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justesse

French → English

noun//ʒys.tɛs//

(precision) Accuracy: the quality of being exactly correct or perfectly tuned, like a voice or scale

Cette balance est d’une extrême justesse et pèse au milligramme près.

(English) This scale has extreme accuracy and weighs to the nearest milligram.

Le professeur a remarqué la justesse de la voix de la jeune cantatrice.

(English) The teacher noticed the accuracy of the young singer's voice.

noun//ʒys.tɛs//

(judgment) Correctness: the quality of being right or fitting in logic, thought, or expression; relevance

Il est difficile de persuader ses opposants de la justesse de sa position.

(English) It is difficult to persuade one's opponents of the correctness of one's position.

L'écrivain a décrit la scène avec une grande justesse de ton.

(English) The writer described the scene with great appropriateness of tone.

Entry ID: fr:en:justesse · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary