What does juger in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word juger in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use juger in French.

The word juger in French means judge, judge, decide, judge, evaluate, assess, appraise, consider, decide, judge, judging by, guess, consider yourself, think yourself, believe yourself, settle, arbitrate, imagine, judging by, That's for you to judge!, by guesswork, see fit to do, judge on appeal, consider necessary, deem necessary, judge on performance, judge on results, misjudge. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word juger

judge

verbe transitif (loi : prononcer une sentence)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le juge du tribunal a jugé cette affaire mardi dernier.
The court magistrate judged this case last Tuesday.

judge, decide

verbe transitif (porter un jugement)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Attendez de voir des résultats avant de juger mon travail.
Wait for the results before judging.

judge, evaluate, assess, appraise

verbe transitif (évaluer, estimer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ce sera au jury de juger les épreuves des candidats.
It will be up to the panel to judge the candidates tests.

consider

verbe transitif (estimer, penser)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Nous étions plusieurs à juger cette solution possible.
Many of us considered this solution possible.

decide, judge

verbe transitif (décider)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
C'est à toi de juger ce qui est le meilleur pour vous.
It's up to you to decide who's best for you.

judging by

verbe transitif indirect (évaluer, apprécier)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Si on en juge par son expérience, il ne sera pas d'un grand secours.
Judging by his experience, he won't be much help.

guess

nom masculin (estimation sommaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au juger, je dirais qu'il a dans les 30 ans.
At a guess, I'd say he's about thirty.

consider yourself, think yourself, believe yourself

verbe pronominal (s'estimer, se penser)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")
Il se juge terriblement offensé par vos propos.
He considers himself greatly offended by your words.

settle, arbitrate

verbe transitif (arbitrer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le directeur jugera le différend entre les employés.
The director will settle the dispute between the employees.

imagine

verbe transitif indirect (imaginer, se faire une idée)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Juge de ma surprise de le voir avec cette personne.
Imagine my surprise when I saw him with that person.

judging by

(selon, d'après)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

That's for you to judge!

interjection (Faites-vous votre opinion !)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

by guesswork

locution adverbiale (au premier abord, par estimation)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Au jugé, l'expert y reconnut un Van Gogh, mais recommanda un examen plus poussé de la toile.

see fit to do

(estimer correct de faire [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La police a jugé bon de faire enfermer ce voyou. Devant la mauvaise humeur évidente du professeur, les élèves ont jugé bon de se taire.

judge on appeal

locution verbale (juger à nouveau) (law)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

consider necessary, deem necessary

locution verbale (estimer indispensable)

judge on performance, judge on results

locution verbale (juger directement d'après les faits)

misjudge

locution verbale (se tromper à propos de [qqn])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

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