just about in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.just1 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst] ADV

8. just (exactly, precisely):

just
exactement
that's just what I suggested
c'est exactement ce que j'ai suggéré
it's just what she wants
c'est exactement ce qu'elle veut
it's just what you were expecting
c'est bien ce à quoi tu t'attendais
just as I thought, we're too late
c'est bien ce que je pensais, nous arrivons trop tard
just how do you hope to persuade him?
comment espères-tu le persuader au juste?
just how many there are isn't known
on ne sait pas au juste combien il y en a
it's just right
c'est parfait
just at that moment, Paul arrived
juste à ce moment-là Paul est arrivé
it's just on 8 am Brit
il est exactement 8 heures, il est 8 heures pile
he likes everything to be just so
il aime que les choses soient parfaitement en ordre
she looks just like her father
elle ressemble à son père comme deux gouttes d'eau
it's just like him to forget
c'est bien lui d'oublier
it's just like you to be late
c'est bien toi d'être en retard
just so!
tout à fait
that's just it or the trouble
c'est bien ça le problème
that's just the point!
justement!

III.just now ADV (a short time ago)

V.just1 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst]

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I.just1 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst] ADV

8. just (exactly, precisely):

just
exactement
that's just what I suggested
c'est exactement ce que j'ai suggéré
it's just what she wants
c'est exactement ce qu'elle veut
it's just what you were expecting
c'est bien ce à quoi tu t'attendais
just as I thought, we're too late
c'est bien ce que je pensais, nous arrivons trop tard
just how do you hope to persuade him?
comment espères-tu le persuader au juste?
just how many there are isn't known
on ne sait pas au juste combien il y en a
it's just right
c'est parfait
just at that moment, Paul arrived
juste à ce moment-là Paul est arrivé
it's just on 8 am Brit
il est exactement 8 heures, il est 8 heures pile
he likes everything to be just so
il aime que les choses soient parfaitement en ordre
she looks just like her father
elle ressemble à son père comme deux gouttes d'eau
it's just like him to forget
c'est bien lui d'oublier
it's just like you to be late
c'est bien toi d'être en retard
just so!
tout à fait
that's just it or the trouble
c'est bien ça le problème
that's just the point!
justement!

III.just now ADV (a short time ago)

V.just1 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst]

I.about [əˈbaʊt] ADJ About is used after certain nouns, adjectives and verbs in English (information about, a book about, curious about, worry about etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate entries (information, book, curious, worry etc).
about often appears in British English as the second element of certain verb structures (move about, rummage about, lie about etc.). For translations, consult the relevant verb entries (move about, rummage about, lie about etc.).

See also just1, just2, worry, wit, turn about, rummage about, round, put about, move about, milk round, lie about, information, go round, get round, gather round, curious, change round, book, baton round

I.just1 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst] ADV

8. just (exactly, precisely):

just
exactement
that's just what I suggested
c'est exactement ce que j'ai suggéré
it's just what she wants
c'est exactement ce qu'elle veut
it's just what you were expecting
c'est bien ce à quoi tu t'attendais
just as I thought, we're too late
c'est bien ce que je pensais, nous arrivons trop tard
just how do you hope to persuade him?
comment espères-tu le persuader au juste?
just how many there are isn't known
on ne sait pas au juste combien il y en a
it's just right
c'est parfait
just at that moment, Paul arrived
juste à ce moment-là Paul est arrivé
it's just on 8 am Brit
il est exactement 8 heures, il est 8 heures pile
he likes everything to be just so
il aime que les choses soient parfaitement en ordre
she looks just like her father
elle ressemble à son père comme deux gouttes d'eau
it's just like him to forget
c'est bien lui d'oublier
it's just like you to be late
c'est bien toi d'être en retard
just so!
tout à fait
that's just it or the trouble
c'est bien ça le problème
that's just the point!
justement!

III.just now ADV (a short time ago)

V.just1 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst]

I.just2 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst] N

II.just2 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst] ADJ

III.just2 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst]

I.worry [Brit ˈwʌri, Am ˈwəri] N

II.worry [Brit ˈwʌri, Am ˈwəri] VB trans

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III.worry [Brit ˈwʌri, Am ˈwəri] VB intr (be anxious)

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V.worry [Brit ˈwʌri, Am ˈwəri]

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I.wit [Brit wɪt, Am wɪt] N

wits npl:

wits (intelligence)
intelligence f
wits (presence of mind)
présence f d'esprit
to have the wits to do
avoir la présence d'esprit de faire
to have or keep (all) one's wits about one (vigilant)
rester attentif/-ive
to have or keep (all) one's wits about one (level-headed)
conserver sa présence d'esprit
to collect or gather one's wits
rassembler ses esprits
to sharpen one's wits
se dégourdir l'esprit
to frighten/startle/terrify sb out of their wits
faire une peur/surprise/terreur épouvantable à qn
to pit one's wits against sb
se mesurer (intellectuellement) à qn
to live by one's wits
vivre d'expédients
to lose one's wits
ne plus savoir où on est
a battle of wits
une joute verbale
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turn about VB [Brit təːn -, Am tərn -]

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rummage about VB [Brit ˈrʌmɪdʒ -, Am ˈrəmɪdʒ -], rummage around VB

I.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] ADV Round often appears after verbs in English (change round, gather round, pass round). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (change round, gather round, pass around).
For go round, get round see the entries go round, get round.

