/ʒyst/
fair, just; reasonable, appropriate, grounded; correct; perfect; shorter or less than desired; insufficient
“Elle n'est que trop juste en un si grand malheur” — It is only too appropriate in such misfortune
Inherited from Old French juste, in this form probably borrowed from Latin iūstus, jūstus, from Proto-Italic *jowestos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-. The Old French form just may have been inherited, however, and perhaps later modified based on the Latin.
a righteous person
“dormir du sommeil du juste” — to sleep the sleep of the just
Inherited from Old French juste, in this form probably borrowed from Latin iūstus, jūstus, from Proto-Italic *jowestos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-. The Old French form just may have been inherited, however, and perhaps later modified based on the Latin.
exactly, precisely; just, only
“Il est juste là !” — It is right there!
Synonyms: ne que, seulement, rien de plus
Inherited from Old French juste, in this form probably borrowed from Latin iūstus, jūstus, from Proto-Italic *jowestos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-. The Old French form just may have been inherited, however, and perhaps later modified based on the Latin.