sono troppi

are too many; are too much

→ essere

phrase Rare #33,793

are too many; are too much Used to say that a number, amount, or quantity is excessive. It agrees in gender/number with the thing being described, so the ending may change (e.g. troppi, troppe).

IT: Tre secondi sono troppi!

EN: Three seconds are too many!

Due bambini in casa sono troppi.

Two children in the house are too many.

— La vita di Adele: Capitoli 1 & 2 (2013)

Ma sono troppi, Chris.

But there are too many of them, Chris.

— Bugonia (2025)

Tre secondi sono troppi!

Three seconds is too long!

— La vita straordinaria di David Copperfield (2019)

Cinque anni sono troppi da aspettare.

Five years is too long to wait.

Sono troppi.

There are too many.

— Ratatouille (2007)