lightly

lightly
adverb
1) (not heavily) leicht

sleep lightly — einen leichten Schlaf haben

2) (in a small degree) leicht
3) (without serious consideration) leichtfertig
4) (cheerfully, deprecatingly) leichthin

not treat something lightly — etwas nicht auf die leichte Schulter nehmen

take something lightly — etwas nicht [so] ernst nehmen

5) (nimbly) behänd
6)

get off lightly — (not receive heavy penalty) glimpflich davonkommen; see also academic.ru/42546/let_off">let off 1)

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adverb leicht
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light·ly
[ˈlaɪtli]
adv
1. (not seriously) leichtfertig
accusations like these are not made \lightly solche Anschuldigungen erhebt man nicht so einfach
she said this \lightly sie sagte das so ganz leichthin
not to take sth \lightly etw nicht leichtnehmen, etw nicht auf die leichte Schulter nehmen
2. (gently) leicht; (not much) wenig
I tapped \lightly on the door ich klopfte leise [o sacht[e]] an [die Tür]
dust the cake \lightly with icing-sugar bestreuen Sie den Kuchen ganz fein mit Puderzucker
to pat/tap sb \lightly jdn leicht tätscheln
3. (not deeply) leicht
to doze \lightly [nur so] ein wenig vor sich hindösen
to sleep \lightly einen leichten Schlaf haben
4. (slightly) leicht
\lightly cooked vegetables Gemüse, das nur ganz kurz gegart wird
\lightly cooked popcorn Puffmais m mit etwas Butter
5. LAW (without much punishment) mild
to get off \lightly glimpflich davonkommen
to be let off \lightly nachsichtig behandelt werden
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['laItlɪ]
adv
1) touch, rain, eat, wounded, armed, stressed leicht; walk, tread leise

to sleep lightly — einen leichten Schlaf haben

lightly clad (in sth) — 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

2) (= casually) say leichthin

to speak lightly of sb/sth — 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 sth 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 —

it's not a job I'd lightly do again — die Arbeit würde ich so leicht nicht wieder tun

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lightly adv
1. leicht
2. wenig:
eat lightly;
lightly booked weniger gebucht
3. gelassen:
bear sth lightly
4. leichtfertig, -sinnig
5. leichthin
6. geringschätzig
7. glimpflich: get off B 6
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adverb
1) (not heavily) leicht

sleep lightly — einen leichten Schlaf haben

2) (in a small degree) leicht
3) (without serious consideration) leichtfertig
4) (cheerfully, deprecatingly) leichthin

not treat something lightly — etwas nicht auf die leichte Schulter nehmen

take something lightly — etwas nicht [so] ernst nehmen

5) (nimbly) behänd
6)

get off lightly — (not receive heavy penalty) glimpflich davonkommen; see also let off 1)

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adv.
leicht adv.

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