just Signification, définition

Signification de just en français

• 0 exactly -- exactement

  • That’s just what I was looking for. C’est exactement ce que je cherchais.

  • just the way we expected exactement de la manière dont nous nous y attendions

• 1 by a little -- juste

  • I walked in just before Miriam. Je suis entré juste avant Myriam.

  • just over 20,000 people juste un peu plus de 20 000 personnes

  • The cab pulled up just in time. Le taxi s’arrêta juste à temps.

  • I only just remembered in time. Je me rappelai tout juste à temps.

• 2 very recently -- à l’instant

  • I just saw her outside. Je viens juste de la voir dehors.

• 3 at this moment -- justement

  • I’m just on the last page. Je suis justement sur la dernière page.

  • He was just going to call her. Il allait justement l’appeler.

• 4 used with adjective and adverbs to mean equally -- tout aussi …

  • It’s just as beautiful as the pictures. C’est tout aussi magnifique que les photographies.

  • This government is just as corrupt. Le gouvernement est tout aussi corrompu.

  • The food is good, and just as importantly, the prices are good too. La nourriture est bonne et, tout aussi important, les prix sont bien également.

• 5 not more or more important and not less -- juste

  • I’ll just be a minute. Je n’en aurai que pour une minute.

  • It was just a joke. C’était juste une plaisanterie.

  • He’s not just another teacher – he’s something special. Ce n’est pas juste un professeur de plus, c’est quelque chose de spécial.

• 6 almost -- presque

  • just about 5% of the vote presque 5% du vote

  • The coffee’s just about gone. Il n’y a presque plus de café.

• 7 used to ask sb politely to wait or stop what they are doing -- (juste) une minute / une seconde / un moment

  • Just a minute – I’m coming. Une minute, j’arrive.

  • Just a minute, now. You can’t accuse me of lying. Attends, une minute. Tu ne peux pas m’accuser de mentir.

• 8 indicates there is a reason for seeing sth as good rather than bad -- (c’est) tant mieux

  • It’s just as well we stayed home, because we don’t have much money. C’est tant mieux que nous soyons restés à la maison parce que nous n’avons pas beaucoup d’argent.

• 9 indicates that the fact that one thing is true does not make another one true -- ce n’est pas parce que … que …

  • Just because he’s smart, doesn’t mean he’s right. Ce n’est pas parce qu’il est intelligent que cela signifie qu’il ait raison.

• 10 immediately or very quickly -- instantanément

  • My parents brought the new baby home, and just like that everything changed. Mes parents ont ramené le nouveau-né à la maison et instantanément, tout a changé.

• 11 indicates sb prefers to do one thing rather than another -- qqn aimerait autant faire qqch

  • I’d just as soon go out to eat. J’aimerais autant sortir manger.

• 12 treating people in a fair and moral way -- juste

  • a just peace for the two peoples une paix juste pour les deux peuples

• 13 right and fair, not favouring/favoring one more than another -- juste, exactement

  • a fair and just decision.

• 14 reasonable; based on one’s rights -- juste

  • He certainly has a just claim to the money.

• 15 deserved -- juste

  • He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.

• 16 (often with as) exactly or precisely -- exactement

  • This penknife is just what I needed

  • He was behaving just as if nothing had happened

  • The house was just as I’d remembered it.

• 17 (with as) equally -- tout aussi

  • This dress is just as nice as that one.

• 18 very lately or recently -- venir de

  • He has just gone out of the house.

• 19 on the point of; in the process of -- sur le point de, en train de

  • She is just coming through the door.

• 20 at the particular moment -- à l’instant (où)

  • The telephone rang just as I was leaving.

• 21 (often with only) barely -- (tout) juste

  • We have only just enough milk to last till Friday

  • I just managed to escape

  • You came just in time.

• 22 only; merely -- juste, rien que

  • They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen

  • ‘Where are you going?’ ‘Just to the post office’

  • Could you wait just a minute?

• 23 used for emphasis, eg with commands -- donc, (tout) simplement

  • Just look at that mess!

  • That just isn’t true!

  • I just don’t know what to do.

• 24 absolutely -- absolument

  • The weather is just marvellous.