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lightly adverb 1. moderately, thinly, slightly, sparsely, sparingly a small and lightly armed UN contingent moderately heavily, thickly, abundantly 2. gently, softly, slightly, faintly, delicately, gingerly, airily, timidly He kissed her lightly on the mouth. gently firmly, heavily, forcefully 3. carelessly, indifferently, breezily, thoughtlessly, flippantly, frivolously, heedlessly, slightingly 'Once a detective always a detective,' he said lightly. carelessly seriously, carefully, earnestly, ponderously 4. easily, simply, readily, effortlessly, unthinkingly, without thought, flippantly, heedlessly His allegations cannot be dismissed lightly. easily awkwardly, with difficulty, arduously Translations lightly [ˈlaɪtlɪ] ADV 1. (= gently, softly) [touch, knock] → suavemente; [tread, walk] → con paso ligero she kissed him lightly on the forehead → le dio un beso con suavidad en la frente brush lightly with beaten egg → extienda una ligera capa de huevo batido 2. (= slightly) → levemente, ligeramente lightly clad → ligero de ropa, con muy poca ropa season lightly with salt and pepper → sazone con un poquito de sal y pimienta a lightly boiled egg → un huevo poco cocido, un huevo pasado por agua to touch lightly on a matter → mencionar un asunto de paso 3. (= frivolously) → a la ligera this is not a charge to be made lightly → este tipo de acusación no se hace a la ligera to get off lightly → librarse de una buena to speak lightly of danger → despreciar el peligro lightly [ˈlaɪtli] adv (= unthinkingly) [speak] → à la légère, légèrement; [dismiss] → d'un revers de main His allegations cannot be lightly dismissed → On ne peut pas écarter ses allégations d'un revers de main. lightly cooked → cuit à cœur lightly cooked vegetables → des légumes cuits à cœur lightly browned → légèrement doré lightly adv touch, rain, eat, wounded, armed, stressed → leicht; walk, tread → leise; to sleep lightly → einen leichten Schlaf haben; lightly clad (in something) → leicht (mit etw) bekleidet; they are lightly taxed → sie haben niedrige Steuern; to get off lightly → glimpflich davonkommen; to touch lightly on a subject → ein Thema nur berühren or streifen (= casually) say → leichthin; to speak lightly of somebody/something → sich abfällig or geringschätzig über jdn/etw äußern; he spoke lightly of his illness → er nahm seine Krankheit auf die leichte Schulter; don’t take her problems so lightly → nimm ihre Probleme etwas ernster; to treat something too lightly → etw nicht ernst genug nehmen; she referred lightly to the fact that … → sie erwähnte leichthin, dass …; a responsibility not to be lightly undertaken → eine Verantwortung, die man nicht unüberlegt auf sich nehmen sollte; it’s not a job I’d lightly do again → die Arbeit würde ich so leicht nicht wieder tun lightly [ˈlaɪtlɪ] adv → leggermente to fry sth lightly (Culin) → far soffriggere qc to sleep lightly → avere il sonno leggero to get off lightly → cavarsela a buon mercato lightly [ˈlaɪtlɪ] adv → leggermente to fry sth lightly (Culin) → far soffriggere qc to sleep lightly → avere il sonno leggero to get off lightly → cavarsela a buon mercato How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"One that cannot be lightly denied," said the Tatterdemalion. Trent was taken to see his room, the boy talking all the time, and later on dinner was served and the boy did the honours, chaffing and talking lightly. But Whiskey Dick, guiltily attributing the movement to his own indiscreet gesture, said, "Excuse me, miss," recovered himself by lightly dusting her shoulder with his handkerchief, as if to remove the impression, and her smile returned. |
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