Grammatical class

Adjective

excessif

excessive

Details

Syllables

ex-ces-sif

Phonetics

ɛk.se.sif

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

8133

Freq. (movies)

11398

Freq. (news)

10425

Sentences

C'était excessif.

It was excessive.

A1

N'est-ce pas excessif ?

Isn't that excessive?

A1

Cet hommage était excessif.

That toast was over the top.

A1

L'adversaire d'une vraie liberté est un désir excessif de sécurité.

The enemy of true freedom is an excessive call for security.

A1

Ceci semble excessif.

This seems excessive.

A2

Je ne me fais pas de souci excessif.

I'm not overly concerned.

A2

Tom s'est plaint du bruit excessif.

Tom complained about the excessive noise.

B1

L'usage excessif de sel devrait être tabou.

The excessive use of salt should be taboo.

C1