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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1.enough /ɪˈnʌf/ When enough is used as an adverb, it is most frequently translated by abbastanza: is the house big enough? = è abbastanza grande la casa? / la casa è grande abbastanza? (note that abbastanza usually comes before the adjective, though it may come after as well). - For more examples and particular usages, see the entry below. avv. abbastanza, sufficientemente;
big ~ for us abbastanza grande per noi;
big ~ to hold 50 people abbastanza grande per contenere 50 persone;
to eat ~ mangiare abbastanza;
it’s a common ~ complaint è un reclamo piuttosto frequente;
you’re not trying hard ~ ci stai provando senza sforzarti abbastanza;
is he old ~ to vote? ha l’età per votare?
curiously ~, I like her per quanto possa sembrare strano, mi piace;
she said she would do it and sure ~ she did disse che l’avrebbe fatto e così è stato.
2.enough /ɪˈnʌf/ When used as a determiner or a pronoun, enough is generally translated by abbastanza, which may either precede or follow the noun: we haven’t bought enough meat = non abbiamo comprato abbastanza carne; there’s enough meat for two meals / six people = c’è carne abbastanza per due pasti / sei persone; have you got enough chairs? = avete abbastanza sedie? will there be enough? = ce ne sarà abbastanza? (note that if the sentence does not specify what there is enough of, the pronoun ne, meaning of it / of them, must be added before the verb in Italian). - For more examples and particular usages, see the entry below.
  1. determ. abbastanza, sufficiente;
    ~ money, seats abbastanza soldi, sedie
  1. pron. will that be ~ (money)? basterà?
    there’s more than ~ for everybody ce n’è più che a sufficienza per tutti;
    is there ~? ce n’è abbastanza?
    have you had ~ to eat? avete mangiato a sufficienza?
    I’ve had ~ of him ne ho abbastanza di lui;
    I’ve had ~ of working for one day ho lavorato abbastanza per oggi;
    I’ve got ~ to worry about ho già abbastanza preoccupazioni;
    I think you have said ~ penso che tu abbia parlato abbastanza;
    once was ~ for me! una volta mi è bastata!
    that’s ~ (from you)! basta!
    ~ said! ho capito!
    ~’s ~ basta così
locuzioni idiomatiche ~ is as good as a feast prov. il troppo stroppia.


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enough: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
enoughadj (sufficient)sufficiente agg
 abbastanza avv
Do we have enough money for this meal?
Abbiamo denaro sufficiente per questo pasto?
Abbiamo abbastanza denaro per questo pasto?
enoughadv (sufficiently) a sufficienzaabbastanza avv
He worked enough to support his family.
Ha lavorato abbastanza da poter sostenere la sua famiglia.
enoughinterj (that is sufficient)basta inter
Enough! I don't want to hear any more!
Basta! Non voglio sentire altro!
 
Additional Translations
enoughadv (fully) totalmenteassolutamente avv
I'm happy enough to help, if you need anything.
Sono assolutamente felice di aiutare, se ti serve qualcosa.
enoughadv (tolerably) sufficientementeabbastanza avv
It's interesting enough, but I still don't want to buy it.
È abbastanza interessante, ma non ho comunque intenzione di comprarlo.
enoughn (sufficiency) quanto bastail sufficiente nm
 abbastanza avv
I pray that we always have enough to live on.
Prego sempre di avere il sufficiente per vivere.
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enough: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Forme composte
abase oneself enough to (compromise one's principles) umiliarsiabbassarsi a v rif
be enoughbastare v
be enoughessere sufficiente v
be enoughessere abbastanza v
early enoughadj (arriving in good time)di buon anticipo avv
early enoughadv (in good time)abbastanza presto avv
È tornata dal lavoro abbastanza presto, così ha potuto preparare la torta di compleanno per la figlia.
enough is enoughinterj (expressing exasperation)ora basta inter
enough saidinterj (expressing that one has understood)tutto chiaro inter
enough saididiom (indicating that remainder should not be said)non dico altro inter
fair enoughinterj informal (that is reasonable)sta bene inter
If that is what you want, then fair enough.
far enoughadv literal (a sufficient distance)abbastanza lontano agg
far enoughadv figurative (to a sufficiently extreme degree)lontano abbastanza avv
good enoughadj (of sufficiently high quality)abbastanza buono agg
have enoughavere abbastanza
have had enoughvi informal (be weary or exasperated)averne abbastanza vtr
I have had enough of you!
Ne ho abbastanza di te!
have had enoughvi (to have had a sufficiency)averne abbastanza vtr
No, I couldn't eat another thing, thank you, I've had enough to eat.
No, non potrei mangiare nient'altro, grazie, ne ho avuto abbastanza.
have had enough ofvtr informal (be fed up with)averne abbastanza di vtr
 colloquiale, volgareavere le palle piene vtr
just enoughadv (barely sufficiently)minimo indispensabile
just enoughn (precisely sufficient amount)appena sufficiente
like enoughvtr (have sufficient fondness for)piacere abbastanza, piacere a sufficienza
I don't like this shirt enough to buy it, I'll buy a tie instead.
like enoughadv US, colloquial (probably)probabilmente avv
My little sister will want to come with us, like enough.
more than enoughn (plenty)più che abbastanza avv
more than enoughadj (plenty of)a sufficienza avv
near enough toadj (sufficiently close in relation to)abbastanza vicino agg
Sono abbastanza vicino a Sara per capire a pieno i suoi sentimenti.
near enough toadj (sufficiently close so as to)abbastanza vicino agg
I was near enough to touch him!
Ero abbastanza vicino da toccarlo.
not enoughadj (insufficient, too few or little)non abbastanza avv
The doctors tried everything they knew, but it was not enough to save him.
not good enoughadj (below accepted standards)non abbastanza buono, non abbastanza bravo agg
oddly enoughadv (actually, surprisingly)curiosamente, sorprendentemente avv
often enoughadv informal (quite frequently)abbastanza spesso avv
often enoughadv (sufficiently frequently)abbastanza spesso avv
old enoughadj (of sufficient age)grande abbastanza agg
You're only 15, you're not old enough to have your own credit card!
Hai solo 15 anni, non sei grande abbastanza per avere una carta di credito
soon enoughin tempo avv
sure enoughcertamente
sure enoughinfatti
well enoughabbastanza bene
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