zu wenig

too little; not enough

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phrase Uncommon #19,319
too little; not enough Used to say that the amount of something is insufficient.
GE: Wir haben zu wenig Zeit.
EN: We don’t have enough time.

Du hast hier viel zu wenig Freude.

You have far too little joy here.

— Rebecca (1940)

Ha, ich glaub, das sind zu wenig Wachen.

Ha, I think that's not enough guards.

— Zoomania 2 (2025)

Das kommt wohl von zu wenig Schlaf.

That's probably due to not getting enough sleep.

— Die Reise nach Tokio (1953)

Ich glaub, das sind zu wenig Wachen.

I think that's too few guards.

— Zoomania 2 (2025)

Im Mai gab es zu wenig Regen.

There was too little rain in May.

— Jean Florette (1986)

Wir haben zu wenig Schießpulver.

We don't have enough gunpowder.

— Pirates of the Caribbean - Fluch der Karibik 2 (2006)

Wir haben jetzt zu wenig Personal.

We currently have too few staff.

Wahrscheinlich liegt es daran, dass wir alle zu wenig Taschengeld haben.

It's probably because we all have too little pocket money.

— Suspiria - In den Krallen des Bösen (1977)

Der Reifen hat etwas zu wenig Druck.

The tire is slightly under-inflated.

„ Es gibt zu wenig Fisch “, verkündete er.

“There isn’t enough fish,” he announced.

Sie haben zu wenig Leute.

They don't have enough people.

— In The Mood For Love (2000)

Ja, es waren zu wenig Leute an Bord.

Yes, there were too few people on board.

— Das Schloss im Himmel (1986)

Ich habe zu wenig Zeit für alles.

I don't have enough time for everything.