A primera/última hora de la tarde

[ROBINDESBOIS]

Como se dice en inglés a primera/última hora de la tarde en el contexto del trabajo? EJ.: El pedido llegará a primera hora de la tarde.

[Ambarina]

A primera hora
First thing... in the morning/afternoon/at night.
The post arrives first thing in the morning.

Aunque con última hora tengo una duda.
Creo que se puede decir last thing.
The post arrives last thing in the morning.

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[poli]

Originally Posted by Ambarina

A primera hora
First thing... in the morning/afternoon/at night.
The post arrives first thing in the morning.

Aunque con última hora tengo una duda.
Creo que se puede decir last thing.
The post arrives last thing in the morning.

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He arrives first thing in the morning is , but as you suspected the other
translation (last thing in the morning sounds wrong), It would be better to
say: He arrives late in the morning.

[Ambarina]

Originally Posted by poli

He arrives first thing in the morning is , but as you suspected the other
translation (last thing in the morning sounds wrong), It would be better to
say: He arrives late in the morning.

Gracias por aclarar la duda.

[chileno]

Creo que también se usa "first light..." = a primera hora de la mañana... o al amanecer.

[poli]

Originally Posted by chileno

Creo que también se usa "first light..." = a primera hora de la mañana... o al amanecer.

Really? I never heard "first light" before. Maybe it's a regionalism. We are
2000 miles apart afterall.

[ROBINDESBOIS]

I knew it was first thing in the morning, so you say first thing in the evening too, ok. Thanks.

[Rusty]

At dawn (at the light of day) and at dusk are also used to express first thing in the morning/evening.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by poli

Really? I never heard "first light" before. Maybe it's a regionalism. We are
2000 miles apart afterall.

I have heard some americans say it, I couldn't honestly say where they are from, so I don't know about that regionalism, if indeed I am correct or I am just hallucinating...

Originally Posted by Rusty

At dawn (at the light of day) and at dusk are also used to express first thing in the morning/evening.

Right, I've heard those too. I have noticed that people use the word dawn more than dusk, though.

[brute]

Originally Posted by chileno

I have heard some americans say it, I couldn't honestly say where they are from, so I don't know about that regionalism, if indeed I am correct or I am just hallucinating...



Right, I've heard those too. I have noticed that people use the word dawn more than dusk, though.

First light used in UK, but perhaps a bit archaic
Twilight is also used for dusk.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by brute

First light used in UK, but perhaps a bit archaic
Twilight is also used for dusk.

Then, probably I have heard that word from a movie...

And yes, twilight is another word for dusk, although:

twilight = crepúsculo
dusk = anochecer