English–Dutch dictionary
Dutch translation of the English word justify
| English | Dutch (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (warrant) | ||
🔗 But I saw nothing to justify the interest which kept my companion silently leaning out the window. | ||
| (excuse; validate; vindicate) | ||
🔗 Russian state TV channels justify the war by blaming Ukrainian aggression, and continue to call it “a special operation of liberation”. | ||
| (fair; righteous; equitable; legitmate) | ||
🔗 This verdict was far from just. | ||
| (only; but; as little as) | ; | |
🔗 But Michigan’s just the first part of Trump’s puzzle. | ||
| (exactly; okay; right; accurately; correctly; precisely; aright; properly) | ; | |
🔗 That’s just what I was thinking to myself, Huck. | ||
| (just now; newly; a minute ago) | ; ; ; | |
| (merely; only) | ; ; | |
🔗 It’s just a flesh wound. | ||
| (but; merely; only; simply; solely) | ; ; | |
🔗 Just keep out of our way. | ||
justifiable (legitimate) | te rechtvaardigen | pravigebla |
justification (motivation) | ||
| (excuse; vindication) | ; wettiging | |
🔗 India, Brazil and South Africa have carefully walked a tightrope, refusing to join Western sanctions or other actions against Russia, while also distancing themselves from Moscow’s justifications for the war. | ||
| English | Dutch |
|---|---|
| justify | ⇆ in het gelijk stellen; ⇆ rechtvaardigen; ⇆ uitvullen; ⇆ verantwoorden; ⇆ verdedigen; ⇆ wettigen |
| justify oneself | ⇆ zich verantwoorden |
| the end justifies the means | ⇆ het doel heiligt de middelen |
| just | ⇆ alleen maar; ⇆ alleenlijk; ⇆ billijk; ⇆ daarnet; ⇆ domweg; ⇆ een steekspel houden; ⇆ eens; ⇆ eenvoudig; ⇆ enkel; ⇆ enkelijk; ⇆ even; ⇆ eventjes; ⇆ gegrond; ⇆ gerecht; ⇆ gewoon; ⇆ gewoonweg; ⇆ juist; ⇆ maar; ⇆ net; ⇆ nipt; ⇆ pas; ⇆ precies; ⇆ recht; ⇆ rechtvaardig; ⇆ simpelweg; ⇆ steekspel; ⇆ toernooi; ⇆ verdiend; ⇆ zomaar; ⇆ zonder meer |
| justifiable | ⇆ te rechtvaardigen; ⇆ verantwoord; ⇆ verdedigbaar |
| justification | ⇆ rechtvaardiging; ⇆ verantwoording; ⇆ verdediging; ⇆ wettiging |
| justificative | ⇆ rechtvaardigend; ⇆ verdedigings‐ |
| justificatory | ⇆ rechtvaardigend; ⇆ verdedigings‐ |
| justified | ⇆ gewettigd |
| justifier | ⇆ verdediger |