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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “of too much/many”. Compare French de trop.
Adverb
[edit]- (postpositive) in excess; too much, too many
- Synonyms: in più, superfluo, inopportuno
- una volta di troppo ― once too many
- 2020 November 4, Alberto Flores D'Arcais, “Elezioni Usa 2020: "Noi afroamericani, al voto in massa per una società diversa" [US election 2020: "We African-Americans, voting en masse for a different society"]”, in la Repubblica[1]:
- Marce, proteste, qualche violenza e saccheggio di troppo, che sono continuate per tutta l'estate coinvolgendo l'America multietnica, dai giovani bianchi dei campus universitari ai latinos, dalle donne, sempre in prima fila, alle star dello sport e della musica.
- Marches, protests, a little bit of violence and looting in excess, that continued throughout the summer involving multi-ethnic America, from white young people on college campuses to latinos, from women, always on the first lines, to the stars of sport and music.