bastare
Meaning
- (intransitive) to be enough
- (intransitive) to be able
- (intransitive) to last; to keep
- (impersonal) to suffice
Concepts
Synonyms
essere sufficiente
sufficere
capécce
scappacce
prendere con la mano
fare con facilità
calzare a pennello
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ba‧stà‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/basˈta.re/
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *bastāre (“to be enough; to suffice”), possibly derived from a modification of Late Latin bastum (“stick, staff, rod, pole”), from Ancient Greek βαστάζω (bastázō, “to lift, carry, bear, support (weight)”). Compare Sicilian bastari, Spanish and Portuguese bastar, French baster.
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