What does juzgar in Spanish mean?

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

The word juzgar in Spanish means try, judge, judge, decide, judging by, judge quickly, judge hastily, make a sound judgment, think is a nutter, take for a nutter, judge by appearances, prosecute a crime, judge a book by its cover, do not judge a book by its cover. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word juzgar

try

verbo transitivo (valorar culpabilidad) (law)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Lo van a juzgar por malversación de bienes.
They are going to try him for embezzlement.

judge

verbo transitivo (criticar, reprobar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Un hijo no debe juzgar las acciones de sus padres.
A child should not judge the actions of his parents.

judge, decide

verbo transitivo (sopesar pros y contras)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Juzga tú mismo si te conviene o no aceptar esa oferta de trabajo.
Judge (or: Decide) for yourself whether it's in your best interests to accept the job offer or not.

judging by

locución preposicional (según eso)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
A juzgar por el auto que compró, la vecina gana mucho dinero.
Judging by the car she bought, the neighbor earns a lot of money.

judge quickly, judge hastily

locución verbal (sin tener información)

No la juzgues a la ligera, no sabes cómo ha sido su vida anterior.
Don't judge her quickly, you don't know what her life was like before.

make a sound judgment

locución verbal (de forma acertada)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El jefe juzgó con tino al nuevo empleado.
The boss made a sound judgment of the new employee.

think is a nutter, take for a nutter

locución verbal (coloquial (tachar de chiflado) (UK)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
En el pueblo juzgaron de loco a Tomás cuando este dijo que había visto un ovni.
Everyone in the thought Tom was a nutter when he said he'd seen a UFO.

judge by appearances

locución verbal (basándose en lo superficial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Juzgando por las apariencias, no son felices juntos.

prosecute a crime

locución verbal (enjuiciar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El tribunal juzgó un crimen de homicidio.
The court prosecuted a crime of homicide.

judge a book by its cover

expresión (figurado (sin llegar a leerlo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Es superficial juzgar un libro por su portada.

do not judge a book by its cover

expresión (figurado (conocer para juzgar)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Lo acabas de conocer; no juzgues un libro por su portada.

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