What does excès in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word excès in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use excès in French.

The word excès in French means excess, excess, excesses, too much, too heavily, excessively, this opens the door to all sorts of abuses, excess of generosity, speeding, over-zealousness, overdo it, overdo things, overindulge, speed, overdo things, be overconfident, become excessive, go too far the other way. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word excès

excess

nom masculin (chose dépassant les limites)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma femme va nous ruiner avec son excès de générosité. Je n'en peux plus de l'excès de zèle de mon collègue.
I can't take any more of my co-worker's over-zealousness.

excess

nom masculin (haut degré de, trop de)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce produit lutte contre l'excès de sébum.
This product combats excess sebum.

excesses

nom masculin pluriel (abus)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Il faut éviter tous les excès. Nous nous remettons peu à peu des excès de Noël.
We are slowly recovering from our overindulgence at Christmas.

too much, too heavily

locution adverbiale (trop)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Le projet a été simplifié à l'excès, il a perdu tout son intérêt.

excessively

locution adverbiale (trop)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Ils étaient incapables de prendre le volant, tant ils avaient bu avec excès.

this opens the door to all sorts of abuses

(ça incite à abuser)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

excess of generosity

nom masculin (excédent, surcroît de générosité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il prendrait mal un excès de générosité de ma part.

speeding

nom masculin (dépassement de vitesse autorisée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

over-zealousness

nom masculin (péjoratif (ardeur abusive)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
This is a case of our staff overdoing it a little.

overdo it, overdo things

locution verbale (exagérer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

overindulge

locution verbale (trop manger)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

speed

locution verbale (rouler trop vite)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

overdo things

locution verbale (vouloir trop bien faire)

be overconfident

locution verbale (être trop confiant)

become excessive

locution verbale (exagérer fortement)

go too far the other way

locution verbale (exagérer dans l'autre sens)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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