enough

enough
enough [ɪˈnʌf]
1. adjective
assez (de)
• enough books assez de livres
• enough money assez d'argent
• I haven't got enough room je n'ai pas assez de place
• enough's enough! ça suffit comme ça !
• I've had enough (eating) j'ai assez mangé ; (fed up) j'en ai assez
• I've had more than enough wine j'ai bu un peu trop de vin
• there's more than enough for everyone il y en a largement assez pour tout le monde
• enough of this! ça suffit comme ça !
• enough said! (inf) assez parlé ! (inf)
• I think you have said enough je pense que vous en avez assez dit
• that's enough ça suffit
• this noise is enough to drive you mad ce bruit est à rendre fou
• I've got enough to worry about already j'ai assez de soucis comme ça
2. adverb
   a. ( = sufficiently) assez
• the proposed changes don't go far enough les changements proposés ne vont pas assez loin
• I was fool enough to believe him j'ai été assez bête pour le croire
• are you warm enough? avez-vous assez chaud ?
• we have waited long enough nous avons assez attendu
   b. ( = tolerably) assez
• he writes well enough il écrit assez bien
• it's good enough in its way ce n'est pas mal dans le genre (inf)
   c. (intensifying) funnily enough, I saw him too c'est curieux, moi aussi je l'ai vu
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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 below
adverb, determiner, pronoun assez

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 enough — manger assez

have you had enough to eat? — avez-vous assez mangé?

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

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 — j'en ai assez de lui

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!

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...!

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enough is as good as a feast — Prov ≈ il ne faut pas abuser des bonnes choses


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