just Significado & definición

Significado de just en español

• 0 a very short time ago -- hace poco tiempo

  • I’ve just seen him.

  • We’ve only just begun.

• 1 now or very soon -- ya, inmediatamente

  • The game is just beginning.

  • I’m just coming!

• 2 only -- sólo

  • I’ll just have a small piece.

  • He just wants to win.

  • The movie is not just about love.

• 3 used to make something you are saying stronger -- sencillamente, realmente

  • I just hate it!

• 4 exactly -- justo, exactamente

  • Tim looks just like his father.

• 5 almost not -- por los pelos

  • This dress only just fits.

• 6 almost -- casi

  • I think I remembered just about everything.

• 7 to be going to do something very soon -- estar a punto de hacer algo

  • I was just about to call you.

• 8 equally bad, good, important, etc. -- tan malo, bueno, importante, etc. (como alguien/algo)

  • He’s just as clever as his brother.

• 9 a little before, over, under, etc. something else -- poco antes de, más de, menos de, etc.

  • It costs just under £10.

• 10 used to say that it is lucky that something happened -- menos mal (que)

  • It’s just as well we brought an umbrella.

• 11 fair or morally right -- justo

  • a just society

• 12 exactly -- justo

  • That’s just what I was looking for. Eso es justo lo que estaba buscando.

  • just the way we expected justo como esperábamos

• 13 by a little -- justo

  • I walked in just before Miriam. Entré justo antes de Miriam.

  • just over 20,000 people justo un poco más de 20,000 personas

  • The cab pulled up just in time. El taxi se detuvo justo a tiempo.

  • I only just remembered in time. Apenas acabo de recordarlo.

• 14 very recently -- acabar de

  • I just saw her outside. Acabo de verla afuera.

• 15 at this moment -- justo

  • I’m just on the last page. Estoy justo en la última página.

  • He was just going to call her. Él justo iba a llamarla.

• 16 used with adjective and adverbs to mean equally -- al igual que

  • It’s just as beautiful as the pictures. Es igual de hermoso que en las fotos.

  • This government is just as corrupt. Este gobierno es igual de corrupto.

  • The food is good, and just as importantly, the prices are good too. La comida está buena, y al igual de importante, los precios son también buenos.

• 17 not more important and not less -- solo

  • I’ll just be a minute. Solamente será un minuto.

  • It was just a joke. Solo era una broma.

  • He’s not just another teacher – he’s something special. Él no es solamente otro maestro – es especial.

• 18 almost -- casi

  • just about 5% of the vote más o menos el 5% de los votos

  • The coffee’s just about gone. Ya no queda casi café.

• 19 used to ask sb politely to wait or stop what they are doing -- un minuto

  • Just a minute – I’m coming. Un momento – ya voy.

  • Just a minute, now. You can’t accuse me of lying. Un momento, ahora. No puedes acusarme de mentir.

• 20 indicates there is a reason for seeing sth as good rather than bad -- menos mal que

  • It’s just as well we stayed home, because we don’t have much money. Es mejor que nos quedemos en casa, porque no tenemos mucho dinero.

• 21 indicates that the fact that one thing is true does not make another one true -- solo porque

  • Just because he’s smart, doesn’t mean he’s right. Solo porque sea inteligente, no significa que tenga razón.

• 22 immediately or very quickly -- de repente

  • My parents brought the new baby home, and just like that everything changed. Mis padres trajeron al nuevo bebé a casa, y de repente todo cambió.

• 23 indicates sb prefers to do one thing rather than another -- preferir

  • I’d just as soon go out to eat. Yo preferiría salir a comer.

• 24 treating people in a fair and moral way -- justo/ta [ masculine-feminine, singular ]

  • a just peace for the two peoples una paz justa para los dos pueblos