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1 excess
A n1 gen excès m (of de) ; to eat/drink to excess faire des excès de table/de boisson, trop manger/boire ; carried to excess poussé à l'excès ; a life of excess une vie d'excès ; any excess can be frozen tout ce qui est en trop peut être congelé ; to be in excess of excéder, dépasser ; it is far in excess of what is reasonable cela dépasse largement les limites du raisonnable ; the excess of supply over demand Econ l'excès m or l'excédent m de l'offre sur la demande ;C adj excess alcohol/speed/weight excès m d'alcool/de vitesse/de poids ; to drive with excess alcohol GB conduire en état d'ivresse ; drain off the excess water égoutter l'excédent d'eau ; remove excess fat ( on meat) dégraisser. -
2 excessif
excessif, -ive [εksesif, iv]adjective• 300 €, c'est excessif ! 300 euros, that's far too much!• 500 €, ce n'est vraiment pas excessif ! 500 euros isn't what you'd call expensive!* * *- ive ɛksesif, iv adjectif1) ( qui dépasse la mesure) excessive2) ( qui manque de modération) extreme* * *ɛksesif, iv adj (-ive)* * *1 ( qui dépasse la mesure) [enthousiasme, lenteur, retard, tarifs] excessive; cette boutique pratique des prix excessifs the goods in this shop GB ou store US are overpriced; être d'un optimisme excessif to be overoptimistic; sans enthousiasme excessif without too much enthusiasm; sans générosité excessive without being overgenerous ou unduly generous;2 ( qui manque de modération) [personne, caractère, tempérament] extreme; il est excessif (dans ses opinions, sentiments) he is a man of extremes; ( dans ses actes) he does everything to excess.1. [chaleur, sévérité, prix] excessive[colère] undue100 euros, ce n'est pas excessif 100 euros is quite a reasonable amount to pay2. [personne] extreme3. [grand]
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