Übersetzung für 'too clever by half' von Englisch nach Deutsch

too clever by half {adj}

überschlauidiom

neunmalklugidiom

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too tricky by half {adj}

überschlauidiom

too ... by half [Br.]

viel / entschieden zu ...

too much by half

um die Hälfte zu viel

too clever {adj}

ungeprüft überwitzig [pej.]

to not be feeling too clever [Br.] [coll.]

sich nicht so besonders fühlen [ugs.]

...by Madam Ross exposed to town, I mean by those who will give half a crown. [Nell Gwyn]

...durch Madam Ross vor der Stadt entblößt, für diejenigen, die (dafür) eine halbe Krone geben.quote

clever-clever {adj} [Br.] [coll.] [pej.]

superklug [ugs.] [ironisch]

and, by implication, ... too

und damit indirekt auch ...

clever-clever {adj} [Br.] [overclever]

oberschlau

to be too late by an hour

eine Stunde zu spät sein

by half {adv}

um die Hälfte

bigger by half {adj}

anderthalbmal so groß

eineinhalbmal so groß

longer by half {adj} [postpos.]

um die Hälfte länger

not good enough by half {adj}

lange nicht gut genug

We don't do things­ by half-measures.

Wir machen keine halben Sachen. [ugs.]

They were four goals down by half-time.

Zur Halbzeit lagen sie mit vier Toren im Rückstand.sports

We were three goals up by half-time.

Zur Halbzeit lagen wir mit drei Toren vorn.sports

wine by the half-bottle [served in bottles of 375 ml]

Flaschenwein {m} [serviert in 375 ml Flaschen]oenol.

too-too {adj} [coll.] [affectedly elegant or refined in manners]

affig [ugs.] [pej.]

• He served an important term as Secretary of State for the Colonies under Harold Macmillan in the early 1960s, overseeing the independence of many African countries from British rule but earning the enmity of Conservative right-wingers, and the soubriquet that he was "too clever by half".
• In August 2007, Studio Six performed "Too Clever By Half, or The Diary of a Scoundrel" by Aleksandr Ostrovsky, as part of the New York International Fringe Festival.
• During that time the theatre garnered five Olivier awards for "The Tempest" with Max Von Sydow, "Too Clever by Half" and "The Liar" with Alex Jennings and "Candide" with Patricia Routledge.
• In 2013 Nitin performed in Told By and Idiot's production of 'Too Clever By Half' at the Royal Exchange, Manchester directed by Paul Hunter.