lightweight

light·weight

 (līt′wāt′)

n.

1. One that weighs relatively little or less than average.

2.

a. A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 135 pounds (60.7 kilograms), between junior lightweight and junior welterweight.

b. A boxer competing in this weight division.

c. A similar weight division in other sports, such as weightlifting.

d. A contestant in this weight division.

3. A person of little ability, intelligence, influence, or importance.

adj.

1. Weighing relatively little; not heavy: lightweight clothing; a lightweight wood.

2. Sports Of, relating to, or characteristic of a lightweight: the lightweight title.

3. Having no significance or influence: a lightweight intellect.

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lightweight

(ˈlaɪtˌweɪt)

adj

1. of a relatively light weight

2. not serious; trivial

n

3. a person or animal of a relatively light weight

4. (Boxing)

a. a professional boxer weighing 130–135 pounds (59–61 kg)

b. an amateur boxer weighing 57–60 kg (126–132 pounds)

c. (as modifier): the lightweight contender.

5. (Wrestling) a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually 115–126 pounds (52–57 kg))

6. informal a person of little importance or influence

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light•weight

(ˈlaɪtˌweɪt)

adj.

1. light in weight: a lightweight topcoat.

2. without seriousness of purpose; trivial or trifling.

3. of or pertaining to a lightweight: the new lightweight contender.

n.

4. a person of less than average weight.

5. Informal. a person who is of little influence, importance, or effect.

6. a boxer intermediate in weight between a featherweight and a welterweight, esp. a professional boxer weighing up to 135 lb. (61 kg).

7. a weightlifter intermediate in weight between a featherweight and a middleweight.

[1765–75]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lightweight - a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds prizefighter, gladiator - a professional boxer
	2.	lightweight - someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous jackanapes, whippersnapper nobody, nonentity, cypher, cipher - a person of no influence
	3.	lightweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds boxer, pugilist - someone who fights with his fists for sport
	4.	lightweight - a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds grappler, matman, wrestler - combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground
Adj.	1.	lightweight - weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use; "a lightweight fabric"; "lightweight wood" light - of comparatively little physical weight or density; "a light load"; "magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C"
	2.	lightweight - having no importance or influence; "a lightweight intellect" unimportant - not important; "a relatively unimportant feature of the system"; "the question seems unimportant"

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lightweight

adjective

1. thin, fine, delicate, sheer, flimsy, gossamer, diaphanous, filmy, unsubstantial lightweight denim

2. unimportant, shallow, trivial, insignificant, slight, petty, worthless, trifling, flimsy, paltry, inconsequential, undemanding, insubstantial, nickel-and-dime (U.S. slang), of no account Some of the discussion in the book is lightweight and unconvincing.
unimportant important, serious, significant, substantial, momentous, weighty

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lightweight

adjective

Having little weight; not heavy:

light, weightless.

Idiom: light as a feather.

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Translations

وَزْن خَفيف

lehký

letvægts-

leichtLeichtgewicht

ligero

léger

könnyûsúly

léttur

peso leggeropersona insignificante

hafif

轻量的

lightweight

[ˈlaɪtweɪt]

A. ADJ (gen) → ligero, de poco peso, liviano (esp LAm) (Boxing) → de peso ligero

B. N (Boxing) → peso m ligero (fig) (pej) → persona f de poco peso or sin importancia

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lightweight

[ˈlaɪtweɪt]

adj

[suit, fabric] → léger/ère; [bicycle, machine, device] → léger/ère

[champion, title] → des poids légers
the defending women's lightweight champion → la tenante du titre des poids légers
a lightweight boxer → un poids léger

(= unimpressive) → léger/ère
It is fairly lightweight research → En fait de recherche, c'est plutôt léger.

n

(pejorative) (= nonentity) → poids m plume
He considered his opponent a political lightweight → Il considérait son rival comme un poids plume de la politique.

