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punto e basta

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Italian

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Etymology

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Literally, period and that's it.

Adverb

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punto e basta (informal)

  1. period
    io non lo voglio, punto e basta!
    I don't want it, period!
  2. plain and simple
    sei sfaticato, punto e basta
    you're lazy, plain and simple
  3. and that's that
    • 1990, Ernest Hemingway, translated by Ettore Capriolo, Fiesta [The Sun Also Rises], Mondadori:
      Io non potrei mai venire, punto e basta.
      I couldn't go, that would be all.