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enough [ɪˈnʌf] determiner 1. a. sufficient to answer a need, demand, supposition, or requirement; adequate enough cake b. (as pronoun) enough is now known that's enough! that will do: used to put an end to an action, speech, performance, etc. adv
1. so as to be adequate or sufficient; as much as necessary you have worked hard enough 2. (not used with a negative) very or quite; rather she was pleased enough to see me 3. (intensifier) oddly enough surprisingly enough 4. just adequately; tolerably he did it well enough [Old English genōh; related to Old Norse gnōgr, Gothic ganōhs, Old High German ginuog] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
enough determiner sufficient, adequate, ample, abundant, as much as you need, as much as is necessary, Enuf (S.M.S.) They had enough money for a one-way ticket. pronoun sufficiency, plenty, sufficient, abundance, adequacy, right amount, ample supply, Enuf (S.M.S.) I hope you brought enough for everyone. adverb sufficiently, amply, fairly, moderately, reasonably, adequately, satisfactorily, abundantly, tolerably, passably, Enuf (S.M.S.) Do you think sentences for criminals are tough enough already? Proverbs "Enough is as good as a feast" Translations enough [ɪˈnʌf] A. ADJ → suficiente, bastante we have enough apples → tenemos suficientes or bastantes manzanas I've got enough problems of my own → ya tengo suficientes or bastantes problemas con los míos I haven't enough room → no tengo suficiente or bastante espacio, no tengo espacio suficiente did you get enough sleep? → ¿has dormido bastante or lo suficiente? they didn't have enough money to pay the rent → no tenían suficiente dinero(como)para pagar el alquiler more than enough money/time → dinero/tiempo más que suficiente, dinero/tiempo de sobra to be proof enough that (frm) → ser prueba suficiente de que ..., probar a las claras que ... B. ADV 1. WITH VB [suffer, help, talk] → bastante, lo suficiente I can't thank you enough → no puedo agradecértelo bastante or lo suficiente he opened the door just enough to see out → abrió la puerta lo suficiente or lo bastante or lo justo(como)para poder mirar fuera 2. WITH ADJ → (lo)suficientemente, lo bastante it's not big enough → no es(lo)suficientemente grande, no es lo bastante grande he's old enough to go alone → es(lo)suficientemente mayor or es lo bastante mayor(como)para ir solo that's a good enough excuse → ésa es una buena excusa I'm sorry, that's not good enough → lo siento, pero eso no basta she seems happy enough → parece bien contenta she was fool enough or stupid enough to listen to him → fue tan estúpida que le hizo caso he was kind enough to lend me the money → tuvo la bondad or amabilidad de prestarme el dinero it's hard enough to cope with two children, let alone with five → ya es difícil defenderse con dos niños, cuanto peor con cinco see also fair A1 see also sure B4 3. WITH ADV he can't do it fast enough → no lo puede hacer lo bastante or lo suficientemente rápido, no lo puede hacer con la suficiente rapidez when he saw her coming he couldn't get away fast enough → cuando la vio venir desapareció todo lo rápido que pudo he hadn't prepared the report carefully enough → no había preparado el informe con la debida atención curiously or oddly or strangely enough → por extraño or raro que parezca you know well enough that → sabes muy bien or de sobra que ... they seem to be settling down well enough → parece que se están adaptando bastante bien he writes well enough, I suppose → no escribe mal, supongo see also funnily C. PRON → bastante, suficiente there are enough for everyone → hay bastantes or suficientes para todos will £15 be enough? → ¿habrá bastante or suficiente con 15 libras? → ¿bastarán 15 libras? → ¿serán suficientes 15 libras? that's enough, thanks → con eso basta or ya es suficiente, gracias that's enough! → ¡basta ya!, ¡ya está bien! as if that weren't enough → por si eso fuera poco have you had enough to eat? → ¿has comido bastante