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basta con

it’s enough to

→ bastar
phrase Uncommon #12,362
it’s enough to Used to say that something is sufficient, or all that is needed.
SP: Basta con llamar antes de venir.
EN: It’s enough to call before coming.

No basta con hacer el bien; también hay que hacerlo bien.

It is not enough to do good; you also have to do it well.

Para ser criminal no basta con tener un arma.

To be a criminal, it is not enough to have a weapon.

— Ciudad de Dios (2002)

Basta con que lo uses para nuestro beneficio.

Just use it for our benefit.

— Chainsaw Man - La película: El arco de Reze (2025)

Me basta con el agua que hay en la cerveza.

The water in the beer is enough for me.

No basta con escuchar algunas peleas.

It is not enough to listen to a few fights.

— Fue la mano de Dios (2021)

Basta con beber algo.

It is enough to have something to drink.

— Lazzaro feliz (2018)

Está escrito aquí, basta con leer.

It's written here, just read it.

— Mañana empieza todo (2016)

A mí no me basta con eso.

That's not enough for me.

Basta con tener tu apoyo.

All we need is your support.

— स्वदेस (2004)

No, me basta con una pastilla.

No, one pill is enough for me.

— Hermano (1997)

No hace falta saberlo todo, basta con saber en dónde buscar.

You don't need to know everything; you just need to know where to look.

No basta con ganar, Robert.

Winning isn't enough, Robert.

— Núremberg (2025)

A veces, no basta con dar tu mayor esfuerzo.

Sometimes, giving it your best effort isn't enough.

Basta con mirar la Quinta de Beethoven.

Just look at Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.

— TÁR (2022)

Basta con un golpe para que el cristal se rompa.

A single blow is enough to break the glass.

— Un asunto de familia (2018)

Las víctimas de un incendio no les basta con salvar su vida.

For victims of a fire, saving their lives is not enough.

— La piel que habito (2011)

Basta con seguir a la última profesora.

Just follow the last teacher.

— Suspiria (1977)

Me basta con la exhibición de anoche.

Last night's performance was enough for me.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

Nos basta con el tono de la voz.

The tone of voice is enough for us.

No, basta con sumar las facturas.

No, you just need to add up the invoices.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

No basta con esperar a que esta escoria actúe.

It is not enough to wait for this scum to act.

— El Capitán (2018)

Basta con eso.

That's enough.

— El Extraño (2016)

Para que una lengua sea universal, no basta con llamarla así.

For a language to be universal, it is not enough to simply call it that.

Basta con tocar el botón.

Simply press the button.