too

too: too [{{t}}tu:]

adverb

(a) (as well) aussi, également;

∎ I like Thai food - I do too or me too j'aime la cuisine thaïlandaise - moi aussi;

∎ he's a professor too (as well as something else) il est également professeur; (as well as someone else) lui aussi est professeur;

∎ stylistically, too, they are similar du point de vue du style également, ils se ressemblent;

∎ {{}}literary{{}} would I too fail? allais-je échouer moi aussi?

(b) (excessively) trop;

∎ it's too difficult c'est trop difficile;

∎ too difficult a job un travail trop difficile;

∎ she works too hard elle travaille trop;

∎ I have one apple too many j'ai une pomme de trop;

∎ that's too bad c'est vraiment dommage; {{}}ironic{{}} tant pis!;

∎ too little money trop peu d'argent;

∎ too few people trop peu de gens;

∎ 50p too much 50p de trop;

∎ she's too tired to go out elle est trop fatiguée pour sortir;

∎ all too soon we had to go home très vite, nous avons dû rentrer;

∎ {{}}figurative{{}} you're going too far tu exagères, tu vas trop loin;

∎ you're too kind vous êtes trop aimable;

∎ I know her all or only too well je ne la connais que trop

(c) (with negatives) trop;

∎ the first ski slope wasn't too bad la première descente n'était pas trop difficile;

∎ I wasn't too happy about it ça ne me réjouissait pas trop;

∎ she hasn't been too well elle ne va pas trop bien depuis quelque temps

(d) (moreover) en outre, en plus;

∎ he's so silly! - and a grown man too! qu'est-ce qu'il peut être bête! - et il en a passé l'âge en plus!

(e) (for emphasis)

∎ and quite right too! tu as/il a/etc bien fait;

∎ about time too! ce n'est pas trop tôt!;

∎ I should think so too! j'espère bien!;

∎ too true! ça, c'est vrai!

(f) {{}}American{{}} (indeed)

∎ you didn't do your homework - I did too! tu n'as pas fait tes devoirs - si!;

∎ you will too behave! si, tu vas être sage!

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too — W1S1 [tu:] adv [: Old English; Origin: to to, too ] 1.) [+ adjective/adverb] more than is acceptable or possible ▪ Do you think the music s too loud? ▪ You ve put too much salt in the soup. ▪ There are too many cars on the road. much/far too ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
too — [ tu ] adverb *** Too is used in the following ways: as an ordinary adverb (before an adjective or adverb or before much, many, few, etc.): You re too young to understand politics. as a way of showing how a sentence, clause, or phrase is related… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Too — Too, adv. [The same word as to, prep. See {To}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Over; more than enough; noting excess; as, a thing is too long, too short, or too wide; too high; too many; too much. [1913 Webster] His will, too strong to bend, too proud to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
too — too; cock·a·too; dus·too·ree; gen·too; po·too; tap·pie·too·rie; tat·too·er; too·lach; too·ner·ville; too·tler; wap·a·too; tat·too; too·na; too·tle; dus·too·ri; pat·too; rat·tat·too; tat·too·ist; tick·tack·too; … English syllables
too — 1. Too is the normal word used to qualify an adjective or adverb to denote excess: The house is too large / I spoke too soon. It should not be used to qualify a participial adjective when this could not idiomatically be qualified by very: She was … Modern English usage
Too — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: C. C. Too (1920–1992), malaysischer Diplomat Daniel Kirwa Too (* 1976), kenianischer Marathonläufer Daniel Kiprugut Too (* 1978), kenianischer Marathonläufer David Kimutai Too (1968–2008), kenianischer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
too — [to͞o] adv. [stressed form of TO1, with differentiated sp.] 1. in addition; as well; besides; also 2. more than enough; superfluously; overly [the hat is too big] 3. to a regrettable extent [that s too bad!] 4. ext … English World dictionary
too — (adv.) in addition, in excess, late Old English, stressed variant of Old English prep. to in the direction of, furthermore (see TO (Cf. to)). The spelling with oo is first recorded 1590. Use after a verb, for emphasis (e.g. did, too!) is attested … Etymology dictionary
too — ► ADVERB 1) to a higher degree than is desirable, permissible, or possible. 2) in addition. 3) informal very. ● none too Cf. ↑none too ORIGIN Old English, stressed form of TO(Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
too — [adv1] also additionally, along, as well, besides, further, furthermore, in addition, into the bargain, likewise, more, moreover, to boot, withal; concepts 544,771 too [adv2] excessively awfully, beyond, ever, exceptionally, exorbitantly,… … New thesaurus
too — index also Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary

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