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be justified
[bi ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪd]
verb phrase
estar justificado
1.
to have a valid or legitimate reason for something; to be shown to be right or reasonable
Your concerns are justified given the circumstances.
Suas preocupações estão justificadas dadas as circunstâncias.
2.
to be deserving of or warranted by something
The expense cannot be justified by the results.
A despesa não pode ser justificada pelos resultados.
3.
to align text evenly on both left and right margins
The paragraph should be justified for a cleaner appearance.
O parágrafo deve estar justificado para uma aparência mais limpa.
Synonyms
be warranted
be reasonable
be legitimate
be defensible
be vindicated
Antonyms
be unjustified
be unwarranted
be unreasonable
be indefensible
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
estar justificado
most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
estar justificado
standard usage
Rio de Janeiro
estar justificado
standard usage
Portugal
ser justificado
alternative construction more common in European Portuguese
Related Idioms & Phrases
fully justified
entirely justified
justified in doing something
hardly justified
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