excessive

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
excessive adj (too much of [sth])excesivo adj
  demasiado/a adj
  exagerado/a adj
 Excessive doses of the medicine may be toxic.
 Dosis excesivas del medicamento pueden ser tóxicas.
excessive adj (amount: surplus)excedente adj
 Excessive amounts of timber are usually sold at auction.
 Las cantidades excedentes de madera generalmente se venden en subasta.
excessive adj (too severe)excesivo adj
  abusivo/a adj
 That seems like an excessive punishment for being late.
 Me parece un castigo excesivo por haber llegado tarde.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
excessive dose n (too much of a drug)dosis excesiva nf
 A whole cup of cough syrup is an excessive dose.
 Una taza entera de jarabe para la tos es una dosis excesiva.
  sobredosis nf
 Una taza entera de jarabe para la tos es una sobredosis.
excessive number n (too many)cantidad excesiva nf + adj
  número excesivo nm + adj
 That's an excessive number of people for such a small room.
 You seem to have an excessive number of socks in your suitcase.
 Esa es una cantidad excesiva de gente para un cuarto tan pequeño.
  demasiado/a adj
 Esa es demasiada gente para un cuarto tan pequeño.
excessive pressure n (physical force)fuerza excesiva nf + adj
  presión excesiva nf + adj
 The police were accused of using excessive pressure to break up the demonstration.
 Acusaron a los policías de usar fuerza excesiva para romper las demostraciones.
excessive pressure n (coercion)demasiada presión adj + nf
  presión excesiva nf + adj
 Many employees feel under excessive pressure to work extra hours.
 Muchas empleados se sienten con demasiada presión de trabajar horas extra.
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'excessive' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
a bit much - a few too many - abnormal load - acidosis - alarmism - all-fired - arrogance - authoritarianism - avoirdupois - binge drinking - bloated - chauvinism - churning - churning risk - dehydration - disproportionate - diuresis - doter - drink heavily - effusive - elephant gun - emotionalism - exaggerated - excrescent - extortionist - extravagance - fair share - freak - froufrou - glutton - gush - hairy - heavy - hypochondria - idolatry - immoderate - immodest - imperfect competition - in the extreme - inordinate - intellectualism - intemperance - jingoism - light pollution - media circus - melodrama - menorrhagia - nationalism - nerve - noise pollution
Spanish:
descomedido - descompasado - desmedido - desmesurado - exageración - excesivo - sobredimensionado - abusivo - abuso - bizantinismo - churriguerismo - confianzas - desenfrenado - desorbitado - exagerado - exceso de celo - exceso de velocidad - sobrecarga


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