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de trop

[ duh troh ]
/ də ˈtroʊ /
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adjective

too much; too many.
in the way; not wanted.

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RELATED WORDS

excess, excessive, extra, supernumerary, surplus, unwelcome

Nearby words

  1. de sica, vittorio,
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  4. de soto, hernando,
  5. de stijl,
  6. de valera,
  7. de valera, eamon,
  8. de valois,
  9. de varona,
  10. de vega

Origin of de trop

Borrowed into English from French around 1950–55
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British Dictionary definitions for de trop

de trop

/ French (də tro) /

adjective

(postpositive) not wanted; in the way; superfluous

Word Origin for de trop

literally: of too much
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