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él bastó

was enough, sufficed

b a s ˈt o → bastar
bast be enough; suffice + ó 3rd-person singular preterite
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #48,523
was enough, sufficed
SP: Con una llamada bastó.
EN: One phone call was enough.
Conjugation of bastar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third bastó —

Bastó que Teófanes te llamara con un dedo, para que aceptaras enseguida.

It was enough for Theophanes to call you with a finger for you to accept immediately.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Una sola mirada me bastó para ver que se nos había ocurrido la misma locura.

One look was enough for me to see that we had come up with the same crazy idea.

— Ratatouille (2007)

A Tim le bastó.

That was enough for Tim.

— Buena suerte, diviértete, no mueras (2026)

Mi explicación no bastó.

My explanation was not enough.

¿No te bastó dejarme plantado, Silverio?

Wasn’t standing me up enough, Silverio?

— Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades (2022)