What does basta in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word basta in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use basta in Portuguese.

The word basta in Portuguese means , enough, chega disso, basta, chega, pare!, basta!, pare!, para!, basta dizer que, já chega. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word basta

enough

interjeição (ser suficiente)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

chega disso

interjection (informal (Let's not talk about … anymore) (informal)

(interjeição: Usada para exprimir emoção, ordem, etc. Ex. "psiu!" "Coragem!" "Meu Deus!")
Enough about you, let's talk about me.

basta, chega

interjection (that is sufficient)

(interjeição: Usada para exprimir emoção, ordem, etc. Ex. "psiu!" "Coragem!" "Meu Deus!")
Basta! Não quero ouvir mais nada.
Enough! I don't want to hear any more!

pare!, basta!

interjection (nautical: stop) (náutica)

(interjeição: Usada para exprimir emoção, ordem, etc. Ex. "psiu!" "Coragem!" "Meu Deus!")

pare!, para!

interjection (UK, slang (stop, desist) (parar, desistir)

(interjeição: Usada para exprimir emoção, ordem, etc. Ex. "psiu!" "Coragem!" "Meu Deus!")
Pare - ele não é tão mau assim! Pare de discutir!
Give over - he's not as bad as that!

basta dizer que

verbal expression (formal (I will just say)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)
Suffice it to say, I don't like him.

já chega

interjection (informal (I've had enough)

(interjeição: Usada para exprimir emoção, ordem, etc. Ex. "psiu!" "Coragem!" "Meu Deus!")
Já chega! Essa barulheira tem que parar! Já chega, você está demitido: limpe sua mesa e saia!
That's it! - all this noise has got to stop! That's it, you're fired: clear out your desk and leave!

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