bastare

[bas'tare]

1. vi (aus essere)

1) to be enough, be sufficient

questa pasta non basta per cinque persone — this pasta isn't enough for five people

bastare a qn — to be enough for sb

mi bastano 10 euro per oggi — 10 euro will do me o will be sufficient (for me) for today

75 euro ti bastano per 2 giorni — 75 euro will last you 2 days

fatti bastare questi soldi! — mind you make this money last!

bastare a se stesso — to be self-sufficient

2)

(fraseologia) basta! — that's enough!, stop it!, that will do!

punto e basta! — and that's that!

basta con queste scuse — enough of these excuses

dimmi basta — (versando da bere) say when!

basta così? — (al bar ecc) will that be all?

basta così, grazie — that's enough, thank you, (nei negozi) that's all, thank you

basta e avanza — that's more than enough

2. vb impers

basta chiedere o che chieda a un vigile — you have only to o need only ask a policeman

basta rivolgersi all'ufficio competente — you just have to contact the relevant department

non basta volerlo, bisogna sapere come fare — it's not enough to want to, you have to know how to

e come se non bastasse... — and as if that wasn't enough ...

basti dire che... — suffice it to say that ...

basta un niente per farla arrabbiare — the slightest thing will get her annoyed, it only takes the slightest thing to annoy her

quanto basta — as much as is necessary

basta che — (purché) provided (that)

basta che tu lo chieda — you only have to ask