basta
English
Interjection
basta
- (obsolete) (that's) enough; stop!
- Lucentio, Taming of the Shrew
- Basta, content thee, for I have it full.
- Lucentio, Taming of the Shrew
Translations
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for basta in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish basta, from Vulgar Latin *bastāre, from Ancient Greek βαστάζω (bastázō).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bas‧ta
Danish
Interjection
basta
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbas.ta/
Polish
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
References
- Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “basta”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbaʃ.tɐ/
- Hyphenation: bas‧ta
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbasta/, [ˈbast̪a]
Swedish
Conjugation
Synonyms
- bada bastu
See also
Usage notes
Used to state that the discussion is over, and that the speaker won't listen to any further arguments.
See also
- och därmed basta!
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /basˈta/
Conjunction
basta
- as long as
- Kahit mahirap, basta't masipag, ay aasenso.
- Even in poverty, as long as one is hardworking, one's lifestyle will improve.
Interjection
basta
- used to give an indirect explanation
- Pupunta ako sa... Basta!
- I'm going to... It's a secret!
- used to signify cutting a long story short
- used to conclude or summarize a conversation
- Basta, mag-ingat ka.
- Whatever, just take care.
Welsh
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