(= boxer) → poids m légerlight year n → année-lumière f

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lightweight

[ˈlaɪtˌweɪt]

1. adj (also) (fig) → leggero/a (Boxing) → dei pesi leggeri

2. n (Boxing) → peso leggero

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light²

(lait) adjective

1. easy to lift or carry; of little weight. I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys. lig خَفيف، غَيْر ثَقيل лек leve lehký leicht let ελαφρύςligero kerge سبک kevyt légerקל हलका lagan könnyű ringan léttur leggero 軽い 가벼운 lengvas viegls ringan lichtlettlekki سپك،كم وزنه leve uşor лёгкий ľahký lahek lagan lätt เบา hafif 輕的 легкий; неважкий اٹھانے اور لے جانے میں سہل nhẹ 轻的

2. easy to bear, suffer or do. Next time the punishment will not be so light. lig خَفيف، غَيْر شَديد лек leve lehký leicht let ελαφρός, υποφερτόςleve kerge آسان kevyt légerקל सहनीय lak enyhe ringan léttur, vægur leggero, lieve きびしくない (벌 등이) 엄하지 않은 lengvas niecīgs; neievērojams ringan lichtmildlekki آسانه leve uşor мягкий; лёгкий ľahký lahek blag lätt, lindrig เบา hafif, dayanılır 容易承受的 легкий برداشت کرنے میں آسان không nghiêm khắc 容易承受的

3. (of food) easy to digest. a light meal. ligte سَهْل الهَضْم лек ligeiro lehký leicht let ελαφρύς, ευκολοχώνευτος ligero kerge کم؛ سبک kevyt légerקל हल्का, आसानी से पचने वाला probavljiv könnyű ringan léttur, auðmeltur leggero 消化のよい 곧 소화되는 lengvas (par ēdienu) viegls ringan lichtlettlekki سپك،كم وزنه ligeiro uşor лёгкий ľahký lahek lagan lätt ย่อยง่าย hafif, hazmı kolay 清淡的 легкий; неважкий آسانی سے ہضم ہونے والا nhẹ 清淡的，易消化的

4. of less weight than it should be. The load of grain was several kilos light. ligter أخَف من اللازِم по-лек leve lehčí zu leicht lettere ελαφρύτερος από το κανονικό más ligero kergem kui tarvis سبک تر kevyt trop léger de פָּחוֹת מְהַמִשקָל वज़न में कम, न्यूनभार lakši od potrebnog könnyű lebih ringan of léttur (troppo leggero) 重さが不足して (용적에 비해) 무겁지 않은 lengvesnis (par svaru) nepilns beratnya kurang te licht for lett za lekki سپك تر هغه بل leve mai uşor cu неполновесный ľahší lažji lakši för lätt เบากว่าที่ควร hafif 較輕的 легкий مناسب سے کم وزن ہونا nhẹ hơn so với trọng lượng trung bình 较轻的

5. of little weight. Aluminium is a light metal. ligte خَفيف الوَزْن лек leve lehký leicht let ελαφρός, μικρού βάρους ligero kerge کم وزن kevyt légerקל अल्प भार का lagan könnyű ringan léttur leggero 軽い 경량의 lengvas viegls ringan lichtlettlekki كم وزنه leve uşor лёгкий ľahký lahek lak lätt เบา hafif 輕質的 легкий کم وزن والا nhẹ 轻的

6. lively or agile. She was very light on her feet. lig رَشيق ، حَيَوي весел ágil lehký leicht let ανάλαφροςágil kerge تند و تیز kevyt au pas léger קליל फूर्तीला živahan fürge lincah léttur á sér agile 軽快な 경쾌한 guvus, greitas veikls; žigls ringan lichtvoetiglett på fotenzwinny, chyży چټك،تيز ágil suplu подвижный ľahký lahkoten živahan lätt, snabb, smidig มีชีวิตชีวา canlı 靈巧的 легкий, швидкий چست اور پھرتیلا năng động 灵巧的

