too much

Spanish translation: often or frequently

07:04 Dec 6, 2000
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
English term or phrase: too much
This is a very silly question but we are having an argument here. Can you say: "she´s absent too much"?

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Daphne Corral (X)
Local time: 05:33
Spanish translation:often or frequently
Explanation:
to be absent + often/frequently

MUCH qualifies nouns & verbs
'too much absenteeism'
'she eats too much'
'he doesn't work very much'

But 'absent' is an adjective, and we use adverbs to qualify adjectives.

What's more, if you think about it, 'absence' is fundamentally a question of 'frequency' and 'time' not of 'quantity'.
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Lia Fail (X)
Spain
Local time: 09:33
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nashe's absent too often
Sarah Pearman
naoften or frequently
Lia Fail (X)


  

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6 mins
she's absent too often


Explanation:
Strictly speaking, I think "too often" is preferable to "too much". Another way would be to You could say "she has too much absenteeism"

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Sarah

Sarah Pearman
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:33

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32 mins
often or frequently


Explanation:
to be absent + often/frequently

MUCH qualifies nouns & verbs
'too much absenteeism'
'she eats too much'
'he doesn't work very much'

But 'absent' is an adjective, and we use adverbs to qualify adjectives.

What's more, if you think about it, 'absence' is fundamentally a question of 'frequency' and 'time' not of 'quantity'.


Lia Fail (X)
Spain
Local time: 09:33
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