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1 scantily
adverb scantily dressed.) escasamente, insuficientemente; ligeramentetr['skæntɪlɪ]1 escasamente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be scantily dressed ir ligero,-a de ropaadv.• tasadamente adv.'skæntḷi, 'skæntɪli['skæntɪlɪ]ADV insuficientementescantily clad or dressed — ligero de ropa
scantily provided with... — con escasa cantidad de...
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2 ligero
ligero 1
◊ -ra adjetivo1 ( liviano) ‹ tela› light, thin; viajar ligero de equipaje to travel light 2 ( leve) ‹ inconveniente› slight, minor; ‹ golpe› gentle, slight; 3 ( no serio) ‹ conversación› lighthearted; ‹película/lectura› lightweight; todo se lo toma a la ligera he doesn't take anything seriously 4 ( ágil) ‹ movimiento› agile, nimble; ( rápido) ‹persona/animal/vehículo› fast
ligero 2 adverbio quickly, fast
ligero,-a
I adjetivo
1 (de poco peso) light, lightweight: iba muy ligero de ropa, he was lightly dressed
2 (rápido) swift, quick
3 (acento, etc) slight (cena, brisa) light
4 (poco serio) light
música ligera, light music
II adverbio ligero (veloz) fast, swiftly Locuciones: ser ligero,-a de cascos, to be flighty
a la ligera, lightly
caballería ligera, light cavalry
paso ligero, double quick ' ligero' also found in these entries: Spanish: achatamiento - ligera - paso - sabor - sueño - tentempié - peso - TALGO - temblor English: angel food cake - clad - feather - flimsy - light - lightweight - lissom - lissome - scantily - scanty - sleeper - slight - soft - springy - subtle - trip along - brisk - double - faint - - footed - lighten - mild - snack - vaguely
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scantily clad — adjective inadequately clothed • Syn: ↑half clothed, ↑underclothed • Similar to: ↑unclothed * * * scantily clad/dressed phrase wearing clothes that do not cover much of your body scantily clad dancers … Useful english dictionary
scantily dressed — scantily clad/dressed phrase wearing clothes that do not cover much of your body scantily clad dancers Thesaurus: not wearing clothes or a particular type of clothessynonym to remove clothes and not wear clotheshyponym Main entry: scantily … Useful english dictionary
clad — [ klæd ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY wearing a particular type of clothing: clad in: crowds of people clad in team jackets scantily/casually/warmly etc. clad (=dressed in a particular way): scantily clad dancers … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
clad — [klæd] adj literary [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Old past participle of clothe] 1.) wearing a particular kind of clothing clad in ▪ She felt hot, despite being clad only in a thin cotton dress. warmly/suitably/scantily clad (=dressed warmly etc) 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
scantily — scant|i|ly [ skæntıli ] adverb in a way that is not enough: Women are still scantily represented in the party. scantily clad/dressed wearing clothes that do not cover much of your body: scantily clad dancers … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
clad — UK [klæd] / US adjective mainly literary wearing a particular type of clothing clad in: crowds of people clad in New Zealand rugby shirts scantily/casually/warmly etc clad (= dressed in a particular way): scantily clad dancers … English dictionary
scantily — UK [ˈskæntɪlɪ] / US adverb in a way that is not enough Women are still scantily represented in the party. • scantily clad/dressed wearing clothes that do not cover much of your body scantily clad dancers … English dictionary
clad — adjective 1 literary wearing a particular kind of clothing: a model clad in silk and lace | warmly/poorly/scantily clad (=dressed in a particular way) 2 snow clad/ivy clad etc covered in a particular thing: an armour clad ship … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
scantily — [ˈskæntɪli] adv scantily clad/dressed wearing clothes that do not cover much of your body[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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