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Por demás


gardariki January 06, 2014 03:36 AM

Por demás
 
Hi,
I am trying to figure out what the highlighted expression means in this sentence:

Colombiana de pura cepa, afrodescendiente por demás, Sonia Bazanta, más conocida como Totó la Momposina, reúne en su persona todos los ingredientes necesarios para lograr la magia “garcíamarquiana” de hacer de la música algo real y maravilloso.

According to RAE, "por demás" means either "en vano, inútilmente", or "excesivamente". This is certainly not the case here.
Another option might be "por lo demás" which normally means "otherwise", but I doubt if this is relevant for this particular context either.

For me, the expression sounds pretty much like "además", "moreover" here, but I can't find this meaning in dictionaries, so please would you clarify my doubts?

micho January 06, 2014 06:19 AM

por demás = además (better spanish). Moreover, besides.

gardariki January 06, 2014 09:27 AM

Thank you!


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