de trop
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de trop
(də trō′)adj.
Too much or too many; excessive or superfluous: elaborate preparations that seemed de trop.
[French : de, of, in + trop, excess.]
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de trop
(də tro)adj
(postpositive) not wanted; in the way; superfluous
[literally: of too much]
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de trop
(də ˈtroʊ)adj.
too much; too many.
[1750–55; < French]
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de trop
A French phrase literally meaning of too much, used to describe anything that is superfluous or unwanted.
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de trop
(French)adjective in the way, surplus, unnecessary, unwanted, redundant, unwelcome, superfluous I felt decidedly de trop as they talked shop in front of me.
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de trop
adjectiveBeing more than is needed, desired, or appropriate:
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
de trop
adj → fehl am Platz, überflüssig
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de trop
[də tro] adj (frm) → di troppoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995