Usage examples of "too little" in English with translation to German

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Too little is just as bad as too much. Zu wenig ist genau so schlecht wie zu viel.
Poor is not the one who has too little, but the one who wants too much. Arm ist nicht, wer zu wenig besitzt, sondern, wer zu viel haben möchte.
The trouble with the world isn't that people know too little, but they know so many things that ain't so. Das Schlimme an der Welt ist nicht, dass die Leute zu wenig wissen, sondern dass sie zu viele Dinge wissen, die nicht stimmen.
"Learn from your mistakes" and "Experience is the best teacher" they say, but in the long run even the best teacher gets mad, if he or she has too much to teach in too little time. "Lern aus deinen Fehlern" und "Erfahrung ist der beste Lehrer" so sagt man, doch letzten Endes verliert selbst der beste Lehrer den Verstand, wenn er zu viel in zu kurzer Zeit unterrichten muss.
That's too much for my little brain. Das ist mir zu hoch.
The radio is too loud. Can't you turn it down a little? Das Radio ist zu laut. Kannst du es nicht ein wenig leiser drehen?
This hat is a little too small for me. Dieser Hut ist mir etwas zu klein.
It was a little too muggy for spring. Es war ein bisschen zu schwül für den Frühling.
This jacket is a little too big. Diese Jacke ist ein bisschen zu groß.
I like being a little star, being a big star is too much pressure and I don't like pressure at all. Ich mag es ein kleiner Star zu sein, ein großer Star zu sein ist zu viel Druck und ich kann Druck überhaupt nicht leiden.
It's the first time I put my little son into bed. His mother is too busy. Es ist das erste Mal, dass ich meinen kleinen Sohn zu Bett bringe. Seine Mutter ist zu beschäftigt.
He took away what little money I had. Er nahm mir das wenige Geld, das ich hatte.
The hat does not fit you well. Is too small. Der Hut passt dir nicht gut, er ist zu klein.
But people have little hope. Aber die Leute haben wenig Hoffnung.
You are too young to be in love. Du bist zu jung, um verliebt zu sein.
Tom became a little flustered. Tom wurde ein wenig nervös.
If he continues drinking too much, he will fall ill sooner or later. Falls er weiter so viel trinkt, wird er früher oder später krank werden.
The little boy was lost in the forest. Der kleine Junge ging im Wald verloren.
Is it too small? Ist das zu klein?
Please turn down the volume a little bit more. Bitte drehe die Lautstärke noch ein wenig herunter.
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