demasiado bien
/demasjado bjen/from spelling rules
The English phrase "too fine" can be translated into Spanish as demasiado bien when referring to something performed or executed with excessive quality.
demasiado bien is used to describe something that is of an excessively high quality or performed too well.
Did you know?
- In certain contexts, demasiado bien is used to describe a situation that is 'too good to be true', suggesting that there is a hidden catch or a trick involved.
- In some Latin American dialects, adding demasiado before an adjective can actually act as a superlative meaning 'extremely' rather than 'excessively'.
- Because demasiado implies an excess that exceeds a limit, using it to describe a skill can sometimes sound like you are saying the person is 'overqualified' for a task.
Examples in context
- Lo hiciste demasiado bien.You did it too well.
- El examen salió demasiado bien.The exam went too well.
- Canta demasiado bien para su edad.She sings too well for her age.
Example conversation
María and Javier are looking at a project Javier finished.
- MaríaJavier, este informe está escrito demasiado bien.Javier, this report is written too well.
- JavierGracias, María, pero me tomó mucho tiempo.Thanks, María, but it took me a long time.
- María¿Seguro que no tuviste ayuda?Are you sure you didn't have help?
- JavierNo, simplemente me esforcé mucho.No, I just put in a lot of effort.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
