justifying

From the verb justify: (⇒ conjugate)
justifying is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v pres p

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
justify [sth]⇒ vtr	(give reason for)	justificar⇒ vtr
	He tried to justify his rudeness by saying he'd been tired.
	Trató de justificar sus malos modales diciendo que había estado cansado.
justify [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep	(give reason, excuse)	justificar algo con, justificar algo a loc verb
		justificarse ante v prnl + prep
	I tried to justify the price of house to my husband, but he said it was not a good value.
	Traté de justificar el precio de la casa con mi marido, pero él dijo que no era bueno.
justify [sth] vtr	(text: align at the sides) (texto)	justificar⇒ vtr
	If you justify the text it will look neater.
	Si justificas el texto, se verá más prolijo.
justify [sth] vtr	(prove right)	justificar⇒ vtr
		corroborar⇒ vtr
	I think my high marks justify my decision to take fewer classes.
	Creo que mis notas altas justifican mi decisión de tomar menos clases.
justify doing [sth] v expr	(be a good reason, excuse)	justificar⇒ vtr
		ser excusa loc verb
	Nothing justifies hitting a child.
	Nada justifica pegarle a un niño.

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