basta

/ˈbasta/, [ˈbas.t̪a]

enough, stop it


Examples
  • No basta con hacer el bien; también hay que hacerlo bien.

    It is not enough to do good; one must also do it well.

  • No es difícil. Basta con saber cómo hacerlo.

    It's not difficult, it's enough to know how to do it.

  • Basta una sola palabra de crítica para que ella se ponga nerviosa.

    A bare word of criticism makes her nervous.

  • No me gusta la arena. Es basta, áspera e irritante, y se mete por todas partes.

    I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere.

  • Ya basta. No quiero más.

    That's enough. I don't want any more.

  • Mike hizo una mesa basta con troncos.

    Mike made a rude table from the logs.

  • Ya basta.

    That's enough.

  • ¡Basta de persecución!

    Stop the persecution!

  • Dije: "¡ya basta!"

    I said, "that's enough!"

  • Simplemente no basta.

    That's just not enough.


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