suffice (redirected from sufficer)

suf·fice  (s-fs)

v. suf·ficed, suf·fic·ing, suf·fic·es

v.intr.

1. To meet present needs or requirements; be sufficient: These rations will suffice until next week.

2. To be equal to a specified task; be capable: No words will suffice to convey my grief.

v.tr.

To satisfy the needs or requirements of; be enough for.

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[Middle English suffisen, from Old French suffire, suffis-, from Latin sufficere : sub-, sub- + facere, to make; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]

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suf·ficer n.

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suffice [səˈfaɪs]

vb

1. to be adequate or satisfactory for (something)

suffice it to say that (takes a clause as object) let us say no more than that; I shall just say that

[from Old French suffire, from Latin sufficere from sub- below + facere to make]

sufficer  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

suffice - be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve" answer, do, serve bridge over, tide over, keep going - suffice for a period between two points; "This money will keep us going for another year" go a long way - suffice or be adequate for a while or to a certain extent serve, function - serve a purpose, role, or function; "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk" live up to, satisfy, fulfill, fulfil - meet the requirements or expectations of measure up, qualify - prove capable or fit; meet requirements go around - be sufficient; "There's not enough to go around"

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suffice

verb be enough, do, be sufficient, be adequate, answer, serve, content, satisfy, fill the bill (informal), meet requirements A far shorter letter will suffice.

Translations

suffice [səˈfaɪs] (frm)

A. VI → ser suficiente, bastar
a short letter will suffice → una carta breve será suficiente or bastará
military initiatives alone will not suffice → por sí solas las iniciativas militares no serán suficientes or bastarán

B. VT suffice it to say → basta con decir

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suffice [səˈfaɪs] vi → suffire

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suffice (form)

vi → genügen, (aus)reichen

vt → genügen (+dat) (geh); sb also → zufriedenstellen; suffice it to say … → es reicht wohl, wenn ich sage, …

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suffice [səˈfaɪs] (frm)

1. vi → bastare, essere sufficiente

2. vt suffice it to say ... → basti dire che...

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suffice [səˈfaɪs] (frm)

1. vi → bastare, essere sufficiente

2. vt suffice it to say ... → basti dire che...

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suffice

v suffice [səˈfais]

to be enough for a purpose or person Will $10 suffice (you) till Monday? voldoen يَكْفي стигам (po)stačit være nok genügen αρκώ llegar (para algo), ser suficiente, bastar piisama كفايت كردن riittää suffire לְהַספִּיק पर्याप्त होना dostajati, zadovoljavati elég (vkinek) mencukupi nægja bastare 十分である 충분하다 užtekti, pakakti pietikt; būt diezgan memadai genoeg zijn være nok wystarczać bastar a ajunge быть достаточным (po)stačiť zadostovati biti dovoljan vara nog, räcka till เพียงพอ yetmek 滿足 бути достатнім; вистачати کافی ہونا đủ để đáp ứng 满足

adj sufficient

enough We haven't sufficient food to feed all these people; Will $10 be sufficient for your needs? voldoende كافٍ достатъчен dost nok; tilstrækkelig genügend αρκετός, επαρκής suficiente, bastante piisavalt, küllalt كافي tarpeeksi assez, suffisant מַספִּיק बस, काफी, पर्याप्त, यथेष्ट dovoljan, dostatan elegendő cukup nægilegur sufficiente 十分な 충분한 pakankamas, užtektinas pietiekošs mencukupi voldoende nok, tilstrekkelig wystarczający suficiente destul, suficient достаточный dosť dovolj dovoljan tillräcklig ที่พอเพียง yeterli 足夠的 достатній کافی đủ 足够的

n sufˈficiency

voldoendheid كِفايَه، مِقْدار كافٍ достатъчност dostatek tilstrækkelighed das Auskommen επάρκεια suficiencia piisavus كفايت riittävä määrä quantité suffisante מִידָה מַספֶּקֶת पर्याप्तता, पर्याप्त राशि, पर्याप्त आमदनी dovoljnost, dostatnost elegendő mennyiség keadaan cukup nægjanleiki sufficienza 十分 충분 pakankamumas pietiekams daudzums kecukupan toereikendheid tilstrekkelig (med) wystarczająca ilość, zapas suficiência cantitate suficientă достаточность;достаток dostatok zadostnost dovoljnost tillräcklig mängd ความพอเพียง yeterlik 充足 достаток; достатність خوشحالی sự đủ 充足

adv sufˈficiently

voldoende بصورةٍ كافِيَه достатъчно dostatečně tilstrækkeligt genügend αρκετά suficientemente piisavalt به قدر كفايت tarpeeksi suffisamment בְּמִידָה מַספֶּקֶת पर्याप्त मात्रा में dovoljno eléggé berkecukupan nægilega sufficientemente 十分に 충분히 pakankamai pietiekami; diezgan secukupnya voldoende tilstrekkelig, nok wystarczająco suficientemente suficient достаточно dostatočne dovolj dovoljno tillräckligt อย่างพอเพียง yeter derecede 充足地 достатньо کافی طور پر đầy đủ 充足地

suffice it to say

I need only say. dis genoeg om te sê يَكْفي أن أقول достатъчно е да се каже stačí jen říci lad det blot være sagt es genüge zu sagen φτάνει να πω basta con decir, sólo hay que decir piisab kui öelda ...كافيست كه بگويم riittänee kun sanon että qu'il suffise de dire מַספִּיק לוֹמָר मैं केवल यही कहुंगा कि dosta je ako se kaže da elég az hozzá, hogy hanya perlu mengatakan það nægir að nefna (basti dire) ～といえば十分 (~이라고만) 말하두자 pakanka pasakyti diezgan, ja teiktu cukuplah dengan mengatakan bahawa we kunnen volstaan met te zeggen det får være nok å si wystarczy powiedzieć basta dizer e destul să spunem достаточно сказать stačí povedať naj zadošča, če rečem dovoljno je da kažem jag behöver bara säga ขอแค่พูด şu kadarını söylemek yeter ki... 只要說...就足夠了 достатньо сказати مجھے صرف اتنا کہنا ہے chỉ cần nói rằng 只要说...就足够了