/to/
Translation
early, soon
Word origin
From Vulgar Latin tostum, from Latin tostus ('roasted, dried'), the past participle of torrere; the sense shifted through 'promptly' to 'early, soon'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- tostus
- English cognates
- toast, torrid
Examples
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You have to get up early to catch this train.
C' .
It is a bit soon to make a decision.
'.
She arrived earlier than usual.
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He gets up early to prepare breakfast.
, éclater.
Sooner or later, the truth will end up coming out.
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Grammar articles
(8)Comparing French Adverbs: plus vite, le mieux, and the Irregulars
French Conditionnel: Polite Requests, Hypothetical 'Would', and the Same Irregular Stems as the Future
The French Present Participle and Gerund (le participe présent et le gérondif)
French Passé Composé: avoir or être + Past Participle and the MRS VANDERTRAMP Set
The French Pluperfect (le plus-que-parfait): The Past Before the Past
French Reflexive Verbs: se laver, se lever, s'appeler and the Singular Pronouns
French si Clauses: The Three Types of Conditional Sentence
The French Subjunctive After Necessity and Will
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