Published June 4, 2024 • Updated September 20, 2026 — By French teacher David Issokson with native audio by Marie Assel Cambier
Trop meaning
Trop is a French adverb meaning “too much,” “too many,” or “too.” It’s used before adjectives and adverbs to express excess, as in trop vite (too fast), and trop de + noun means “too much/many,” as in trop de travail (too much work). In informal spoken French, trop can also mean “very” or “really,” similar to très, as in Elle est trop belle ! (She’s really beautiful!).
Trop pronunciation
The IPA pronunciation of trop is /tʁo/, which sounds approximately like “troh.”
Trop example sentences
Tu parles trop vite. Je ne comprends rien !
You’re speaking too fast. I don’t understand anything!
J’ai trop de travail en ce moment.
I currently have too much work.
Nous avons trop de tomates dans le jardin cette année.
We have too many tomatoes in the garden this year.
Elle est trop belle !
She’s very beautiful!
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🔗 Related words and expressions
- beaucoup — a lot, much, many
- assez — enough, quite
- tellement — so much, so
- excessif / excessive — excessive
- exagérer — to exaggerate, overdo
- en faire trop — to overdo it
🪶 Word origin
The Modern French adverb trop comes from throp in Frankish, an extinct Germanic language. Throp referred to a group, cluster, or village and conveyed the idea of a large quantity or multitude. Over time, the meaning of trop evolved to indicate excess.
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