demasiado lento
/demasjado lento/from spelling rules
The English phrase "too slow" is translated into Spanish as demasiado lento.
demasiado lento is used to describe someone or something that does not move or act with enough speed.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of demasiado (too/too much) and lento (slow).
Which one should you use?
While muy lento means "very slow", demasiado lento implies a negative excess, suggesting something is too slow to be functional.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective must agree with the gender and number of the subject. Use demasiado lenta if the subject being described is feminine, and demasiado lentos if the subject is a group of males or a mixed group.
Did you know?
- The word lento is a distant relative of the English word 'lenient'. Both words trace back to the same Proto-Indo-European root signifying a state of being slow or unhurried.
- While demasiado lento describes speed, Spanish speakers often use the idiomatic phrase ir a paso de tortuga to describe something moving at a 'turtle's pace'.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, calling someone lento is not just a comment on their physical speed, but a slang way to say they are slow-witted or fail to catch on to jokes quickly.
Examples in context
- Tom está conduciendo demasiado lento.Tom is driving too slow.This sentence shows how to use demasiado lento to describe driving speed.Tatoeba #3037244 by marcelostockle, translation #3022271 by sharptoothed
- Éramos demasiado lentos.We were too slow.This sentence uses demasiado lento to describe a group in the past tense.Tatoeba #9962915 by manufrutos, translation #9962872 by CK
- ¿Traducir frases de una por una es demasiado lento para ti? ¿Quieres subir tu rango en Tatoeba, o tu categoría en tu lengua, a la velocidad de la luz? ¡Pues esto es para ti!Translating sentences one by one is too slow for you? You want to increase your rank in Tatoeba, or the rank of your language, at the speed of light? So this is for you!This sentence uses demasiado lento to describe a process or method of working.Tatoeba #1296036 by marcelostockle, translation #498892 by huluc2007
- El trámite es excesivamente lento.The procedure is excessively slow.
- La descarga es demasiado lenta.The download is too slow.
- ¡El internet hoy está lentísimo!The internet today is very slow!
Example conversation
Elena and Alejandro are waiting for a webpage to load on a laptop.
- ElenaEste sitio web carga demasiado lento.This website loads too slow.
- AlejandroEs verdad, Elena, no funciona bien.It's true, Elena, it is not working well.
- Elena¿Podemos intentar con otro navegador?Can we try with another browser?
- AlejandroSí, intentemos eso ahora mismo.Yes, let's try that right now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
