lightly in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for lightly in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

lightly [Brit ˈlʌɪtli, Am ˈlaɪtli] ADV

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to let sb off lightly
to be lightly/well cooked

Translations for lightly in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
gently, lightly
lightly
lightly, slightly
lightly
lightly, nimbly
to brown [sth] lightly
lightly
to take sth lightly
to scratch [sth] lightly
lightly made-up
to touch lightly

lightly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lightly in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for lightly in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

lightly Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be taxed lightly/heavily
to sleep lightly
to not take sth lightly
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The process should be one that is not taken lightly.
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Although it would continue to rain lightly for the next few laps, it was never heavy enough to be a problem to the drivers.
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But the fact that such a young man could seemingly treat ministerial office so lightly was noted at court.
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The opening ceremony was meant to represent the town's ethnic minorities and included lightly dressed dancers.
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While the academic ground is covered lightly, the mystical, poetic and mysterious side of religion is also given due weight.
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At the same time, the war saw the appearance of new parachute infantry, mountain infantry and special forces units, all lightly equipped and often non-motorised.
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It is winter, and the men, who are dressed much too lightly, try to warm each other.
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They live in lightly wooded or scrubland environments, ranging from swamp to near-desert.
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These fair skinned individuals often have lightly pigmented or amelanotic melanomas which will not present easy-to-observe color changes and variation in colors.
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Militiamen were lightly armed, had little training, and usually did not have uniforms.
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