ¡mejor tú que yo!
■ he'd sooner read than watch TV preferiría leer que mirar la tele
■ I'd sooner go alone preferiría ir sola
adverb no sooner
1 (immediately after) nada más, apenas
■ no sooner had she fallen asleep than the phone rang apenas se había dormido cuando empezó a sonar el teléfono
■ no sooner had we unpacked our picnic than it began to rain nada más sacar las cosas del picnic empezó a llover
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
no sooner said than done dicho y hecho
sooner or later tarde o temprano
the sooner the better cuanto antes mejor
sooner
adv.
• antes adv.
• más pronto adv.
• más temprano adv.
['suːnǝ(r)]
ADV
1) (of time) antes, más temprano

can't you come a bit sooner? — ¿no puedes venir un poco antes or un poco más temprano?

we got there sooner — nosotros llegamos antes

the sooner we start the sooner we finish — cuanto antes empecemos, antes acabaremos

the sooner the better — cuanto antes mejor

sooner or later — tarde o temprano

no sooner had we left than they arrived — apenas nos habíamos marchado cuando llegaron

2) (of preference)

I'd or I would sooner not do it — preferiría no hacerlo

I'd sooner die! * — ¡antes morir!

sooner you than me! * — ¡allá tú, yo no!


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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