justement
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See also: justément
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]justement
- precisely, exactly; accurately
- Regardez de près ce qui s’est passé dans ces dernières années : presque tout le monde a fait justement ce qu’il fallait le moins faire. 1920, Mercure de France, t. 142 (translation) Qu’est-ce que le bolchévisme ?
- Look recently at what has happened over the last [few] years: almost everybody's done just what they shouldn't [have]
- just (moments ago, recently), just then
- Vous arrivez justement à l’heure qu’il faut.
- You've arrived just in time.
- actually, at that very moment
- Tu as oublié ton billet? Justement, j’ai un nouveau billet pour toi.
- You've forgotten your ticket? Actually, I have a spare ticket for you.
- rightly, justly; fairly
Further reading
[edit]- “justement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.