demás
the rest, the others
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
Everyone or everything left over
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linguistic
Demás is usually translated as the rest or the others. It comes from de0 más1 ("of0 more1") and refers to the additional people or things beyond the ones already mentioned.
demás
the rest of, the other
Describes the other members of the group.
Los demás estudiantes ya entregaron el examenThe rest of the students already turned in the exam
Guardé las demás fotos en una cajaI put the other photos in a box
los demás
the others, everyone else
When turned into a noun with los, it's the other members of the group.
Los demás se fueron tempranoThe others left early
Siempre piensa en los demás antes que en sí mismaShe always thinks of everyone else before herself
lo demás
the rest, everything else
When turned into a noun with the vague lo, it's the other stuff.
Termina la tarea y lo demás puede esperarFinish the homework and the rest can wait
Llevé mi pasaporte; todo lo demás quedó en el hotelI took my passport; everything else stayed at the hotel
y demás
and so on, and the like
Ends a list by pointing at the rest of it instead of finishing it.
En la fiesta había globos, música y demásAt the party there were balloons, music, and so on
Trajo cuadernos, lápices y demásHe brought notebooks, pencils, and the like
por lo demás
otherwise, apart from that
Introduces how everything else is, once you set aside the thing you just mentioned. It's literally "for the rest," which works like the English 'as for the rest.' You single out one thing, and then aim your next statement at everything else other than at the thing you just named.
El coche es viejo; por lo demás, funciona bienThe car is old; otherwise, it runs well
Llegó tarde. Por lo demás, la reunión salió bienHe arrived late. Apart from that, the meeting went well
por demás
in vain, pointless (wasted effort)
Says that doing something accomplishes nothing. It's literally "for more," like something that's more than what's needed, so there's no point in it.
Discutir con él está por demásArguing with him is in vain
Explicárselo otra vez está por demás; no va a cambiarExplaining it to him again is pointless; he won't change
excessively, overly (excess)
Says that a quality goes too far. It's literally "for more," like something that's more than what's needed.
Es por demás generoso con sus amigosHe is excessively generous with his friends
La explicación fue por demás largaThe explanation was overly long