7. cheerful; not serious. light music. ligte خَفيف، مَرِح весел ligeiro lehký heiter underholdende; let χαρούμενος, μη σοβαρός ligero kerge شاد و شنگول kevyt légerקליל मनोरंजक, मनोविनोदकारी veseo derűs ringan léttur, líflegur leggero 肩のこらない (음악 등이) 딱딱하지 않은 linksmas, nerimtas nenopietns; viegls ringan lichtlett, underholdendelekki ملايم،زړه ښكونكى ligeiro uşor развлекательный; лёгкий ľahký veder, lahek veseo lättsam เบา ๆ สนุก ๆ hafif, eğlendirici 輕鬆愉快的 легкий مسرت بھرا نہ کہ سنجیدہ vui vẻ 轻松愉快的

8. little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc. light rain. ligte قليل الكَثافَه، خَفيف малък leve drobný leicht let ελαφρός, ανεπαίσθητος, απαλόςfino kerge خفیف؛ ملایم kevyt petitקליל हल्का slab jelentéktelen kecil léttur lieve 少量の (양이) 적은 nedidelis, nesmarkus niecīgs; sīks renyai-renyai lichtlett, mildlekki ملايم خوښى راوړونكى leve uşor небольшой; мелкий drobný lahen lagan lätt เบา hafif 少量，輕微的(如微風、細雨) несильний کم مقدار میں nhẹ 少量，轻微的

9. (of soil) containing a lot of sand. ligte كَثير الذَّرّات рохкав arenoso lehký locker rig på sand; let αμμώδηςarenoso liivane نرم؛ ریز hiekkainen meubleקלה pjeskovit laza berpasir gljúpur, sendinn friabile もろい (토양이) 모래를 많이 함유한 lengvas, purus (par augsni) viegls berpasir lichtsandrik, lettlekki, piaszczysty اوبړن،نرم arenoso moale, afânat рыхлый ľahký prhek rastresit lös, sandig เต็มไปด้วยทราย kumlu, yumuşak 沙質的 пухкий, розпушений بالو والی مٹی đất nhẹ chứa nhiều cát 轻质土

ˈlightly adverb

liggies بِخِفَّه леко levemente lehce leicht let ελαφράligeramente kergelt به سبکی؛ با خونسردی kevyesti légèrementקלות हल्के से, कम में, गम्भीरता रहित होकर lagano könnye(dé)n dengan ringan léttilega leggermente, lievemente 軽く 가볍게 lengvai viegli dengan ringan lichtlett, mildlekko په خونسردى سره levemente uşor легко ľahko nalahko lagano lätt, löst อย่างเบา ๆ hafifçe 輕輕地，淡淡地 легко; з легким серцем غیر سنجیدہ انداز میں một cách nhẹ nhàng 轻轻地

ˈlightness noun

ligsinnigheid خِفَّه ، حَيَوَيَّه лекота leveza lehkost die Leichtigkeit lethed ελαφρότηταligereza kergus سبکی؛ خوشدلی keveys légèretéקלילות हल्कापन lakoća könnyedség keringanan leggerezza 軽さ 가벼움 lengvumas vieglums keringanan lichtheidletthet lekkość د زړه خوښتيا leveza uşurinţă лёгкость ľahkosť lahkost laganost lätthet ความเบา aydınlık, hafiflik 輕巧，輕微，顏色淺淡，輕鬆愉快 легкість; спритність بے وزنی lối bấm phím nhẹ nhàng 轻巧，轻微，明亮，颜色的浅淡，轻松愉快

