schien nicht allzu

didn't seem too

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phrase Rare #23,477

didn't seem too Used before an adjective to say that someone or something did not appear very or particularly [adjective]. “Schien” is the past tense of “scheinen” (to seem), and “allzu” means “too” or “overly.”

GE: Er schien nicht allzu glücklich darüber zu sein.

EN: He didn't seem too happy about it.

Tom schien nicht allzu erfreut.

Tom didn't seem all that pleased.

Tom schien nicht allzu interessiert, mit uns aufs Konzert zu gehen.

Tom didn’t seem too interested in going to the concert with us.

Tom schien nicht allzu erfreut, mich zu sehen.

Tom didn’t seem too pleased to see me.

Tom schien nicht allzu erpicht darauf, Fragen zu beantworten.

Tom didn’t seem too keen on answering questions.

Tom schien nicht allzu motiviert zu sein.

Tom didn't seem all that motivated.