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enough [ɪˈnʌf]1. adjective• enough's enough! ça suffit comme ça !• enough of this! ça suffit comme ça !2. adverba. ( = sufficiently) assez• are you warm enough? avez-vous assez chaud ?b. ( = tolerably) assezc. (intensifying) funnily enough, I saw him too c'est curieux, moi aussi je l'ai vu* * *[ɪ'nʌf]Note: When enough is used as an adverb or a pronoun, it is most frequently translated by assez: is the house big enough? = est-ce que la maison est assez grande? (Note that assez comes before the adjective); will there be enough? = est-ce qu'il y en aura assez? (Note that if the sentence does not specify what it is enough of, the pronoun en, meaning of it/of them, must be added before the verb in French.)When used as a determiner, enough is generally translated by assez de: we haven't bought enough meat = nous n'avons pas acheté assez de viande; there's enough meat for two meals/six people = il y a assez de viande pour deux repas/six personnes; have you got enough chairs? = avez-vous assez de chaises?For more examples and particular usages, see the entry belowadverb, determiner, pronoun assezquite big enough — bien assez grand ( for pour; to do pour faire)
just wide enough — juste assez large ( for pour; to do pour faire)
enough money/seats — assez d'argent/de sièges
there's more than enough for everybody — il y en a plus qu'assez or largement assez pour tout le monde
curiously enough, I like her — aussi bizarre que cela puisse paraître, je l'aime bien
and sure enough...! — et ça n'a pas manqué...!
••enough is as good as a feast — Prov ≈ il ne faut pas abuser des bonnes choses
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2 enough
❢ When enough is used as an adverb or a pronoun, it is most frequently translated by assez: is the house big enough? = est-ce que la maison est assez grande? (Note that assez comes before the adjective) ; will there be enough? = est-ce qu'il y en aura assez? Note that if the sentence does not specify what it is enough of, the pronoun en, meaning of it/of them, must be added before the verb in French.When used as a determiner, enough is generally translated by assez de: we haven't bought enough meat = nous n'avons pas acheté assez de viande ; there's enough meat for two meals/six people = il y a assez de viande pour deux repas/six personnes ; have you got enough chairs? = avez-vous assez de chaises? For more examples and particular usages, see the entry below. adv, det, pron assez ; tall/sweet enough assez grand/sucré ; big enough for us assez grand pour nous ; big enough to hold 50 people assez grand pour contenir 50 personnes ; quite big enough bien assez grand (for pour ; to do pour faire) ; just wide enough juste assez large (for pour ; to do pour faire) ; to eat/have enough manger/en avoir assez ; have you had enough to eat? avez-vous assez mangé? ; enough money/seats assez d'argent/de sièges ; he has enough money to buy a car il a assez d'argent pour acheter une voiture ; there's more than enough for everybody il y en a plus qu'assez or largement assez pour tout le monde ; she seems happy enough elle a l'air assez heureuse ; it's a common enough complaint c'est un sujet de plainte assez courant ; there was hardly enough il y en avait à peine assez ; is there enough? y en a-t-il assez? ; is he old enough to vote? a-t-il l'âge de voter? ; you're not trying hard enough tu ne fais pas assez d'efforts ; curiously enough, I like her aussi bizarre que cela puisse paraître, je l'aime bien ; will that be enough (money)? est-ce que ça suffira? ; I've had enough of him/of his rudeness j'en ai assez de lui/de sa grossièreté ; I've had enough of working for one day j'ai assez travaillé pour aujourd'hui ; I've got enough to worry about j'ai assez de soucis (comme ça) ; I think you have said enough je crois que vous en avez dit assez ; once was enough for me! une fois m'a suffi! ; that's enough (from you)! assez! ; enough said! j'ai compris! ; it's enough to put you off ça suffirait à vous dégoûter ; he's enough of a fool ou he's fool enough to believe it il est suffisamment or assez bête pour le croire ; she's a nice enough woman elle n'est pas désagréable ; enough's enough ça suffit (comme ça) ; and sure enough…! et ça n'a pas manqué…!enough is as good as a feast Prov ≈ il ne faut pas abuser des bonnes choses. -
3 enough
enough [ɪ'nʌf]assez de;∎ enough money assez ou suffisamment d'argent;∎ do you have enough money to pay? avez-vous de quoi payer?;∎ are there enough copies for all the children? y a-t-il assez ou suffisamment d'exemplaires pour tous les enfants?;∎ you've had more than enough wine tu as bu plus qu'assez de vin;∎ the report is proof enough le rapport est une preuve suffisante;∎ she's not fool enough to believe that! elle n'est pas assez bête pour le croire!2 pronounassez;∎ do you need some money? - I've got enough avez-vous besoin d'argent? - j'en ai assez ou suffisamment;∎ will this be enough? est-ce que ça suffira?;∎ we earn enough to live on nous gagnons de quoi vivre;∎ there's enough for everybody il y en a assez pour tout le monde;∎ enough/not enough is known for us to be able to make a prediction on en sait assez/on n'en sait pas assez pour faire une prévision;∎ not enough of us are here to take a vote on n'est pas assez nombreux pour voter;∎ he's had enough to eat il a assez mangé;∎ more than enough plus qu'il n'en faut;∎ there was more than enough il y en avait largement;∎ enough is enough! ça suffit comme ça!, trop c'est trop!;∎ after five years he decided that enough was enough and resigned après cinq ans il en eut assez et donna sa démission;∎ enough is as good as a feast mieux vaut assez que trop;∎ familiar enough said! je vois!;∎ that's enough! ça suffit!;∎ it's enough to drive you mad c'est à vous rendre fou;∎ I can't get enough of his films je ne me lasse jamais de ses films;∎ to have had enough (of sth) en avoir assez (de qch);∎ she's had enough of working late elle en a assez de travailler tard le soir3 adverb(a) (sufficiently) assez, suffisamment;∎ he's old enough to understand il est assez grand pour comprendre;∎ it's a good enough reason c'est une raison suffisante;∎ you know well enough what I mean vous savez très bien ce que je veux dire;∎ fair enough! ça va!, d'accord!∎ to do sth well enough faire qch passablement bien;∎ she's honest enough elle est assez honnête;∎ it's good enough in its own way ce n'est pas mal dans le genre∎ oddly or strangely enough, nobody knows her chose curieuse, personne ne la connaît
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