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juste milieu

balance, balanced approach, counterbalance, even-handed approach, fair balance, fair compromise, fine line, happy medium, middle course, middle ground, middle of the road, narrow line, niche

  • trouver le juste milieu entre l’avortement libre et la criminalisation de cet acte - strike a balance (fair balance) between abortion on demand and criminalization
  • la décision représente le juste milieu - the decision represents a balanced (an even-handed) approach
  • l’amendement proposé est le juste milieu entre deux opinions - the proposed amendment is a fair compromise between two opinions
  • trouver le juste milieu entre réduire les dépenses et investir dans l’avenir - walk the fine (narrow) line between cutting spending and investing in the future
  • il existe un juste milieu entre deux extrêmes - there is a happy medium (middle ground) between two extremes
  • les extrémistes refusent le juste milieu - extremists refuse to take the middle course
  • cette mesure législative établit un juste milieu - this legislation establishes a middle ground
  • chercher le juste milieu dans les diverses propositions - seek the middle of the road in the various proposals
  • l’entreprise n’a jamais trouvé son juste milieu - the business never found its niche

NOTE: In some instances, the noun phrase juste milieu may be translated into English by a verb, as in the following examples:

  • trouver le juste milieu entre les libertés fondamentales et la sécurité nationale - balance civil liberties against national security
  • trouver le juste milieu entre deux nécessités - counterbalance one necessity with another