basta de acoso
/basta de akoso/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'stop bullying' can be expressed in Spanish as basta de acoso.
basta de acoso is a demand or plea to end the act of repeatedly hurting or intimidating someone. It is commonly used in slogans, posters and social awareness campaigns to demand an end to bullying.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of basta (enough or stop) and de acoso (of harassment or bullying).
Which one should you use?
While basta de acoso serves as a command or exclamation, parar el acoso is the infinitive form used to describe the general action of stopping bullying.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, the term alto al bullying is used to convey 'stop bullying'. In Argentina, the phrase basta de bullying is used to mean 'enough of bullying'.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase basta de acoso, the word basta is the third-person singular present indicative of the verb bastar, used here as an impersonal exclamation meaning 'enough'.
Did you know?
- The word acoso comes from the verb acosar, which originally described the act of hunting an animal by relentlessly hounding or chasing it.
- The word basta comes from a Frankish root meaning 'to sew' or 'weave', relating to the idea of a fabric reaching its limit or being finished.
- The term acoso is broader than the English 'bullying', as it is the same word used to describe any form of harassment, such as sexual harassment, which is acoso sexual.
Examples in context
- Nunca guardes silencio. Si estás siendo acosado, infórmalo a un adulto de confianzaNever remain silent. If you are being bullied, report it to a trusted adult.
- ¡Basta de acoso escolar!Stop school bullying!
- Debemos decir basta de acoso.We must say stop bullying.
- Basta de acoso en las redes sociales.Stop bullying on social media.
Example conversation
Two classmates are discussing a situation in the hallway.
- ElenaDaniel, hay que decir basta de acoso.Daniel, we have to say stop bullying.
- DanielTienes razón, Elena. Es muy grave.You are right, Elena. It is very serious.
- ElenaNo podemos quedarnos callados.We cannot stay silent.
- DanielIremos a hablar con el profesor.We will go talk to the teacher.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries acoso, basta, de, CC BY-SA 4.0.