ˈlighten verb

to make or become less heavy. She lightened her suitcase by taking out several pairs of shoes; The postman's bag of parcels lightened as he went from house to house. ligter يَخِف وزنُه олекотявам tornar mais leve odlehčit (se) leichter werden gøre lettere; blive lettere ελαφρώνωaligerar kergendama, kergenema سبک کردن یا شدن keventää alléger לְהֵיעָשׂות קַל יוֹתֵר प्रकाश बढा़ना, चमक उठना olakšati se könny(ebb)ít; könnyebbé válik memperingan létta alleggerire, alleggerirsi 軽くする 가볍게 하다 palengvinti, palengvėti atvieglot; kļūt vieglākam meringankan lichter maken/worden bli lettere, letneulżyć, zelżeć سپكول،دوزن كمول tornar mais leve a (se) uşura облегчать; становиться легче odľahčiť (sa) olajšati, postati lažji olakšati göra (bli) lättare ทำให้เบา hafifle(t)mek 減輕 робити легшим; полегшувати وزن کم کرنا یا ہونا làm nhẹ đi 减轻

ˌlight-ˈfingered adjective

inclined to steal things. langvingerig خَفيف اليد في السَّرِقَه крадлив mão-leve zlodějský langfingerig langfingret ελαφροχέρης, που έχει την τάση να κλέβει tener la mano larga pikkade näppudega کج دست pitkäkyntinen chapardeur זָרִיז בְּאֶצבּעוֹתָיו चोरी, गिरहकटी में निपुण sklon krađi enyveskezű suka mencuri fingralangur (svelto di mano), (bravo a rubare) 手癖の悪い 손버릇이 나쁜 ilgapirštis, graibštus zaglīgs panjang tangan met lange vingers tyvaktig o `lepkich palcach` كوږلاسى de mão-leve pungaş вороватый zlodejský dolgoprst koji je sklon krađi långfingrad ที่มีความสามารถในการลักเล็กขโมยน้อย hırsızlığa meyilli, eli uzun 好偷竊的 нечистий на руку, хапкий چوری کا عادی tính tắt mắt 善于盗窃的

ˌlight-ˈheaded adjective

dizzy and giddy. lighoofdig دايِخ، مُصاب بالدُّوار замаян estonteado mající/působící závrať schwindelig svimmel; ør ζαλισμένοςcorto, tonto peast segi سبک سر؛ حواس پرت pyörrytystä tunteva écerveléסחרחר चलचित्र, चंचल ošamućen dilinós pusing vankaður svampito 頭のフラフラする 어지러운 apsvaigęs apreibis; apskurbis pening-pening lalat ijlhoofdigsvimmel, i ørske, ør i hodetrozkojarzony سر ګنګس كونكى،ستړى كونكى estonteado ame­ţit чувствующий головокружение majúci závrat omotičen lakomislen yr i huvudet เวียนหัว sersemlemiş, başı dönen 頭暈目眩的 бездумний, легковажний غیر سنجیدہ choáng váng 头晕目眩的

ˌlight-ˈhearted adjective

happy and free from anxiety; not grave or serious. a light-hearted mood. lighartig خَلي البال، خالٍ من الهَم безгрижен feliz bezstarostný unbeschwert sorgløs χαρούμενος, ανέμελος de corazón alegre, contento, despreocupado muretu سبک دل؛ خوشدل iloinen enjouéקליל प्रसन्न चित्त bezbrižan vidám periang áhyggjulaus spensierato 気楽な 근심이 없는 linksmas, nerūpestingas bezrūpīgs riang luchthartigglad, sorgløs niefrasobliwy په زړه خوښ،سر حاله feliz беспечный bezstarostný brezskrben veseo lätt till sinnes, sorglös เบิกบานใจ neşeli, gamsız 輕鬆愉快的 безтурботний, безжурний خوش، بشاش khính suất 轻松愉快的

