Compound Forms/Forme composte
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| a bit too adv | informal (overly) | un po' troppo loc avv |
| | His hair was a bit too long for me. |
| | She seemed a bit too calm; something must be wrong. |
| | Secondo me aveva i capelli un po' troppo lunghi. // Sembrava un po' troppo calma; c'è qualcosa che non quadra. |
| a few too many expr | (an excessive number of) | alcuni... di troppo agg |
| | | qualche... di troppo agg |
| | This has happened a few too many times now. It has to stop. |
| | È successo qualche volta di troppo, adesso deve finire. |
all too,
only too adv | disapproving (overly) (ironico: eccessivamente) | anche troppo, fin troppo, pure troppo avv |
| | She is all too eager to help. |
| all too soon adv | (prematurely) | fin troppo presto avv |
| | | prematuramente avv |
| | All too soon, the lovely dinner date came to an end. |
| | Il bellissimo appuntamento a cena è finito fin troppo presto. |
| too ... by half adj | UK, slang, figurative (extremely) | di gran lunga |
| | Your problem is, you're too clever by half! |
| | Il tuo problema è che sei di gran lunga troppo intelligente! |
| far too adv | (excessively) | fin troppo, davvero troppo avv |
| | (informale) | troppissimo avv |
| | She was far too skinny to be attractive. |
| | Era fin troppo magra per poter essere attraente. |
| go too far v expr | figurative (take [sth] past acceptable limits) (figurato) | superare il limite, passare il limite, oltrepassare il limite, passare il segno vtr |
| | I've warned you about your disobedience before but this time you've gone too far! |
| | Ti avevo già avvertito prima per la tua disubbidienza, ma questa volta hai davvero superato il limite! |
| | (figurato) | esagerare⇒, andare troppo oltre vi |
| | Ti avevo già messo in guardia per la tua disobbedienza, ma questa volta hai proprio esagerato! |
| have a few too many v expr | UK, slang (drink alcohol to excess) | bere qualche bicchiere di troppo vtr |
| | The bartender kept her car keys because she had had a few too many. |
| | Il barista tenne le chiavi della sua macchina perché aveva bevuto qualche bicchiere di troppo. |
have a lot on your plate,
have too much on your plate v expr | figurative, informal (be overburdened) (di lavoro, di responsabilità) | essere oberato, essere sovraccarico v |
| | (figurato: a causa di troppo lavoro) | scoppiare⇒ vi |
| have too much v expr | (have an excess) | averne troppo vtr |
| | Do you want a slice of this cake? I've got too much. |
| | Vuoi un po' del mio dolce? Io ne ho avuto troppo. |
have too much [sth],
have too much of [sth] v expr | (have [sth] to excess) | avere troppo vtr |
have your cake and eat it too,
have your cake and eat it expr | (have two good things at once) (idiomatico) | avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca vtr |
in too deep,
in deep adj | figurative (involved) | troppo coinvolto loc agg |
| | (colloquiale, figurato) | starci dentro fino al collo vi |
It's none too soon,
it is none too soon expr | informal (it is overdue) | non è troppo presto |
| | (colloq) | andava fatto ieri, era per ieri |
| | (informale) | alla buon'ora |
| | It seems like spring has finally arrived, and it is none too soon for me. |
| | Sembra che la primavera sia finalmente arrivata, alla buon'ora. |
| me too interj | (so do I, so will I, etc.) | anche io |
| | You're going to her party? Me too! I'll see you there. |
| | Stai andando alla sua festa? Anch'io! Ci vediamo là. |
| me-too adj | mainly US, informal (copying a peer, competitor) (da [qlcn]) | d'imitazione loc agg |
| | Voters weren't fooled by the senator's me-too policies. |
| | Gli elettori non si sono fatti ingannare dalle politiche di imitazione del senatore. |
| me-too adj | mainly US, informal (copying [sth] established) (da [qlcs]) | di imitazione loc agg |
| | | imitato agg |
| | That's such a me-too company; all its products are just inferior versions of someone else's. |
| | È un'azienda di prodotti di imitazione: tutti i suoi prodotti sono solo la versione inferiore di quelli di qualcun altro. |
Me Too,
MeToo expr | (anti-sexual harassment movement) (movimento) | me too inter |
| | MeToo brought this actor's transgressions to light. |
| not too bad adj | (OK) (va bene) | non male, non c'è male inter |
| | "How's the new job going?" "Not too bad, thanks." |
| | "Come sta andando il nuovo lavoro?" "Non c'è male, grazie" |
| Not too shabby interj | informal (expressing that [sth] is good) | Non male, Niente male inter |
