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altfor

adverbadverb

far too · all too

EtymologyOpphav

av alt (III)already · right, all the way · however much, no matter how from alt (III)already · right, all the way · however much, no matter how

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. i for stor grad to too great a degree
    • altfor mye, stor far too much, far too big
    • det blir altfor tilfeldig it gets far too haphazard
    • jeg kjenner henne så altfor godt I know her all too well
  2. i nektende uttrykk: veldig, svært, særlig in negative expressions: very, especially
    • det gikk ikke så altfor bra it didn't go all that well
    • en ikke altfor fjern framtid a not too distant future