JUSTIFYING - Englisch-Spanisch Übersetzung

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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justify <justifies justifying justified> [Am ˈdʒəstəˌfaɪ, Brit ˈdʒʌstɪfʌɪ] VERB trans

1. justify action/effort/expense:

justify

justificar

to justify sth/oneself to sb

justificar algo/justificarse ante or con alguien

you don't have to justify yourself to me

no tienes que justificarte conmigo

you don't have to justify yourself to me

no tienes por qué darme explicaciones

2. justify text/lines:

justify

justificar

does the end justify the means?

¿el fin justifica los medios?

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Englisch

hizo apología del terrorismo

he made a statement (o speech etc.) justifying o defending o supporting terrorism

justificar

to justify

justificar

to justify

no justifica su actitud

it does not justify her attitude

justificar

to justify

justificarse

to justify oneself

no intentes justificarte

don't try to justify yourself o make excuses for yourself

la levedad de las heridas no lo justificaba

his injuries were not serious enough to justify it

las razones que alegó para justificar su ausencia

the reasons he cited o put forward to justify his absence

eso no excusa tu comportamiento

that does not excuse o justify your behavior

¿quién eres tú para venir a pedirme cuentas o explicaciones?

who do you think you are, asking me to justify my actions?

no tengo por qué darle cuentas a ella de lo que hago

I don't have to explain o justify to her the things I do

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justify [ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ] VERB trans

justify

justificar

to justify oneself

disculparse

to justify oneself to sb

dar explicaciones a alguien

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Englisch

comprobante (justificante)

justifying

parangonar

to justify

justificar

to justify

justificarse

to justify oneself

sincerarse ante alguien

to justify oneself to sb

comprobar (justificar)

to justify

dar explicaciones

to justify

excusar

to justify

disculpar

to justify

explicar

to justify

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justify [ˈdʒʌs·tɪ·faɪ] VERB trans

justify

justificar

to justify oneself

disculparse

to justify oneself to sb

dar explicaciones a alguien

the ends justify the means Sprichw

el fin justifica los medios Sprichw

Spanisch

Englisch

justificar

to justify

justificar

to justify oneself

dar explicaciones

to justify

dar explicaciones

to justify

sincerarse ante alguien

to justify oneself to sb

disculpar

to justify

excusar

to justify

explicar

to justify

Present

I	justify
you	justify
he/she/it	justifies
we	justify
you	justify
they	justify

Past

I	justified
you	justified
he/she/it	justified
we	justified
you	justified
they	justified

Present Perfect

I	have	justified
you	have	justified
he/she/it	has	justified
we	have	justified
you	have	justified
they	have	justified

Past Perfect

I	had	justified
you	had	justified
he/she/it	had	justified
we	had	justified
you	had	justified
they	had	justified

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

However, it is also sometimes used in almost the opposite sense to justify materials luxuries beyond simple things like bread.

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These trapping expeditions must have been extremely profitable to justify the long overland trip each year.

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Peter, the middle brother, justifies his keeping many of his late father's possessions (his glasses, his keys) by claiming that he was their father's favorite.

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Their contents justify the relations of concepts to one another.

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However, there remain difficult questions about what precise probability any given evidence justifies putting on the general statement.

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