a madrugada

dawn, early morning (before sunrise)

m ɐ d ɾ u ɡ a d ɐ
noun · feminine Uncommon #19,244
dawn, early morning (before sunrise) Often refers to the very early hours of the morning, especially while it’s still dark.
PO: Acordei de madrugada para pegar o ônibus.
EN: I woke up before dawn to catch the bus.

Da madrugada?

In the early morning?

— Victoria (2015)

Duvido que ela esteja acordada a essa hora da madrugada.

I doubt she's awake at this hour of the morning.

Fiquei lá até a madrugada.

I stayed there until dawn.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

A temperatura deve cair bastante durante a madrugada.

The temperature is expected to drop significantly during the early morning hours.

Nos levantamos às quatro da madrugada.

We got up at four in the morning.

A gente passava lá toda madrugada.

We used to go there every early morning.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

O pessoal do condomínio reclamou do barulho na madrugada.

The residents of the building complained about the noise in the early morning hours.

Os suspeitos foram detidos na madrugada.

The suspects were arrested in the early morning.

Vamos à loja da madrugada.

Let's go to the midnight store.

— Victoria (2015)

Nós conversamos até as duas da madrugada.

We talked until two in the morning.

Volte a dormir, meu filho, é madrugada ainda.

Go back to sleep, my son; it’s still the middle of the night.

Será madrugada antes do amanhecer.

It will be the early hours before dawn.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Isso aconteceu às três horas da madrugada.

That happened at three in the morning.

Choveu forte durante a madrugada inteira.

It rained heavily throughout the night.

Você senta toda madrugada e olha para a Lua.

You sit every night and look at the Moon.

— O Conto da Princesa Kaguya (2013)

Loja da madrugada é algo diferente.

A late-night store is something different.

— Victoria (2015)

Posso passar a madrugada toda aqui.

I could spend the whole night here.

— Tropa de Elite (2007)