lightly

light·ly  (ltl)

adv.

1. With little weight or force; gently.

2. To a slight extent or amount: apply paint lightly.

3.

a. With little difficulty; easily.

b. With agility and grace; nimbly.

4.

a. In a carefree manner; cheerfully: took the news lightly.

b. Without sufficient care or consideration; indifferently: treated the situation much too lightly.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	lightly - without good reason; "one cannot say such things lightly"
	2.	lightly - with few burdens; "experienced travellers travel light" light
	3.	lightly - with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the forehead" gently, softly
	4.	lightly - indulging with temperance; "we eat lightly in the morning" intemperately, hard, heavily - indulging excessively; "he drank heavily"
	5.	lightly - with indifference or without dejection; "he took it lightly"
	6.	lightly - in a small quantity or extent; "spread the margarine thinly over the meat"; "apply paint lightly" thinly
	7.	lightly - to a slight degree; "her speech is only lightly accented"

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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

(= gently) [handle, knead] → légèrement; [kiss, touch] → légèrement; [doze] → légèrement

(= 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

to get off lightly → s'en tirer à bon compte
light meter n → photomètre m, cellule f

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