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too many meaning in French

EnglishFrench
too many (excessive)
determiner

trop de◼◼◼determiner

too many chiefs and not enough Indians (too many leaders or managers and not enough people doing useful work)
phrase

pas assez d'indiensphrase

trop de chefsphrase

too many cooks spoil the broth (with too many people a task won't be done very well)
phrase
[UK: tuː ˈmen.i kʊks spɔɪl ðə brɒθ]
[US: ˈtuː ˈmen.i ˈkʊks ˌspɔɪl ðə ˈbrɒθ]

autant d'avis; deux patrons font chavirer la barquephrase

autant de têtesphrase

one too many ((idiomatic) one or more servings too many of alcohol)
noun
[UK: wʌn tuː ˈmen.i]
[US: wʌn ˈtuː ˈmen.i]

un verre de trop◼◼◼nom {m}