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adverb1) (not heavily) leicht2) (in a small degree) leicht3) (without serious consideration) leichtfertig4) (cheerfully, deprecatingly) leichthinnot treat something lightly — etwas nicht auf die leichte Schulter nehmen
take something lightly — etwas nicht [so] ernst nehmen
5) (nimbly) behänd6)get off lightly — (not receive heavy penalty) glimpflich davonkommen; see also academic.ru/42546/let_off">let off 1)
* * *adverb leicht* * *light·ly[ˈlaɪtli]1. (not seriously) leichtfertigaccusations like these are not made \lightly solche Anschuldigungen erhebt man nicht so einfachshe said this \lightly sie sagte das so ganz leichthinnot to take sth \lightly etw nicht leichtnehmen, etw nicht auf die leichte Schulter nehmenI 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 Puderzuckerto pat/tap sb \lightly jdn leicht tätscheln3. (not deeply) leichtto doze \lightly [nur so] ein wenig vor sich hindösento sleep \lightly einen leichten Schlaf haben4. (slightly) leicht\lightly cooked vegetables Gemüse, das nur ganz kurz gegart wird\lightly cooked popcorn Puffmais m mit etwas Butterto get off \lightly glimpflich davonkommento be let off \lightly nachsichtig behandelt werden* * *['laItlɪ]adv1) touch, rain, eat, wounded, armed, stressed leicht; walk, tread leiselightly clad ( in sth) — leicht (mit etw) bekleidet
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
she referred lightly to the fact that... — sie erwähnte leichthin, dass...
a responsibility not to be lightly undertaken —
* * *lightly adv1. leicht2. wenig:lightly booked weniger gebucht3. gelassen:4. leichtfertig, -sinnig5. leichthin6. geringschätzig* * *adverb1) (not heavily) leicht2) (in a small degree) leicht3) (without serious consideration) leichtfertig4) (cheerfully, deprecatingly) leichthintake something lightly — etwas nicht [so] ernst nehmen
5) (nimbly) behänd6)get off lightly — (not receive heavy penalty) glimpflich davonkommen; see also let off 1)
* * *adv.leicht adv.
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