lightly

[US]/'laɪtlɪ/
[UK]/'laɪtli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. auf sanfte Weise; mit Leichtigkeit; mühelos; ohne viel Druck oder Kraft.

Phrases & Collocations

handle lightly

leicht behandeln

pat lightly

leicht berühren

tread lightly

leichtes Gehen

Example Sentences

lightly armed local levies.

Leicht bewaffnete lokale Milizen.

they enter into nothing lightly or unadvisedly.

Sie gehen nichts leichtfertig oder unüberlegt an.

The ground was lightly powdered with snow.

Der Boden war leicht mit Schnee bedeckt.

Massage it lightly with your fingertips.

Massieren Sie es leicht mit Ihren Fingerspitzen.

This plant prefers a lightly shaded position.

Diese Pflanze bevorzugt eine leicht schattige Position.

The possibility of a last-ditch on the part of the enemy should not be lightly dismissed.

Die Möglichkeit eines letzten Versuchs seitens des Feindes sollte nicht leichtfertig abgetan werden.

Catch in the waistline very lightly so that it doesn’t show.

lightly sketching in the compositions for his paintings.

die Kompositionen für seine Gemälde leicht skizzierend.

a lightly oiled baking tray.

Eine leicht geölte Backform.

the muslin is lightly pouched over the belt.

Der Stoff ist leicht über den Gürtel drapiert.

She trod lightly in order not to wake the family.

Rain also lightly to the next.“City adventure" fierily conducted.

The child tripped lightly like a bird.

The question can’t be lightly dismissed as a fad or a dream.

a lightly-grilled fillet steak

ein leicht gegrilltes Filetsteak

He touched the parcel lightly with his fingertips.

she slapped his hand lightly to ginger him up.

Sie schlug leicht auf seine Hand, um ihn aufzuheitern.

he trod lightly, trying to make as little contact with the mud as possible.

" the person of catnap was slept lightly by this abrupt vociferant sound, he stood.

second, they are lightly regulated; and third, they do business with non-resident clients.

Zweitens werden sie nur leicht reguliert; und drittens betreiben sie Geschäfte mit nicht ansässigen Kunden.

Real-world Examples

An honorable estate not to be entered into lightly, but reverently and soberly.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

You know, marriage is not something that you enter into lightly.

Source: Our Day This Season 1

It's not something that is taken on lightly.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2019 Collection

So, we don't use the term lightly.

Source: VOA Vocabulary Explanation

Just touch your finger lightly with your tongue.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's Pronunciation Class

It's not something that people take too lightly.

Source: BBC Listening Collection April 2021

This is not something we should go about lightly.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

But be warned – we don't use this phrase lightly.

Source: VOA Special October 2019 Collection

Stir that together lightly, then set it aside for five minutes.

Source: Chef Natasha

Give me the strength lightly to bear my joys and sorrows.

Source: Selected Poems of Tagore

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