just2

adv

• 1 a (in recent past) she's just left = se acaba de ir, recién se fue (AmL) b (at the moment) I was just about to leave when he called = estaba a punto de salir cuando llamó

• 2 a (barely) justo I arrived just in time = llegué justo a tiempo I just missed him = no lo vi por poco or por apenas unos minutos b (a little) just above the knee = justo or apenas encima de la rodilla

• 3 a (only) solo she was just three when her father died = tenía apenas or solo tres años cuando murió su padre would you like some more? — just a little, please = ¿quieres más? — bueno, un poquito b (simply) I just stopped by to say hello = pasé para saludarte that's just gossip = no son más que chismes just because he's famous doesn't mean he can be rude (colloq) = el hecho de que sea famoso no le da derecho a ser grosero

• 4 a (exactly, precisely) it's just what I wanted = es justo or precisamente or exactamente lo que quería the temperature was just right = la temperatura era la perfecta b (equally) the desserts were just as good as the rest of the meal = los postres estuvieron tan buenos como el resto de la comida it's just as well you're leaving = menos mal que te vas

• 5 (emphatic use) I just can't understand it = simplemente no lo entiendo just leave it here = déjelo aquí, déjelo aquí nomás (AmL)