just

justo

Que trata a las personas como merecen y es correcto desde el punto de vista moral.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: fair, right, equitable

Antónimos: unjust, unfair

Expresiones frecuentes: just punishment, just society, just cause

exacto, acertado

Que coincide con los hechos y resulta correcto o acertado.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: accurate, correct, true

Antónimos: inaccurate, incorrect

Expresiones frecuentes: just assessment, just estimate, just observation

solo, solamente

Indica únicamente la cosa o la acción mencionada, sin añadir nada más.

En inglés sencillo: Only this thing or action, without anything more.

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

Sinónimos: only, simply, merely

Expresiones frecuentes: just one, just a little, just want something, just need something

recién, hace un momento

Indica que algo ocurrió muy poco antes de ahora o del momento del que se habla.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

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

Sinónimos: recently, a moment ago

Expresiones frecuentes: just arrived, just finished, just now

solo para

Introduce un resultado inesperado y decepcionante que hace parecer inútil el esfuerzo anterior.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

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

Sinónimos: only

Expresiones frecuentes: just to find, just to lose, just to discover