Kilo Lingo

/demaˈsjaðo/

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Translation

too much, too many, excessively

Word origin

From demasia ('excess'), which derives from Latin de magis ('of more'). The sense is 'too, too much'.

Origin
Latin
Root
de magis
English cognates
major

Examples

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You have eaten too much and now you feel unwell.

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The flat is too small for four people.

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He speaks too fast and I cannot understand him well.

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It is too hot to go out for a run now.

demasiada sola .

We bought too much food for just one evening.

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