sooner

sooner
sooner [{{t}}'su:nə(r)]
1 adverb (compar of soon)
(a) (earlier) plus tôt;
∎ the sooner the better le plus tôt sera le mieux;
∎ the sooner it's over the sooner we can leave plus tôt ce sera fini, plus tôt nous pourrons partir;
∎ no sooner said than done! aussitôt dit, aussitôt fait!;
∎ no sooner had I sat down than the phone rang again je venais juste de m'asseoir quand le téléphone a de nouveau sonné;
∎ it was bound to happen sooner or later cela devait arriver tôt ou tard;
∎ the problem should be dealt with sooner rather than later il faut faire face au problème le plus tôt possible
(b) (indicating preference)
∎ would you sooner I called back tomorrow? préférez-vous que je rappelle demain?;
∎ shall we go out tonight? - I'd sooner not si on sortait ce soir? - j'aimerais mieux pas;
∎ I'd sooner die than go through that again! plutôt mourir que de revivre ça!;
∎ someone will have to do it - sooner you than me! quelqu'un devra le faire - il vaudrait mieux que ce soit vous, plutôt que moi!
2 noun
{{}}American{{}} (pioneer) pionnier(ère) m,f du Far West (se dit surtout de ceux qui s'installaient sans posséder de titre légal de propriété)

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