justificar

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justificar
transitive verb
1 to justify (gen) & (Imprenta)
2 (excusar)
  • justificar a alguien -> to make excuses for somebody
justificarse
pronomial verb
1 to be justified (actitud, decisión)
2 to justify o excuse oneself (persona)
  • justificarse por algo -> to excuse oneself for something
  • justificarse con alguien -> to make one's excuses to somebody

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justificar [hoos-te-fe-car’]
article & verb transitive
1 To justify, to free from past sin, to render just.
2 To justify, to clear from imputed guilt (sospechoso); to absolve from an accusation;to exculpate.
3 To prove or establish a claim in a court of judicature.
4 To prove or show by argument or testimony.
5 o justify, to rectify, to adjust, to arrange, to regulate exactly.
6 To justify or equalize the spaces between the words in a line of types. (Printing)
verb reflexive
7 To vindicate one’s character, to clear oneself from imputed guilt.

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justificar
verbo:transitivo
1 (explicar) to account for; explain
tendrá que justificar su ausencia del trabajo she will have to account for explain her absence from work;o el gobierno no pudo justificar el aumento del gasto the government was unable to account for explain the increase in expenditure;o justificó las compras con facturas he accounted for his purchases with receipts
2 (excusar) [+decisión, comportamiento] to justify; excuse
nada justifica tal violencia nothing can justify excuse such violence;o siempre justifica a sus hijos ante sus amigas she always defends her sons to her friends; es un criminal y no pretendo justificarlo he's a criminal and I'm not trying to make excuses for him
esa actitud no se puede justificar [con nada]
3 (Informática) (Tipografía) to justify
verbo:pronominal
justificarse to justify o.s.; make excuses for o.s.
no intentes justificarte porque no tienes razón don't try and justify yourself make excuses for yourself because you're in the wrong;o se justificó diciendo que el tren llegó tarde he justified himself made his excuses saying the train was late;o
no hace falta que te justifiques

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Verb Conjugation for "justificar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo justifico justifiqué justificaba justificaré justifique
Tú justificas justificaste justificabas justificarás justifiques
Ella/Él/Usted justifica justificó justificaba justificará justifique
Nosotros justificamos justificamos justificábamos justificaremos justifiquemos
Vosotros justificáis justificasteis justificabais justificaréis justifiquéis
Ellos/Ustedes justifican justificaron justificaban justificarán justifiquen
Gerund: justificando / Participle: justificado / Complete justificar conjugation >
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