se justifier

sə ʒystifje

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Definition of se justifier - Reverso French Dictionary

Verbal expression

défenseexpliquer les raisons de ses actes pour se défendre

Il se justifie toujours quand on critique son travail.
Elle s'est justifiée devant le conseil de discipline.
Nous devons parfois nous justifier face à l'incompréhension.

s'expliquer

se défendre

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Expressions with justifier

justifier sa position

donner des raisons pour défendre son point de vue ou sa décision

Il a dû justifier sa position devant le conseil d'administration.

justifier l'injustifiable

défendre ce qui ne peut pas être excusé ou expliqué

Il essaie de justifier l'injustifiable en trouvant des excuses.

justifier à droite

aligner du texte sur le bord droit d'une page

Je vais justifier à droite ce paragraphe pour améliorer la présentation.

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ça se défend

exp.

argument

exprime qu'une idée peut se justifier

histoires incroyables

prétexte

mensonges élaborés pour se justifier ou tromper son entourage

plates excuses

justification faible

excuses banales et peu convaincantes données pour se justifier

raconter sa propre histoire

justification

présenter sa version des faits ou son point de vue pour se justifier

s'expliquer sur

justification

donner des explications ou se justifier à propos de quelque chose

sur le gril

adj.

interrogatoire

dans une situation difficile où on doit se justifier

dédouanement

justification

action de disculper quelqu'un ou de se justifier

s'adosser à

figuré

se baser sur quelque chose pour justifier ou soutenir

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English:justify oneself, ...
German:sich rechtfertigen, ...
Italian:giustificarsi, ...
Spanish:justificarse, ...
Portuguese:justificar-se, ...
Chinese:为自己辩解, ...
Japanese:弁明する, ...
Arabic:برر نفسه, ...
Hebrew:לְהִצְדַּק, ...
Russian:оправдываться, ...
Ukrainian:виправдовуватися, ...
Catalan:justificar-se, ...
Danish:retfærdiggøre sig, ...
Dutch:zich verantwoorden, ...
Greek:δικαιολογούμαι, ...
Hungarian:igazolni magát, ...
Khmer:បកស្រាយ, ...
Korean:변명하다, ...
Polish:tłumaczyć się, ...
Portuguese (BR):justificar-se, ...
Romanian:a se justifica, ...
Swedish:rättfärdiga sig, ...
Thai:แก้ตัว, ...
Turkish:kendini savunmak, ...
Vietnamese:biện hộ, ...

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