justifier: suggested translations

Consult this page to find suggested English equivalents for "justifier."

account for, back, back up, basis for, call for, case for, defend, excuse, explain, give reasons for, grounds for, justify, legitimize, merit, provide reasons for, rationalize, reconcile, substantiate, support, sustain, warrant

  • les gestionnaires doivent justifier leurs décisions en matière d’embauche / managers must account for their hiring decisions
  • présenter une facture pour justifier les dépenses / submit an invoice to back (up) expenditures
  • les circonstances justifient des mesures spéciales / circumstances call for special measures
  • essayer de justifier l’injustifiable / try to defend the indefensible
  • rien ne peut justifier l’alcool au volant / nothing can excuse drinking and driving
  • justifier les raisons pour les recommandations / explain the reasons behind the recommendations
  • le comité justifie leurs décisions / the committee gives (provides) reasons for its decisions
  • essayer de justifier une pratique injuste / attempt to justify unfair practices
  • justifier le fait d’avoir de plus en plus recours à la GRC lors des manifestations / legitimize increasing the use of the RCMP at events
  • certains crimes justifient des peines plus lourdes / some crimes merit (call for) more severe sentences
  • justifier la suppression des paiements sans intérêt / rationalize the removal of interest-free payments
  • comment justifie-t-on que les pesticides chimiques soient exemptés de la TPS / how do we reconcile the fact that chemical pesticides are exempt from the GST
  • donner des exemples pour justifier les allégations / provide examples to substantiate the claims
  • présenter des arguments pour justifier la mesure / put forward arguments to support (sustain) the measure
  • la question est suffisamment importante pour justifier la tenue d’une étude approfondie / the issue is important enough to warrant in-depth review

NOTE: In some instances, the verb justifier may be translated into English by a noun, as in the following examples:

  • se servir de cette mesure législative pour justifier des poursuites / use this legislation as the basis for prosecution
  • rien ne justifie une attaque préventive / there is no case for a pre-emptive strike
  • rien ne justifie une prédiction si pessimiste / there are no grounds for such a pessimistic prediction

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