demasiado
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From demasia (“excess”) + -ado.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
demasiado m (feminine singular demasiada, masculine plural demasiados, feminine plural demasiadas, comparable)
AdverbEdit
demasiado
- excessively, too, too much
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From demasía (“excess”) + -ado.
PronunciationEdit
DeterminerEdit
demasiado m sg (feminine demasiada)
- too much, too many, excessive
- Ellos beben demasiado licor. ― They drink too much liquor.
- Amiga, ha pasado demasiado tiempo. ― Friend, it's been too long. (literally, “Too much time has passed.”)
AdverbEdit
demasiado
- too much, excessively, far too much, overmuch (modifying a verb)
- Él se queja demasiado. ― He complains too much.
- too, far too, way too, much too, overly, all too excessively (modifying an adjective or other adverb)
- Hablas demasiado rápido. ― You're speaking too fast.
- demasiado poco, demasiado tarde ― too little, too late
- (informal) a lot, an awful lot, a whole lot, a great deal
- Aunque dices que no te importa, está claro que hablas de ellos demasiado.
- Even though you say you don't care, you sure talk about them an awful lot.
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “demasiado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014