English-German translation for "earlier"

"earlier" German translation

earlier
[ˈəː(r)liə(r)]comparative | Komparativ komp

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  • earlier → see „early“
    earlier → see „early“
earlier
[ˈəː(r)liə(r)]adverb | Adverb adv

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früher, zuvor, vorher
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earlier
[ˈəː(r)liə(r)]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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früher, vergangen
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  • in earlier times
    in früheren Zeiten
    in earlier times
vestiges of an earlier civilization
Spuren einer früheren Zivilisation
vestiges of an earlier civilization
traces of Italian influence abound in his earlier works
in seinen früheren Werken ist häufig ein ital. Einfluss spürbar
traces of Italian influence abound in his earlier works
the author relies on earlier works
der Autor lehnt sich an frühere Werke an
the author relies on earlier works
ordinarily he comes earlier
ordinarily he comes earlier
the earliest form cannot trace back earlier than the third century
die früheste Form lässt sich nur bis ins 3. Jh. zurückverfolgen
the express was set down to leave the station three minutes earlier
der Express sollte planmäßig drei Minuten früher abfahren
the express was set down to leave the station three minutes earlier
Durch harte Arbeit verdiente Punkte könnten auch für einen früheren Ruhestand genutzt werden.
Points earned through hard toil could be spent on retiring earlier.
Source: News-Commentary
Aber genau dies geschah Anfang diesen Monats, als in ein paar Tage in Neu Delhi verbrachte.
But that is exactly what happened earlier this month, when I spent a few days in New Delhi.
Source: News-Commentary
Ihre vorangehende Wutrede beschreibt ihre Ansichten:
Her earlier rant explained her views:
Source: GlobalVoices
Graham Watson und nach ihm viele andere Redner des heutigen Tages haben bereits darauf hingewiesen.
Speakers today, from Graham Watson onwards, have made those points earlier.
Source: Europarl
Einer der ersten Redner, Herr Wuori, ging auf die heutige Rede von Herrn Havel ein.
One of the very first speakers, Mr Wuori, spoke of the remarks made earlier today by Mr Havel.
Source: Europarl
Dies bestätigte auch Anfang dieses Jahres ein Bericht der englischen Fachzeitschrift The Economist:
Indeed, as an analysis in The Economist pointed out earlier this year:
Source: GlobalVoices
In Europa war und ist es noch immer lukrativer, frühzeitig in Rente zu gehen als in den USA.
It was and remains much more profitable to retire earlier in Europe than in the US.
Source: News-Commentary
Der Kampf gegen hohe Inflation war bereits vor zehn Jahren gewonnen worden.
The battle against high inflation was won ten years earlier.
Source: News-Commentary
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