There's one too many flies in here

Question

Just curious how to say "there's one too many X in here for me to feel comfortable". Hay uno demasiado mosca aquí de modo que no puedo sentir cómodo. Is "hay uno demasiado" correct for this construction? Thanks..

Answer 1

This is a very interesting question and all your answers all right. But Jeezzle... always so curious, he wants to express exactly "one too many"

If we were talking about drinking, in Spanish there is a real equivalent:

Anoche bebí una copa de más, me pasé bebiendo.

Last night I drank a lot, I drank too much.

But talking about flies, this sentence "una mosca de más" doesn't make sense. In this case, must be said;

Aquí hay alguna mosca de más, ¿no?

Meaning, ¡pero qué cantidad de moscas hay aquí! What amount of flies!

Answer 2

Pero, es chiste...si hay solo seis moscas, sería aceptable para él, pero, si hay siete, le sería demasiado (por una). Quiere subrayar que siete es demasiado por una. ¿Tal vez esta idea no se pueda expresar exactamente en español?

La séptima mosca es la gota que colma el vaso, ¿ven?

Exacto. exacto. - jeezzle, Oct 9, 2010

Answer 3

No, Jeezzle, "uno demasiado" no existe.

En vez de decir "one too many", se dice solamente "too many" - "Hay demasiadas moscas aquí para que me sienta cómodo." (or "hay un número excesivamente alto de moscas...")

Answer 4

I found these for you

One too many -> uno de más o de sobra

One wonders if uno de más may be a root phrase leading to the origin of the word demasiado... - webdunce, Oct 9, 2010

Don't wonder, I can tell you: it comes from "de más" -> "demasía" -> "demasiado" - lazarus1907, Oct 9, 2010

And yet, like mountaingirl said, you'd never say "hay una mosca de más" in that context. - bill1111, Oct 9, 2010

Answer 5

Yeah but I want to specifically say "one too many". I was in the bathroom and there were 7 flies. The house is very clean and in fine shape, so it was odd to see flies in there. I thought to myself "7 flies? Well that's one too many" and I chuckled. Do you know what I mean? The joke loses all flavor to just say there's too many. Gracias.