lo justo

what is fair

→ lo
phrase Rare #36,731
what is fair Can also mean “just enough” when referring to an amount or degree.
SP: Pagué lo justo por el café.
EN: I paid a fair price for the coffee.

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.

— Abre los ojos (1997)

Sí, es lo justo.

Yes, that's fair.

— 飲食男女 (1994)

Te encontré en lo justo.

I found you at just the right time.

— El orfanato (2007)

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.

Lo justo es justo.

Fair is fair.

Así sabrán que pagaron lo justo.

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

— 霸王别姬 (1993)

Estoy bajando la dosis, lo justo para poder trabajar.

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

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

Si vendes ahora, te pagaremos lo justo.

If you sell now, we’ll pay you what’s fair.

— El Campo de los Sueños (1989)

Es lo justo.

That's only fair.

— Anora (2024)