just

giusto, equo

Che tratta le persone come meritano ed è giusto dal punto di vista morale.

In inglese semplice: Fair and morally right, treating people as they deserve.

• We want a just society.
• The judge gave a just punishment.
• They believed they were fighting for a just cause.

Sinonimi: fair, right, equitable

Contrari: unjust, unfair

Espressioni comuni: just punishment, just society, just cause

esatto, corretto

Che corrisponde ai fatti ed è corretto o preciso.

In inglese semplice: Correct and based on the facts.

• That is a just observation.
• Her report gave a just assessment of the damage.
• His description of the situation was just.

Sinonimi: accurate, correct, true

Contrari: inaccurate, incorrect

Espressioni comuni: just assessment, just estimate, just observation

solo, soltanto

Indica unicamente la cosa o l’azione menzionata, senza altro.

In inglese semplice: Only this thing or action, without anything more.

• I just want water.
• She brought just one bag.
• Are you angry, or just tired?

Sinonimi: only, simply, merely

Espressioni comuni: just one, just a little, just want something, just need something

appena, poco fa

Indica che qualcosa è successo pochissimo prima di adesso o del momento di cui si parla.

In inglese semplice: A very short time before now or before the time being described.

• He has just arrived.
• I just saw your message.
• We had just eaten when our guests arrived.

Come si usa: have/has just + past participle (She has just called me.); had just + past participle (I had just sat down when the phone rang.)

Sinonimi: recently, a moment ago

Espressioni comuni: just arrived, just finished, just now

solo per

Introduce un risultato inaspettato e deludente che fa sembrare inutile lo sforzo precedente.

In inglese semplice: Use this before an unexpected result that makes an earlier effort seem wasted.

• I hurried home, just to find nobody there.
• She saved for months, just to lose the money.
• We waited all morning, just to learn the meeting was cancelled.

Come si usa: do something, just to + verb (We drove across town, just to find the shop closed.)

Sinonimi: only

Espressioni comuni: just to find, just to lose, just to discover