| not too shabby adj | informal (good) | niente male loc agg |
| one too many n | (a slight excess of [sth]) | uno di troppo nm |
| | The elevator won't move; we have one too many on board. |
| | L'ascensore non parte: c'è uno di troppo qui dentro. |
| one too many n | informal, euphemism (an excess of alcoholic drink) | un bicchiere di troppo |
| | John had one too many and was hungover the next day. |
| | John aveva avuto un bicchiere di troppo e il giorno dopo aveva i postumi di una sbornia. |
| one too many adj | (a slight excess of) | uno di troppo |
| only too ... to do [sth] adv | (especially) (seguito da aggettivo) | davvero... di fare [qlcs], fin troppo... di fare [qlcs] |
| | | ben lieto di fare [qlcs], ben felice di fare [qlcs], ben disposto a fare [qlcs] loc agg |
| Nota: Followed by an adjective. |
| | He is only too keen to leave school. |
| pay too much v expr | (be overcharged for [sth]) | pagare troppo |
| | I paid too much for the taxi from the airport to the city centre. |
| protest too much v expr | (insist unconvincingly that [sth] is untrue) | affannarsi a negare⇒ vi |
| | “The lady doth protest too much”, as they say. |
| Quite right too! interj | (expressing emphatic agreement) | giusto! inter |
| | "I'm not going to lend Pete any more money because he never pays me back." "Quite right too!" |
| spread yourself too thin v expr | figurative (try to do too much) | avere troppe cose da fare⇒, sovraccaricarsi⇒ v |
| talk too much v expr | (speak excessively) | parlare troppo vi |
| | She talks too much … and most of what she says is rubbish. |
| | Parla troppo e la maggior parte di quello che dice sono stupidaggini. |
| too bad interj | informal (that's unfortunate) | peccato!, che peccato! inter |
| | I hear Jim was fired from his job – too bad! |
| | Ho sentito che Jim è stato licenziato: che peccato! |
too big,
too-big adj | (excessively large) | troppo grande agg |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | The lorry is too big to fit under the bridge. These hand-me-down clothes are too big for me. |
| | Quel camion è troppo grande per passare sotto il ponte. Questi vestiti di seconda mano sono troppo grandi per me. |
too big for your breeches,
too big for your britches adj | informal (acting superior) (colloquiale) | che se la tira, che si crede chissà chi loc agg |
| | | pieno di sé loc agg |
| | | superbo agg |
| | That new employee is getting too big for her britches; she thinks she knows everything already! His classmates thought Will was too big for his breeches and hatched a plot to bring him down a peg or two. |
| too clever by half adj | informal (devious) | troppo furbo agg |
| too close for comfort adj | (dangerously near to [sth/sb]) | troppo vicino per sentirsi a proprio agio loc agg |
| | | vicino in modo fastidioso loc agg |
| | The suspicious-looking man was too close for comfort, so we crossed the street. |
| too cool for school adj | figurative, slang (conceited, superior) (colloquiale: pieno di sé) | che se la tira |
| too early adv | (excessively soon, prematurely) | troppo presto avv |
| | When I get to work too early, I have to wait till they unlock the doors. You took the cake out of the oven too early. |
| | Quando arrivo al lavoro troppo presto devo aspettare che aprano le porte. Hai tirato fuori la torta dal forno troppo presto. |
| too far adj | (distance: excessively distant) | troppo lontano loc agg |
| | I wanted to walk to Paris but it was too far for me. |
| too far adv | (further than necessary) | troppo lontano avv |
| | We parked too far from the concert venue and had to run to get there on time. |
| | Volevo camminare fino a Parigi ma era troppo lontano per me. |
| too far adv | figurative (past acceptability) | troppo oltre avv |
| | | esagerare⇒ vi |
| | Carol's one of those people who take things too far in an argument. |
| | Carol è una di quelle persone che esagera sempre nelle liti. |
| too few adj | (not a high enough number of) | troppo poco loc agg |
| | I have too few books to fill my bookcase. |
| too few adj | (not enough: in number) | troppo poco loc agg |
| | We tried to fight the plans to build a huge shopping centre just outside our village, but we were too few against a huge corporation; we lost. |
| too good to be true expr | (so good it does not seem possible) (espressione) | troppo bello per essere vero loc agg |
| too hot to handle expr | figurative (too difficult or risky) | troppo difficile da gestire, troppo complicato da gestire, troppo delicato da gestire loc agg |
