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Is "basta con" a phrase with a more specific meaning than "suffice with" or "enough with"

Is "basta con" a phrase with a more specific meaning than "suffice with" or "enough with"

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I have run into the phrase "basta con" a few times, as in "no basta con buscar". My question is, is "basta con" a phrase with a specific meaning or should I just translate the individual words?

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updated DIC 1, 2011
posted by natasha1973

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¡Basta! means Enough!!! But enough also means suficiente (sufficient). “Basta con” has a specific meaning when used together…"no basta con buscar", “searching is not enough”… “basta con que te arrepientas, no tienes que pedirme perdon” “It would be enough if you regret it, you don’t have to say you are sorry”…You may translate “basta con” as “it would be enough”. “Es suficiente” may also be used instead of “basta con”; e.g. “Será(Es) suficiente con que digas la verdad” “Basta con que digas la verdad” “Telling the truth would be enough”.

updated SEP 24, 2009
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posted by 00b83c38
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Another way to translate it in many cases is "All you/he/she/we/they need to do is..."

updated DIC 1, 2011
posted by iamyuckmouth
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