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slightly

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slight·ly  (sltl)
adv.
1. To a small degree or extent; somewhat.
2. Slenderly; delicately: slightly built.

slightly [ˈslaɪtlɪ]
adv
in small measure or degree
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Adv.1.slightly - to a small degree or extent; "his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory"; "the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other"
2.slightly - in a slim or slender manner; "a slenderly built woman"; "slightly built"

slightly
adverb a little, a bit, somewhat, moderately, marginally, a shade, to some degree, on a small scale, to some extent or degree The house they moved to was slightly larger.
Translations
slightly [ˈslaɪtlɪ] ADV
1. (= a little) [different, uneasy, deaf, damp, damaged] → ligeramente, un poco; [rise, fall, improve] → ligeramente, levemente, un poco; [change, cool, rain] → ligeramente, un poco
slightly betteralgo mejor, un poco mejor
he hesitated ever so slightlyvaciló apenas un poco
she was slightly injuredresultó levemente herida
slightly lessun poco menos
he looks slightly like James Deanguarda un ligero parecido con James Dean, se parece un poco a James Dean
slightly moreun poco más
"do you know him?" - "only slightly"-¿lo conoces? -sólo un poco
it smells slightly of vanillahuele un poco a vainilla, tiene un ligero olor a vainilla
2. (= slenderly)
slightly builtdelgado, menudo, de constitución delgada or menuda

slightly [ˈslaɪtli] adv
(= a little) → légèrement, un peu
This one is slightly easier → Celui-ci est légèrement plus facile., Celui-ci est un peu plus facile.
slightly built → fluet(te)

slightly
adv
slightly built or made (person)zierlich
(= to a slight extent)etwas, ein klein(es) bisschen; knowflüchtig; smellleicht, etwas; slightly injuredleicht verletzt; he hesitated ever so slightlyer zögerte fast unmerklich

slightly [ˈslaɪtlɪ] adv
a. (better, nervous) → leggermente
I know her slightly → la conosco appena
b. slightly builtesile

slightly بدرجة طفيفة nepatrně lidt leicht ελαφρά levemente hieman légèrement malo leggermente わずかに 약간 enigszins svakt nieznacznie levemente незначительно lätt อย่างเล็กน้อย azıcık nhỏ 些微地


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The Snake, slightly hissing, said: "There can henceforth be no peace between us; for whenever I see you I shall remember the loss of my tail, and whenever you see me you will be thinking of the death of your son.
By the time Cecily had repeated this nine times we were all slightly infected with the desperate hope that something might come of it; and when she had made her nine gyrations we looked eagerly down the sunset lane, half expecting to see our lost pet.
The slow days drifted on, and each left behind it a slightly lightened weight of apprehension.
 
 
 
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