II.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] PREP Brit

IV.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] N

VI.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] ADJ

VIII.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] VB trans

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I.put about VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put about) NAUT

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II.put about VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put [sth] about, put about [sth])

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I.move about VB [Brit muːv -, Am muv -], move around VB (move about)

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II.move about VB [Brit muːv -, Am muv -], move around VB (move [sb/sth] about)

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lie about VB [Brit lʌɪ -, Am laɪ -]

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lie about → lie around

information [Brit ɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃ(ə)n] N U

1. information (facts, details):

information
renseignements mpl
information
informations fpl (on, about sur)
a piece or bit or item of information
un renseignement, une information
to give/receive information
fournir/recevoir des renseignements or informations
to pass on information
communiquer des renseignements or informations
freedom of information
liberté d'information
I need more information
j'ai besoin de plus amples renseignements
I have no information about that
je ne dispose pas de renseignements or d'informations à ce sujet
we have very little information
nous avons très peu de renseignements or d'informations
my information is that …
selon mes renseignements or informations
for further or additional or more information
pour plus de renseignements or d'informations
to enclose sth for information
joindre qc pour information or à titre de renseignement
‘for information’
‘pour information’, ‘à titre de renseignement’
for your information, I've never even met him!
au cas où tu ne le saurais pas, je ne l'ai jamais rencontré!

I.go round VB [Brit ɡəʊ -, Am ɡoʊ -] Brit (go round)

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II.go round VB [Brit ɡəʊ -, Am ɡoʊ -] Brit (go round [sth]) (visit)

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get round → get around

II.get round VB Brit (get round [sth])

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get round → get around

III.get round VB Brit (get round inf [sb])

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gather round VB [Brit ˈɡaðə -, Am ˈɡæðər -] (gather round) (gather round [sth/sb]) (gather [sth] round oneself)

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curious [Brit ˈkjʊərɪəs, Am ˈkjʊriəs] ADJ

I.change round VB [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ -, Am tʃeɪndʒ -] Brit (change [sth/sb] round, change round [sth/sb])

I.book [Brit bʊk, Am bʊk] N

III.book [Brit bʊk, Am bʊk] VB trans

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IV.book [Brit bʊk, Am bʊk] VB intr

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I can read her like a book , she is (like) an open book to me
elle ne peut rien me cacher
his past is an open book
il n'a rien à cacher sur son passé
economics is a closed book to me
je ne connais rien à l'économie
she is a closed book to me
je n'arrive pas à la comprendre
to throw the book at sb (reprimand)
passer un savon à qn inf
to throw the book at sb (accuse)
n'omettre aucun chef d'accusation (quand on arrête qn)
to throw the book at sb (punish or sentence)
donner le maximum à qn
to be in sb's good books
être dans les petits papiers de qn inf
to be in sb's bad books
ne pas avoir la cote avec qn
in my book inf it's a crime
à mon avis or d'après moi c'est un crime
to bring sb to book
demander des comptes à qn, faire rendre des comptes à qn (for pour)
here's one for the book!
on s'en souviendra!
you shouldn't judge a book by its cover
≈ l'habit ne fait pas le moine

I.just2 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst] N

II.just2 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst] ADJ

III.just2 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst]

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out → out of

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English
Most airports now resemble a shopping mall rather than transit lounge and offer just about everything from designer brands to high-street favourites.
www.hindustantimes.com
This is best done when your hair is just about dry using a hair dryer to spread the hair.
www.huffingtonpost.ca
Just about anything would be kinder than subjecting even a few stray viewers to this video swill.
en.wikipedia.org
Without minimizing the facts of animal life or overly sentimentalizing them, this film casts an enchantment that is just about irresistible.
en.wikipedia.org
As far as deposit accounts go, a certificate of deposit was once regarded as just about the best investment for your money.
money.usnews.com
I was one of those children who could just about get away without practising and still pass, scrape through the grades.
en.wikipedia.org
In reality though, in a panic situation most seamen have just about enough time and presence of mind to locate and don a lifejacket.
www.independent.ie
And it's not just about how you slice up the pie or even how big the pie is.
fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com
This is not just about haves versus have-nots.
recode.net
Kim said the key to raising triplets is to be organized -- and buy safety locks for just about everything in the house.
montrealgazette.com

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