de justesse

/də ʒys.tɛs/

adverb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Meaning

just barely, by a hair
- Le coureur gagne la course de justesse.
  
  The runner wins the race by a hair.

Close synonyms for "barely/hardly, just barely."

Similar in other languages

German

Close — "merely, only" relates to "just barely."

Portuguese

Close — "just barely" relates to "hardly."

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Last updated 2026-09-28