good enough

[ɡʊd ɪˈnʌf]

adjective phrase

suficientemente bom

1. satisfactory or acceptable, meeting the minimum requirements without being excellent

This coffee is good enough for me, even though it's not from a fancy café.

Este café é suficientemente bom para mim, mesmo não sendo de uma cafeteria cara.

2. adequate for a particular purpose or situation

The old car is good enough to get us to the beach.

O carro velho é suficientemente bom para nos levar à praia.

NYC Slang

aight; it's cool; it'll do

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

suficientemente bom; bom o bastante; serve

Common in everyday speech and informal contexts

Rio de Janeiro

bom demais; tá legal

More colloquial expression in casual conversation

São Paulo

suficientemente bom; tá de boa

Urban, informal usage

Portugal

suficientemente bom; é o bastante

Standard Portuguese usage

good enough to eat (extremely attractive)

good enough for government work (barely adequate)

if it ain't broke, don't fix it (good enough as is)

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