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suficiente

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enough

[ɪˈnʌf]

adjetivo

1suficiente, bastante

more than enough money/wine -> dinero/vino de sobra or más que suficiente

pronombre

también:

will this be enough? -> ¿bastará or será bastante con esto?
I haven't got enough -> no tengo suficiente
more than enough -> más que suficiente
that's enough -> es suficiente (sufficient)
that's enough! -> ¡basta ya!(stop doing that), ¡vale ya! (español de España)
enough is enough -> ya basta
enough said! -> ¡no me digas más!, ¡ni una palabra más!
to have enough to live on -> tener (lo suficiente) para vivir
to have had enough of somebody/something -> estar harto(a) de alguien/algo

adverbio

2suficientemente, bastante (sufficiently)

good enough -> suficientemente bueno(a), suficiente
she is not strong/tall enough -> no es lo bastante fuerte/alta

3bastante (reasonably)

she's a nice enough girl -> la chica es agradable or maja (español de España)
oddly or strangely enough,… -> curiosamente,…

enough [i-naf]

adjetivo

1Bastante, suficiente; bastantes, suficientes.

I don’t have enough money to buy it -> no me alcanza el dinero para comprarlo
I didn’t get enough sleep -> no dormí bastante o lo suficiente

pronombre

They don’t pay us enough -> no nos pagan bastante o lo suficiente
That’s enough for me, thank you, es suficiente, gracias. Enough is enough -> ¡ya basta
I’ve had enough -> ¡ya estoy harto

sustantivo

2Lo bastante, lo suficiente.

adverbio

3Bastantemente, suficientemente.

You don’t go out enough -> no sales lo suficiente (sufficiently)
Their house is more than big enough for three people -> su casa basta y sobra para tres personas
Curiously enough -> curiosamente, aunque parezca curioso
He seemed willing enough to help -> parecía muy dispuesto a ayudar (quite, very)
I like my job well enough but ->

interrogación

4¡Basta!

., mi trabajo me gusta pero... (tolerably, passably).

enough [ɪˈnʌf]

adjective

suficiente; bastante

we have enough apples tenemos suficientes bastantes manzanas;or I've got enough problems of my own ya tengo suficientes bastantes problemas con los míos;or

NOTE: while suficiente can go either before or after the noun, bastante usually goes before the noun:suficientebastante

I haven't enough room no tengo suficiente bastante espacio;or no tengo espacio suficiente; did you get enough sleep? ¿has dormido bastante lo suficiente?;or they didn't have enough money to pay the rent no tenían suficiente dinero (como) para pagar el alquiler

there aren't enough books to go round they don't have enough food to eat you had more than enough time to finish it

more than enough money/timemore dinero/tiempo más que suficiente; dinero/tiempo de sobra

you've had more than enough wine

to be proof enough that ...proof (formal) ser prueba suficiente de que ...; probar a las claras que ...

adverb

1 [+suffer, help, talk] bastante; lo suficiente

I can't thank you enough no puedo agradecértelo bastante lo suficiente;or

he opened the door just enough to see outjust abrió la puerta lo suficiente lo bastante lo justo (como) para poder mirar fuera;oror

2 (lo) suficientemente; lo bastante

is that bag strong enough?

it's not big enough no es (lo) suficientemente grande; no es lo bastante grande; he's old enough to go alone es (lo) suficientemente mayor es lo bastante mayor (como) para ir solo;or that's a good enough excuse esa es una buena excusa; I'm sorry, that's not good enough lo siento, pero eso no basta; she seems happy enough parece bien contenta

this meat is not cooked enough this puzzle is easy enough for a child, but ... "here's the first lot, I'll bring the rest tomorrow" - "I'm sorry, that's not good enough, it was supposed to all be here today"

she was fool enough stupid enough to listen to himor fue tan estúpida que le hizo caso; he was kind enough to lend me the money tuvo la bondad amabilidad de prestarme el dinero;or it's hard enough to cope with two children, let alone with five ya es difícil defenderse con dos niños, cuanto peor con cinco

it's warm enough to swim she was stupid enough to believe him He was well enough to leave hospital He was close enough now to see them clearly He is good enough to win

fair sure

he can't do it fast enough no lo puede hacer lo bastante lo suficientemente rápido;or no lo puede hacer con la suficiente rapidez; when he saw her coming he couldn't get away fast enough cuando la vio venir desapareció todo lo rápido que pudo

he hadn't prepared the report carefully enoughcarefully no había preparado el informe con la debida atención

curiously oddly strangely enoughcuriouslyoroddlyorstrangely por extraño raro que parezca;or