or lo suficiente? you don't eat enough → no comes bastante or lo suficiente we don't get paid enough → no nos pagan bastante or lo suficiente I have enough to do without taking on more work → tengo ya bastante que hacer(como)para aceptar más trabajo we earn enough to live on → ganamos lo bastante or lo suficiente(como)para vivir it's enough to drive you mad → es(como)para volverse loco enough's enough → ¡basta ya!, ¡ya está bien! it is enough for us to know that → nos basta con saber que ... we've got more than enough → tenemos más que suficiente(s) or más que de sobra he has had more than enough to drink → ha bebido más de la cuenta I've had enough of his silly behaviour → ya estoy harto de sus tonterías you can never have enough of this scenery → nunca se cansa uno de este paisaje I think you have said enough → creo que ya has dicho bastante or suficiente enough is as good as a feast → rogar a Dios por santos mas no por tantos ENOUGH Agreement • When used as an adjective or pronoun, bastante, like suficiente, agrees with the noun it describes or refers to: Are there enough potatoes? ¿Hay bastantes patatas? Eggs? Yes, there are enough ¿Huevos? Sí, hay bastantes• Don't add an "s" to the adverb bastante (i.e. when it modifies an adjective or verb other than ser, parecer ): They're not poor enough to get money from the State No son lo bastante pobres (como) para recibir dinero del Estado We've studied these photographs enough Ya hemos estudiado bastante estas fotografíasAfter verbs - adverbial Use • When a purpose is implied or stated, translate using lo suficiente or, especially in affirmative phrases, lo bastante: We know enough to be able to say that these techniques are safe Sabemos lo suficiente or lo bastante (como) para afirmar que estas técnicas son seguras• When no purpose is implied or stated, translate using either bastante or lo suficiente: He says he hasn't had enough to eat Dice que no ha comido bastante or no ha comido lo suficiente We shall never be able to thank you enough Nunca se lo podremos agradecer bastante or lo suficienteAfter adjectives and adverbs • Translate using lo + bastante + ((ADJECTIVE/ADVERB)) or (lo) suficientemente + ((ADJECTIVE/ADVERB)): He isn't good enough to take part in the Olympics No es lo bastante or (lo) suficientemente bueno (como) para participar en las Olimpiadas She couldn't run fast enough to catch him No pudo correr lo bastante or (lo) suficientemente rápido (como) para atraparlo No pudo correr lo bastante or lo suficiente (como) para atraparloTo be enough • To be enough can often be translated using bastar: That's enough! ¡Basta ya! That's enough to feed an army! Con eso basta para dar de comer a un regimientoNOTE As bastar is an impersonal verb, it often takes an indirect object: Promises are no longer enough for him Ya no le bastan las promesas That's enough for him Con eso le bastaenough [ɪˈnʌf] adj → assez de, suffisamment de I didn't have enough money → Je n'avais pas assez d'argent., Je n'avais pas suffisamment d'argent. enough time → assez de temps, suffisamment de temps enough time to do sth → assez de temps pour faire qch, suffisamment de temps pour faire qch n → assez Have you got enough? → En avez-vous assez?, Avez-vous assez? Will five be enough? BUT Est-ce que cinq suffiront?. → Est-ce qu'il y en aura assez avec cinq? I think I have said enough → Je crois en avoir dit assez. to have enough to eat → avoir assez à manger that's enough, thanks → cela suffit, merci, c'est assez, merci that's enough!, enough! → ça suffit!, assez! to have had enough I've had enough! → Je n'en peux plus! I've had enough of him → Je l'ai assez vu. I've had enough of it! → J'en ai assez! to have enough to do I've got enough to do already! → J'ai déjà assez à faire comme ça! I've got enough to think about! → Je suis déjà assez occupé comme ça! enough said (= say no more) → assez parlé enough is enough → trop c'est trop adv big enough → assez grand(e), suffisamment grand(e) warm enough → suffisamment chaud(e) it's