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I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) réttmætur2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) réttmætur, lögmætur3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) verðskuldaður•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) einmitt, rétt eins og, nákvæmlega2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) rétt eins, alveg jafn3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) rétt í þessu4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) í þann mund að, rétt í þessu5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) nákvæmlega á þeirri stundu6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) varla; aðeins7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) aðeins; bara8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) sjáðu bara!9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) öldungis•- just now
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1) (at that particular moment: He was feeling rather hungry just then.) á þeirri stundu2) (in the next minute: She opened the letter and read it. Just then the door bell rang.) rétt í því
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just a minute — 1. noun a) Only one minute; a passage of time 60 seconds in duration. b) A short period of time, typically anywhere from several seconds to several minutes or more. 2. interjection Stop; wait. Used to indicate that the speaker wishes the … Wiktionary
just a minute — hold on, just a moment … English contemporary dictionary
just a minute — минутку … English-Russian travelling dictionary
just a minute — … Useful english dictionary
in just a minute — after a little while. She ll be downstairs in just a minute … New idioms dictionary
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