justement

justement
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (e.g., très, gentiment).
adverb
a. justly
L'avocat a demandé que son client soit jugé justement.The lawyer asked that his client be tried justly.
b. rightly
Nous prendrons notre décision justement, en pesant les pour et les contre.We'll make our decision rightly, weighing the pros and cons.
a. rightly
Léon a très justement demandé quel serait le salaire pour son nouveau poste.Léon quite rightly asked what the salary would be for his new position.
a. correctly
Ce mot s'emploie plus justement en début de phrase.This word is used more correctly at the beginning of a sentence.
a. exactly
On va manger ? - C'est justement ce que j'allais te demander !Shall we go eat? - That's exactly what I was going to ask you!
b. precisely
C’est justement parce que ce travail l'ennuie que Laura veut démissionner.It's precisely because this job bores her that Laura wants to quit.
a. actually
Tu as deux minutes pour parler de ce dossier ? - Tiens, j'étais justement en train de travailler dessus.Do you have two minutes to talk about this project? - Oh, I was actually working on it just now.
b. as it happens
Il n'y a plus de pain. - Justement, j'allais à la boulangerie !There's no more bread. - As it happens, I was on my way to the bakery!
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