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too good to be true Here, schön means something like “good” or “wonderful,” rather than specifically “beautiful.”
GE: Der Preis klingt zu schön, um wahr zu sein.
EN: The price sounds too good to be true.

Das scheint zu schön, um wahr zu sein.

This seems too good to be true.

Es ist zu schön, um wahr zu sein.

It's too good to be true.

Das klingt fast zu schön, um wahr zu sein.

That sounds almost too good to be true.

Es wäre zu schön, um wahr zu sein.

It would be too good to be true.

— Mulholland Drive - Straße der Finsternis (2001)

Zu schön, um wahr zu sein.

Too good to be true.

— GoodFellas (1990)

Diese Nachricht ist zu schön, um wahr zu sein.

This news is too good to be true.

Es scheint zu schön, um wahr zu sein.

It seems too good to be true.

Das ist zu schön, um wahr zu sein.

It’s too good to be true.