assez
/ase/
Translation
enough, quite, rather
Examples
?
Have you slept enough to be in good shape for tomorrow's meeting?
restaurant ordinaire .
This restaurant is quite expensive for an ordinary weekday meal.
J' .
I've had enough of this situation that has been going on for too long.
' .
There are not enough chairs for everyone.
soupe salée goût.
This soup is quite salty for my taste.
Assez a deux sens principaux : enough (suffisance) et quite/rather (atténuation d'un adjectif). Assez de + nom (enough of) : assez de temps, assez d'argent. En avoir assez de (to be fed up with, to have had enough of) est une expression de ras-le-bol très fréquente.
Assez ! seul est une injonction d'arrêt : assez ! (enough!, stop!). Devant un adjectif, assez atténue : c'est assez difficile (it's rather difficult, quite hard) - moins fort que très difficile. La distinction assez (enough of a quality) vs suffisamment (sufficiently) est principalement de registre, suffisamment étant légèrement plus soutenu.
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