you know well enough that ...well sabes muy bien de sobra que ...;or

they seem to be settling down well enough parece que se están adaptando bastante bien; he writes well enough, I suppose no escribe mal, supongo

funnily

pronoun

bastante; suficiente

there are enough for everyone hay bastantes suficientes para todos;or will £15 be enough? ¿habrá bastante suficiente con 15 libras?;or ¿bastarán 15 libras?; ¿serán suficientes 15 libras?; that's enough, thanks con eso basta ya es suficiente, gracias;or that's enough! ¡basta ya!; ¡ya está bien!; as if that weren't enough por si eso fuera poco; have you had enough to eat? ¿has comido bastante lo suficiente?;or you don't eat enough no comes bastante lo suficiente;or we don't get paid enough no nos pagan bastante lo suficiente;or I have enough to do without taking on more work tengo ya bastante que hacer (como) para aceptar más trabajo; we earn enough to live on ganamos lo bastante lo suficiente (como) para vivir;or

it's enough to drive you maddrive (informal) es (como) para volverse loco

enough's enoughenough ¡basta ya!; ¡ya está bien!

it is enough for us to know that ...for nos basta con saber que ...

we've got more than enoughmore tenemos más que suficiente(s) más que de sobra;or

take some apples, we've got more than enough take some milk, we've got more than enough

he has had more than enough to drink ha bebido más de la cuenta

I've had enough of his silly behaviourof ya estoy harto de sus tonterías

you can never have enough of this scenery nunca se cansa uno de este paisaje

tell me when you've had enough I've had enough of watching this programme it was enough to prove his innocence he never has enough of work

I think you have said enoughsaid creo que ya has dicho bastante suficiente;or

enough is as good as a feast rogar a Dios por santos mas no por tantos

AgreementAgreement

When used as an adjective or a pronoun, bastante, like suficiente, agrees with the noun it describes or refers to:

adjectivepronounbastantesuficiente

Are there enough potatoes? ¿Hay bastantes patatas?;¿Hay bastantes patatas?

Eggs? Yes, there are enough ¿Huevos? Sí, hay bastantes;¿Huevos? Sí, hay bastantes

Don't add an "s" to the adverb bastante (i.e. when it modifies an adjective or verb other than ser, parecer etc):

adverbbastantei.e.serpareceretc

They're not poor enough to get money from the State No son lo bastante pobres (como) para recibir dinero del Estado;No son lo bastante pobres (como) para recibir dinero del Estado

We've studied these photographs enough Ya hemos estudiado bastante estas fotografías;Ya hemos estudiado bastante estas fotografías

After verbs - adverbial useAfter verbs - adverbial use

When a purpose is implied or stated, translate using lo suficiente or, especially in affirmative phrases, lo bastante:

lo suficientelo bastante

We know enough to be able to say that these techniques are safe Sabemos lo suficiente lo bastante (como) para afirmar que estas técnicas son seguras;Sabemos lo suficienteorlo bastante (como) para afirmar que estas técnicas son seguras

When no purpose is implied or stated, translate using either bastante or lo suficiente:

bastantelo suficiente

He says he hasn't had enough to eat Dice que no ha comido bastante no ha comido lo suficiente;Dice que no ha comido bastanteorno ha comido lo suficiente

We shall never be able to thank you enough Nunca se lo podremos agradecer bastante lo suficiente;Nunca se lo podremos agradecer bastanteorlo suficiente

After adjectives and adverbsAfter adjectives and adverbs

Translate using lo + bastante + adjective/adverb or (lo) suficientemente + adjective/adverb:

lobastante(lo) suficientemente

He isn't good enough to take part in the Olympics No es lo bastante (lo) suficientemente bueno (como) para participar en las Olimpiadas;No es lo bastanteor(lo) suficientemente bueno (como) para participar en las Olimpiadas

She couldn't run fast enough to catch him No pudo correr lo bastante (lo) suficientemente rápido (como) para atraparlo;No pudo correr lo bastanteor(lo) suficientemente rápido (como) para atraparlo No pudo correr lo bastante lo suficiente (como) para atraparlo;No pudo correr lo bastante lo suficiente (como) para atraparloor

To be enoughTo be enough

To be enough can often be translated using bastar:

To be enoughbastar

That's enough! ¡Basta ya!;¡Basta ya!

That's enough to feed an army! Con eso basta para dar de comer a un regimiento;Con eso basta para dar de comer a un regimiento

As bastar is an impersonal verb, it often takes an indirect object:

bastar

Promises are no longer enough for him Ya no le bastan las promesas;Ya no le bastan las promesas

That's enough for him Con eso le basta;Con eso le basta

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