hot enough as it is! → il fait déjà assez chaud comme ça! it's nice enough (= okay) → c'est pas mal to be kind enough to do sth → avoir la gentillesse de faire qch He was kind enough to lend me the money → Il a eu la gentillesse de me prêter l'argent. funnily enough, ... → chose curieuse, ... interestingly enough, ... → chose intéressante, ... enough adj pron → genug (of von); I had not seen enough of his work → ich hatte noch nicht genug von seiner Arbeit gesehen; I hope it’s enough → ich hoffe, es reicht or genügt; two years was enough → zwei Jahre reichten, zwei Jahre waren lange genug; have you enough to pay the bill? → haben Sie genug, um die Rechnung zu bezahlen?; we have enough to live on → wir haben genug zum Leben, es reicht uns zum Leben; this noise is enough to drive me mad → dieser Lärm macht mich noch ganz verrückt; one song was enough to show he couldn’t sing → ein Lied genügte, um zu zeigen, dass er nicht singen konnte; it is enough for us to know that … → es genügt uns zu wissen, dass …; I’ve got enough to worry about → ich habe genug Sorgen; we’ve made enough of a mess here → wir haben hier genug angerichtet; enough is enough → was zu viel ist, ist zu viel; enough said → mehr braucht man nicht zu sagen; to have had enough (= be fed up) → genug haben (of von); I’ve had enough → ich habe genug; (in exasperation) → jetzt reichts mir aber (inf); one can never have enough of this music → von dieser Musik kann man nie genug kriegen; that’s enough! → jetzt reicht es aber!, jetzt ist es aber genug! adv (= sufficiently) → genug; to be punished enough → genug bestraft sein; he is good enough to win → er ist gut genug, um zu gewinnen; he knows well enough what I said → er weiß ganz genau, was ich gesagt habe (= reasonably, fairly) it is common enough for children to overeat → es kommt durchaus häufig vor, dass Kinder zu viel essen; to be happy enough → einigermaßen zufrieden sein; to be happy enough to do something → etw so weit ganz gern tun; she sounded sincere enough → sie schien so weit ganz ehrlich; easy enough → nicht allzu schwer; it is easy enough to make them yourself → man kann sie ohne Weiteres selbst machen; he drove off happily enough → er ist ganz fröhlich weggefahren; I like it well enough → es gefällt mir so weit ganz gut; easily enough → ohne größere Schwierigkeiten ? also fair1 ADJ a oddly or funnily enough → komischerweise; interestingly enough → interessanterweise ? also sure ADV b enough [ɪˈnʌf] 1. adj & n (sufficient) → abbastanza enough people/money/time → abbastanza gente/soldi/tempo more than enough money → denaro più che sufficiente have you had enough to eat? → hai mangiato abbastanza? have you got enough? → ne hai abbastanza or a sufficienza? we earn enough to live on → guadagniamo quel tanto che basta per vivere will £5 be enough? → bastano 5 sterline? that's enough, thank you → basta, grazie there's more than enough for everyone → ce n'è più che a sufficienza per tutti enough! → basta! enough's enough! (fam) → adesso basta! I've had enough! (protest) → non ne posso più! I've had enough of (doing) this → ne ho avuto abbastanza di (fare) questo it's enough to drive you mad (fam) → è sufficiente a farti diventare matto you can never have enough of this scenery → non ci si stancherebbe mai di questo paesaggio it was enough to prove his innocence → è stato sufficiente a dimostrare la sua innocenza 2. adv → abbastanza big enough → abbastanza grande it's hot enough (as it is!) → fa già abbastanza caldo (così)! he's old enough to go alone → è abbastanza grande da poterci andare da solo she was fool enough or enough of a fool to listen to him → è stata così stupida da dargli retta he was kind enough to lend me the money → è stato così gentile da prestarmi i soldi you know well enough that ... → sai molto bene che... he has not worked enough → non ha lavorato abbastanza oddly enough, ... → stranamente... sure enough → come volevasi dimostrare fair enough! (fam) → d'accordo! enough [ɪˈnʌf] 1. adj & n (sufficient) → abbastanza