ˈlightweight adjective

light in weight. a lightweight raincoat. liggewig وَزْن خَفيف лек leve lehký leicht letvægts- ελαφρόςligero kerge سبک وزن kevyt léger קַל מִשקָל कम भार का lagan (težina) könnyűsúly(ú) ringan léttur leggero 軽量の 경량의 lengvas (par svaru) viegls nipis lichtgewichtlettlekki سپك وزنه leve uşor лёгкий ľahký lahek lagan lätt, lättvikts- น้ำหนักเบา hafif 輕量的 легкий ہلکا hạng nhẹ 轻量的

get off lightly

to escape or be allowed to go without severe punishment etc. daar genadig van afkom يَهْرُب بدون عِقاب измъквам се леко escapar com pouco dobře vyváznout unbeschadet davonkommen slippe let fra τη γλιτώνω φτηνά escaparse casi indemne kergelt pääsema قسر در رفتن päästä pälkähästä s'en tirer à bon compte “לָצֵאת בְּזוֹל” olako pobjeći olcsón megússza bebas sleppa billega/létt við e-ð cavarsela a buon mercato 軽い罰ですむ 가벼운 벌로 끝나다 lengvai atsipirkti/išsisukti tikt cauri sveikā dibebaskan tanpa hukuman yang berat er goed van afkomen slippe lett fra noe wykręcić się sianem تښتيدل،تلل escapar com pouco a scăpa uşor легко отделаться dobre vyviaznuť poceni jo odnesti proći glatko komma lindrigt undan หลุดพ้น az bir cezayla kurtulmak, ucuz atlatmak 輕易逃脫，從輕發落 легко відбутися بغیر مناسب سزا کے جانے دینا bị phạt nhẹ 轻易逃脱，从轻发落

make light of

to treat (problems etc) as unimportant. weglag يُخَفَّف من دَرَجة المشاكل، يَتعامَل مع المشاكِل على أنها خَفيفَه смятам за маловажен não levar a sério brát nalehko auf die leichte Schulter nehmen bagatellisere παίρνω αψήφιστα dar poca importancia a algo kergelt võtma سبک گرفتن vähätellä prendre à la légère לַעֲשׂוֹת בְּקָלוּת परवाह न करना, तुच्छ भावना omalovažavati könnyen vesz vmit meremehkan gera lítið úr prendere alla leggera 軽く扱う 경시하다 rimtai nežiūrėti, nekreipti dėmesio neņemt kaut ko nopietni memandang remeh luchtig opnemen bagatellisere (z)lekceważyć په نه وارختايى يوى ستونزى ته كتل a nu lua în serios не воспринимать серьёзно brať naľahko odpraviti z levo roko ne pridavati značaj problemima ta lätt på ไม่ใส่ใจ önem vermemek, hafifsemek 輕忽 дивитися крізь пальці بے اہمیت سمجھنا coi nhẹ vấn đề 轻视，轻忽

travel light

to travel with little luggage. met min bagasie reis يُسافِر مع أمتِعَةٍ قليلَه пътувам с малко багаж viajar com pouca bagagem cestovat nalehko mit leichtem Gepäck reisen rejse med kun lidt bagage ταξιδεύω με λίγες αποσκευές viajar con poco equipaje vähese pagasiga reisima سبک سفر کردن matkustaa kevyesti voyager avec peu de bagages עִם מְעָט מִטעָן putovati s malo prtljage kevés csomaggal utazik tanpa beban berat ferðast með lítinn farangur (viaggiare con pochi bagagli) 身軽に旅行する 홀가분하게 여행하다 keliauti be (didelio) bagažo ceļot bez bagāžas tanpa banyak bagasi met weinig bagage reizen reise med liten bagasje podróżować bez (dużego) bagażu له لږو شيانو سره سفر كول a că­lă­tori cu puţine bagaje путешествовать налегке cestovať naľahko potovati z malo prtljage putovati sa malo prtljaga resa lätt เดินทางโดยมีสัมภาระไม่มาก çok az eşyayla seyahat etmek 輕裝旅行 подорожувати порожнем کم سامان کے ساتھ سفر کرنا du lịch gọn nhẹ 轻装旅行

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