bastare
be enough
verb bah-STAH-reh Less Common
Origin: from Greek 'bastazein', to carry
Also means
suffice
Usage Note
Bastare is usually impersonal, with the sufficient thing as its subject: basta un euro ('one euro is enough'). It takes essere in compound tenses. As an interjection, Basta! means 'Enough!' or 'Stop it!', and basta che means 'as long as'.
Examples
"Basta un po' di pazienza."
Natural Translation
A little patience is enough.
Literal Translation
Is-enough a bit of patience.

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