excess

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations noun: /ˈɛksɛs/ /ɪkˈsɛs/, adjective: /ˈɛksɛs/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪkˈsɛs, ˈɛksɛs/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(n. ik ses′, ek′ses; adj., v. ek′ses, ik ses′)


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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

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InglésEspañol
excess n uncountable (overindulgence) (gen pl)exceso nm
 Most religions warn against the dangers of excess.
 La mayoría de las religiones advierten sobre el peligro de los excesos.
excesses npl (overindulgence)excesos nmpl
 We are slowly recovering from the excesses of Christmas.
 Lentamente nos recuperamos de los excesos de la Navidad.
excess n (amount over)exceso nm
  sobrante nm
 There was an excess of thousands of pounds.
 Había un exceso de miles de libras.
excess n UK (insurance: amount not covered)excedente nm
 If I make a claim on my car insurance, I pay a compulsory excess of £200.
excess adj (surplus)excedente adj mf
  sobrante adj mf
 The retailer is trying to sell off her excess stock.
 La minorista está tratando de liquidar las existencias excedentes.
excess adj (too much)excesivo adj
 The children's excess energy was probably due to all the sweets they'd eaten.
 La energía excesiva de los niños probablemente se debía a todos los caramelos que habían comido.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
excess baggage n (luggage exceeding weight allowance)exceso de equipaje nm + loc adj
 If your luggage weighs more than 20 kilograms, you will have to pay the airline a fee for carrying excess baggage.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Tuve que pagar 30€ en el aeropuerto por exceso de equipaje.
excess baggage n figurative ([sth] surplus or burdensome) (figurado)carga de arrastre loc nom f
excess of jurisdiction n (law: beyond court authority)extralimitación de jurisdicción loc nom f
excess profits adj (law: tax type)beneficios extraordinarios nmpl + adj
  ganancias extraordinarias nfpl + adj
in excess of [sth] expr (more than)más de adv + prep
 They say that in excess of 2000 people die from heart attacks annually.
 This price is in excess of your original quote.
 Dicen que más de 2000 personas mueren por infarto cardíaco cada año.
sound pressure,
excess sound pressure n		 (physics: instantaneous sound)presión acústica loc nom f
to excess adv (too greatly)demasiado adv
  excesivamente adv
 Drink when you're thirsty, but don't do it to excess.
  en exceso loc adv
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'excess' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
back fat - bald - binge - binge drinker - bloat - blot - blotting paper - debauch - double chin - drainage pipe - drainage system - drink yourself blind - edema - excessively - fibrosis - flab - gastric ulcer - glut - go overboard - have a few too many - have too much - hung over - in moderation - intemperance - moderately - moderation - one too many - over - overabundance - overage - overbuy - overcrowding - overdo - overdo it - overflow - overgrowth - overindulge - overproduce - overproduction - overspend - overspill - overstock - overtax - overvoltage - overweight - padding - pig out - plethora - problem drinking - spin
Spanish:
desmesura - exceso - franquicia - sobra - desmán - hartura - hipertrofia - lujo - lujuria - profusión - remanente - superávit - de más - plétora - a morir - a todo pasto - a tutiplén - acedía - carnaza - demasía - desenfreno - en exceso - entregarse a una vida de excesos - excedente - exceso de - por exceso - sobradamente - sobrante - sobrar - sobras - sobrecarga - sobrepeso - vida de excesos

Collocations: [weight, baggage, water, food] excess, an excess of [twelve pounds, hundreds of dollars], [lose, shed, remove, trim] fat excess, more...

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