lo justo

just enough

→ lo
phrase Rare #28,244
just enough Can also mean "the fair amount" or "the right amount," depending on context.
SP: Bebí lo justo para no tener sed.
EN: I drank just enough so I wouldn't be thirsty.

Sí, es lo justo.

Yes, that's fair.

— Comer, beber, amar (1994)

Es lo justo.

That's only fair.

— Anora (2024)

Lo justo.

What is fair.

— Diarios de motocicleta (2004)

Estoy bajando la dosis, lo justo para poder trabajar.

I'm lowering the dose, just enough so I can work.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

Y ahora lo justo es que ustedes me ayuden.

And now it's only fair that you help me.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Te encontré en lo justo.

I found you at just the right time.

— El orfanato (2007)

Así sabrán que pagaron lo justo.

That way they'll know they paid what was fair.

— Adiós a mi concubina (1993)

No siempre lo legal es justo, y no siempre lo justo es legal.

What is legal is not always fair, and what is fair is not always legal.

Solo es un momento, lo justo para que mi amiga Nuria se dé por vencida.

It’ll only take a moment, just long enough for my friend Nuria to give up.

— Open Your Eyes (1997)

Lo justo es justo.

Fair is fair.