/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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