enough people/money/time → abbastanza gente/soldi/tempo more than enough money → denaro più che sufficiente have you had enough to eat? → hai mangiato abbastanza? have you got enough? → ne hai abbastanza or a sufficienza? we earn enough to live on → guadagniamo quel tanto che basta per vivere will £5 be enough? → bastano 5 sterline? that's enough, thank you → basta, grazie there's more than enough for everyone → ce n'è più che a sufficienza per tutti enough! → basta! enough's enough! (fam) → adesso basta! I've had enough! (protest) → non ne posso più! I've had enough of (doing) this → ne ho avuto abbastanza di (fare) questo it's enough to drive you mad (fam) → è sufficiente a farti diventare matto you can never have enough of this scenery → non ci si stancherebbe mai di questo paesaggio it was enough to prove his innocence → è stato sufficiente a dimostrare la sua innocenza 2. adv → abbastanza big enough → abbastanza grande it's hot enough (as it is!) → fa già abbastanza caldo (così)! he's old enough to go alone → è abbastanza grande da poterci andare da solo she was fool enough or enough of a fool to listen to him → è stata così stupida da dargli retta he was kind enough to lend me the money → è stato così gentile da prestarmi i soldi you know well enough that ... → sai molto bene che... he has not worked enough → non ha lavorato abbastanza oddly enough, ... → stranamente... sure enough → come volevasi dimostrare fair enough! (fam) → d'accordo! adj enough [iˈnaf] in the number or quantity etc needed Have you enough money to pay for the books?; food enough for everyone. genoeg كافٍ достатъчно dostatečný nok; tilstrækkelig genug αρκετός bastante, suficiente küllalt کافی riittävästi assez מַספִּיק पर्याप्त dovoljno elég, elegendő cukup nógur, nægilegur abbastanza 十分な 충분한 pakankamas pietiekošs; pietiekams cukup genoeg nok, tilstrekkelig dostatecznie dużo suficiente destul достаточный dostatočný zadosten dovoljno tillräckligt [], nog [] พอเพียง kâfi, yeterli 足夠的 достатній حسب ضرورت đủ 足够的 pron the amount needed He has had enough to eat; I've had enough of her rudeness. toereikend كِفايَه достатъчно dost nok; tilstrækkeligt (af) genug αρκετός bastante, suficiente küllalt به مقدار کافی tarpeeksi assez דָי आवश्यक मात्रा या संख्या dosta elég cukup nóg, nægilega mikið abbastanza 十分 충분한 양 pakankamai pietiekami cukup genoeg nok, tilstrekkelig dosyć, wystarczająco bastante destul достаточно dosť dovolj dosta tillräckligt, nog จำนวนที่พอเพียง yeterli miktar/sayı 足夠 вдосталь مطلوبہ مقدار đủ 足够 adv 1 to the degree needed Is it hot enough?; He swam well enough to pass the test. voldoende بصورةٍ كافِيَه достатъчен dost nok; tilstrækkeligt genug αρκετά bastante, suficientemente piisavalt به حد کفایت riittävän assez דֵי הַצוֹרֶך पर्याप्त मात्रा में dostatno, dovoljno eléggé cukup nægilega abbastanza 十分に 충분히 pakankamai pietiekoši; diezgan mencukupi genoeg nok, tilstrekkelig dość suficientemente destul (de) достаточно dosť dovolj dovoljno tillräckligt, nog โดยพอเพียง yeterince, yeteri kadar 足夠地 доволі بقدر ضرورت đủ 足够地 2 one must admit; you must agree She's pretty enough, but not beautiful; Oddly enough, it isn't raining. genoeg بِمِقْدارٍ كافٍ трябва да се съгласиш docela, dost ganske; ret genug ομολογουμένως bastante, suficientemente küll کاملاً on myönnettävä assez לְמַדָי बस prilično, začudo meglehetősen cukup þótt undarlegt megi virðast abbastanza まったく 아주, 몹시 gana pietiekoši; pietiekami agak genoeg nok trzeba przyznać com efeito destul (de) весьма, довольно dosť dovolj začudo ganska, nog så‚ nog พอ yeterince, oldukça 很,相當地 досить بالکل ، ضرور một cách công bằng; điều lạ là 很,相当地 enough → كاف, مقدار كاف dost nok genug αρκετός, επαρκής bastante tarpeeksi assez dosta, dovoljan abbastanza, sufficiente 十分, 十分な 충분한, 충분한 양 genoeg, voldoende nok dosyć, wystarczający suficiente достаточно, достаточный tillräcklig, tillräckligt จำนวนที่พอเพียง, พอเพียง yeterli đủ 充足的, 足够的东西 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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