Opposite of demasiado?

[laepelba]

What is the opposite of "demasiado"?

¿Qué es la contraria palabra a "demasiado"?

[poli]

What is the opposite of "demasiado"?

¿Qué es la contraria palabra a "demasiado"?
insuficiente

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Agree with Poli. It can also be "poco", "muy poco"... it depends on the context.

[laepelba]

Well, I wanted to say that there was too little time that I had to spend with a friend ... so I wrote "el tiempo fue insuficiente..." - how is that?

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Correct and comprehensible, Lou Ann, but not very usual in common language. :)

My suggestion is something like "tuve/tenía (muy) poco tiempo para estar con mi amiga(o)" or "pude pasar (muy) poco tiempo con mi amigo(a)".

[chileno]

Correct and comprehensible, Lou Ann, but not very usual in common language. :)

My suggestion is something like "tuve/tenía (muy) poco tiempo para estar con mi amiga(o)" or "pude pasar (muy) poco tiempo con mi amigo(a)".

También laepelba puede usar "poco rato" en vez de "poco tiempo"

Just adding. :)

[sosia]

"pasamos un buen rato, pero fue insuficiente" .....
"este fin de semana es insuficiente para poder ver a todos mis amigos".....
"no puedo ver a mucha gente, tengo poco tiempo"
" para llegar a la reunión llego con el tiempo justo"...
saludos :D

[laepelba]

Thanks for those examples, Sosia. So basically, it's best to use "poco" when directly modifying "tiempo"? Looks good to me! :)

[poli]

Thanks for those examples, Sosia. So basically, it's best to use "poco" when directly modifying "tiempo"? Looks good to me! :)
No, it works just like English. We can use insufficient or little or not enough, or sparce, or lacking and people with good vocabulary vary it so as not to sound repetitive and for subtle change in meanings
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Insuficiente is used more commonly in Spanish than insufficient is used in English. As you probably know, for a lot of English-speaking people, if it has more that three sylables it's uppity-- even three sylables is pushing it.

You can also say carencia de in Spanish as an opposite of damasiado

[chileno]

No, it works just like English. We can use insufficient or little or not enough, or sparce, or lacking and people with good vocabulary vary it so as not to sound repetitive and for subtle change in meanings
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Insuficiente is used more commonly in Spanish than insufficient is used in English. As you probably know, for a lot of English-speaking people, if it has more that three sylables it's uppity-- even three sylables is pushing it.

You can also say carencia de in Spanish as an opposite of damasiado


Which is lack of...

:D

[laepelba]

The funny thing here is that I am just asking because I wanted to write my Facebook status message to catch the eye of a friend who was here from out of town this weekend ... so I wrote something like "el tiempo fue insuficiente..." hoping to indicate to her that we didn't get to spend nearly enough time together. I realized that I know "demasiado", but not its opposite. Now I have several alternatives. :)

[Tomisimo]

To pile on a couple more options...

there was too little time

hubo/fue muy poco tiempo
el tiempo fue muy corto
no fue suficiente el tiempo
fue muy poco tiempo
el tiempo fue demasiado corto
no tuvimos suficiente tiempo
nos faltó tiempo
no nos alcanzó el tiempo
se nos acabó el tiempo

:)

[laepelba]

Thanks, David! :D

[sosia]

David's options are good, but your
"el tiempo fue insuficiente..."
sounds better to me. It has a romantic halo... :D

[laepelba]

Well, I wasn't going for "romantic", but I can live with "sounds better". :)