English

Adverb

too much ‎(not comparable)

1. Excessively.

   You talk too much.

   You ate too much cake at the party, and that's why you feel sick.

Translations

Adjective

too much ‎(not comparable)

1. (informal) Amusing; entertaining.

   Oh, my dear, you really are too much.

Noun

too much ‎(uncountable)

1. A quantity which is excessive to the point of being inappropriate, harmful, or overwhelming.

   You expect too much from your employees.

Interjection

too much!

1. An expression of satisfaction.

   Too much, man! That was great!

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Derived terms

See also

• too many

French

Etymology

From English too much.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tu.mœtʃ/

Adjective

too much m, f ‎(invariable)

1. (colloquial) too much, excessive, OTT
   • 1995, Frédéric Dard, Les huîtres me font bâiller:

     Tu vas gueuler que c'est too much ; que je sors de l'admissible.

     You're going to yell that this is too much – that I've gone beyond the bounds of probability.

   • 2013, Emmanuèle Peyret, Libération, 31 May 2013:

     Oh ben volontiers un de chaque, mais pas le slip dentelle avec les jarretelles rouges, ça fait un peu too much.

     Go on then, one of each – but not the lace knickers with red suspenders, that's a bit OTT.

Usage notes

• Used predicatively.