Translation of too into German
Adverb
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contradiction
used to contradict a negative statement- I did too finish my homework.Ich habe meine Hausaufgaben doch gemacht.
Expressions with too: examples in English and translations in German
sehr
äußerst
She was only too happy to help.
Allerdings
"It's hard to find good friends." "Too true!"
zu glatt
His excuse sounded too pat to be true.
aber sowas von
"It's a beautiful day today." "Too right!"
jemanden zu hart antreiben
jemanden überfordern
The manager drove his team too hard during the project.
das Leben ist zu kurz
Life is too short to wait for the perfect time.
Das Leben ist zu kurz
Life's too short to argue over small things.
nie zu spät
It's never too late to learn a new skill.
nie zu alt zum Lernen sein
Grandma started painting at 70, proving you're never too old to learn.
sich zu früh äußern
voreilig sprechen
He said the rain stopped, but he spoke too soon.
übertreiben
He tends to take things too far during arguments.
Das geht zu weit
Reading my texts without asking? That's going too far.
ein wenig zu
etwas zu
The soup is a touch too salty.
übertreiben
zu weit gehen
You carry things too far when you joke about that.
übertreiben
zu weit treiben
He carried the joke too far and offended everyone.
zu gut wirken
zu positiv erscheinen
The politician came off too well in the debate.
es zu knapp bemessen
es riskant angehen
We cut it too close and almost missed the train.
zu weit gehen
übertreiben
He went too far with his harsh criticism during the meeting..
zu viel trinken
sich betrinken
He tends to have a few too many at parties.
einen wunden Punkt treffen
Her joke about job loss hit too close to home for him.
zu tief verstrickter
zu sehr verstrickter
She realized she was in too deep to quit now.
gerade noch rechtzeitig
He arrived not a moment too soon to catch the bus.
jemanden zu weit treiben
They pushed Mark too far during the negotiations.
hineininterpretieren
überinterpretieren
Don't read too much into his comment.
Synonyms and analogies of too in English
Examples of too in a sentence
I will attend the meeting too. This suitcase is too heavy to lift. We arrived too late for the opening speech. The coffee is way too strong for my taste. It’s too cold outside to go for a swim. You did too call me last night.
She was too at the party, despite what you heard.