bastan in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for bastan in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.bastar VB intr

¿basta con esto?

will this be enough?

con eso basta por hoy

that's enough for today

un mes no basta

a month isn't long enough

basta con marcar el 101 para comunicarse inmediatamente

just dial 101 to get straight through

baste con decir que …

suffice it to say that …

¡basta ya!, no aguanto más

that's enough! I can't take any more

¡basta de tonterías/de hablar!

that's enough nonsense/talking!

(+ me/te/le etc) me basta con tu palabra

your word is good enough for me

bastar que … para que … basta que digas una cosa para que él opine lo contrario

whatever you say he's bound o sure to say the opposite

basta que salgamos de paseo para que se ponga a llover

we only have to go out for a walk and you can bet (your life) it'll start raining

bastar y sobrar

to be more than enough

con esto basta y sobra

this is more than enough

hasta decir basta inf comimos hasta decir basta

we ate until we were ready o fit to burst inf

llovió hasta decir basta

it poured o bucketed down inf

llovió hasta decir basta

it rained cats and dogs inf

es honesto hasta decir basta

he's as honest as the day is long

II.bastarse VB vpr

él solito se basta y se sobra para sacar el negocio adelante inf

he's more than capable of making a go of the business on his own

no tiene por qué pedir ayuda a nadie, ella sola se basta

she doesn't need to ask anyone for help, she can manage on her own o she's quite self-sufficient

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a buen entendedor pocas palabras (bastan) prov

a word to the wise is enough

no necesita mucho para distraerse, una hoja de papel y un lápiz le bastan

she doesn't need much to keep her amused o entertained, she's quite content with a sheet of paper and a pencil

Translations for bastan in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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suffice

bastar

a nod is as good as a wink (to a blind man or horse) prov

a buen entendedor pocas palabras (bastan)

satisfy

bastar

bastan in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bastan in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.bastar VB intr

bastar

to be enough

¡basta!

that's enough!

II.bastar VB refl

bastarse (uno) solo

to be self-sufficient

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a buen entendedor, con pocas palabras bastan prov

a word to the wise is sufficient prov

Translations for bastan in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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suffice

bastar

a nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse prov inf

a buen entendedor pocas palabras bastan prov

bastan Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a buen entendedor, con pocas palabras bastan prov

a word to the wise is sufficient prov

a buen entendedor pocas palabras bastan prov

a nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse prov inf