just
just, precisely (at that moment)
adverb YUST Rare
Origin: from Latin 'iustus' via Low German
Also means
exactly then
Usage Note
Just (German) is a slightly formal or literary temporal adverb meaning 'just at that moment, precisely then': just in diesem Augenblick, das traf sich just so. It is not the English 'just' used to soften requests.
Examples
"Just als er gehen wollte, klingelte das Telefon."
Natural Translation
Just at the moment he wanted to leave, the telephone rang.
Literal Translation
Just as he leave wanted, rang the telephone.
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