| | (figurato: difficile da gestire) | scottare troppo vi |
| | This situation is too hot to handle. I’m going home. |
| | Questa situazione è troppo difficile da gestire. Me ne torno a casa. |
| too late adj | (not in time for [sth]) | troppo tardi loc avv |
| | Simon was too late to catch his train. |
| | Simone è arrivato troppo tardi per prendere il treno. |
| too late adv | (not in time for [sth]) | troppo tardi loc avv |
| | You turned in your homework too late to get full credit for it. I arrived an hour too late for my appointment. |
| | Hai consegnato il compito troppo tardi per potere prenderne tutti i meriti. Sono arrivato all'appuntamento con un'ora di ritardo. |
| too little adv | (not enough) | poco, troppo poco agg |
| | She was cold outside because she wore too little clothing. |
| | Fuori sentiva freddo perché era vestita troppo poco. |
| too little adj | (not enough) | troppo poco |
| | I drank too little last night to have a hangover today. |
| too little n | (an insufficient amount) | poco, troppo poco avv |
| | Too little has been done since the fire to prevent it from happening again. |
| too long adj | (of excessive length) | lungo, troppo lungo agg |
| | Her hair was too long so she decided to cut it. |
| | I suoi capelli erano troppo lunghi, perciò decise di tagliarli. |
| too long adv | (for an excessive time) | per troppo tempo, troppo a lungo avv |
| | The movie was fun to start with, but it went on too long. |
| too many adj | (an excessive number of) | troppo agg |
| | There are too many people and not enough seats! |
| | C'è troppa gente e non abbastanza posti a sedere. |
| too many pron | (an excessive number) | troppi agg |
| | Help yourself to chocolates, but don't eat too many or you won't have an appetite for dinner. |
| | Prendi i cioccolatini che vuoi, ma no mangiarne troppi, altrimenti non avrai più fame a cena. |
| too many cooks spoil the broth expr | figurative (projects fail with many people involved) | in troppi si fanno danni v |
too much,
too much [sth],
too much of [sth] adj | (an excess of) | troppo agg |
| | Too much coffee makes me jittery. |
| | Troppo caffè mi agita. |
| too much adv | (excessively, to excess) | troppo avv |
| | He loved her too much to leave her. |
| | L'amava troppo per poterla lasciare. |
| too much n | (an excessive amount) | troppo avv |
| | I can't possibly eat all that – it's too much. |
| | Non posso mangiare tutta quella roba: è troppo! |
| too much at once n | (sudden excess of [sth]) | troppo in una volta sola |
| | I took a big gulp of beer and got too much at once. |
| too much for [sb] prep | (overwhelming) | troppo per avv |
| | Caring for six children was too much for the exhausted young mother. |
| | Dover badare a sei bambini era troppo per la giovane madre sfinita. |
| too much for [sb] prep | (intolerable) | troppo per avv |
| | Losing his wife was too much for him to bear. |
| | La perdita della moglie era troppo per lui. |
| too much of a good thing n | informal ([sth] spoilt by excess) (figurato) | il troppo stroppia loc |
| | | troppo di una cosa buona loc |
| | There was so much to eat; sometimes you can have too much of a good thing! |
| too much to ask n | informal (excessive, unreasonable demand) | chiedere troppo |
| too often adv | (with excessive frequency) | troppo spesso |
| too old adj | (not young enough) | troppo vecchio avv |
| | Most people in their 40's are too old to play rough sports. |
| too proud adj | (arrogant) | troppo orgoglioso agg |
| | He is too proud to admit he made a mistake. |
| Too right! interj | (emphatic agreement) | è proprio vero!, è proprio così!, hai proprio ragione! inter |
| too short adj | (not long enough) | troppo corto agg |
| | Your essay was too short for the exam standards. |
| | (di tempo) | troppo breve agg |
| too short adj | (not tall enough) | troppo basso agg |
| | He was too short to join the basketball team. |
| too soon adj | (excessively early) | troppo presto, presto avv |
| | It's too soon to tell whether the operation is a success or not. |
| too soon adv | (prematurely) | troppo presto, presto avv |
| | I arrived too soon and had to wait for them to open the store. |
| too young adv + adj | (not old enough) | troppo giovane agg |
| | Children are much too young to donate blood. |
| way too much adj | informal (an excess of) | troppo, eccessivo agg |
| | The cook put way too much mashed potato on my plate. |
| way too much adv | informal (excessively) | troppo, eccessivo agg |
| | My son plays way too much computer golf. |