leve

adj.

1 light (suave, sutil).

2 minor (pecado, falta, herida).

3 benignant, mild.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: levar.

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leve

► adjetivo

1 (ligero, suave) slight; (de poco peso) light

2 (poco importante) slight, trifling; (poco grave) minor

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adj.

light, mild

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ADJ

1) (=sin importancia) minor

cometió una falta leve — he committed a minor offence

solo tiene heridas leves — he only has minor injuries

2) (=suave) [brisa] light; [sonrisa] slight

asintió con un leve movimiento de cabeza — she gave a slight nod of agreement

3) (=ligero) [carga, peso] light

4) frm (=muy fino) light, fine

un leve velo — a light veil

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adjetivo

1)

a) <perfume/gasa> delicate

b) <sospecha/duda> slight; <sonrisa> slight; <brisa> gentle, slight; <golpe> gentle, light; <enfermedad> mild

2) <pecado> venial; <castigo/sanción> light; <herida/lesión> slight; <infracción> minor

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= mild, light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], venial.

Ex. If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.

Ex. One can for the most part be safe in saying that a specialist monograph on neural surgery is not intended to be written or published for light recreational reading.

Ex. His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.

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* falta leve = lesser sin.

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adjetivo

1)

a) <perfume/gasa> delicate

b) <sospecha/duda> slight; <sonrisa> slight; <brisa> gentle, slight; <golpe> gentle, light; <enfermedad> mild

2) <pecado> venial; <castigo/sanción> light; <herida/lesión> slight; <infracción> minor

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= mild, light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], venial.

Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.

Ex: One can for the most part be safe in saying that a specialist monograph on neural surgery is not intended to be written or published for light recreational reading.

Ex: His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.

* falta leve = lesser sin.

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leve

adjective

A

1 (delicado, tenue) ‹perfume/gasa› delicate

2

(ligero): tenía una leve sospecha/duda she had a slight o faint suspicion/a slight doubt

insinuó una leve sonrisa she gave a slight smile

soplaba una leve brisa there was a gentle o slight breeze blowing

sintió unos leves golpes en la puerta he heard a gentle o light knocking at the door

hay un leve parecido entre ellos there's a faint o slight resemblance between them

tuvo la varicela pero muy leve she had chickenpox but only very mildly

B (de poca importancia) ‹pecado› venial; ‹castigo/sanción› light; ‹herida/lesión› slight

cometió una infracción leve he committed a minor offense

sus heridas son de carácter leve he has only slight o minor injuries

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Del verbo levar: (conjugate levar)

levé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

leve es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
levar    
leve
levar (conjugate levar) verbo transitivo:

◊ leve anclas to weigh anchor

leve adjetivo

a) ‹perfume/gasa› delicate

b) ‹sospecha/duda› slight;

‹sonrisa› slight;
‹brisa› gentle, slight;
‹golpe› gentle, light;
‹enfermedad› mild;
‹herida/lesión› slight;
‹pecado› venial;
‹castigo/sanción› light;
‹infracción› minor
levar verbo transitivo levar anclas, to weigh anchor
leve adjetivo
1 (poco pesado) light
2 (suave, poco intenso) una leve brisa, a gentle breeze
una leve idea, a slight idea
3 fig (de poca gravedad) slight
herida leve, slight injury
'leve' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabeceo
- cojera
- contoneo
- desperfecto
- murmullo
- carácter
- codazo
- experimentar
- ligero
English:
ailment
- mild
- minor
- radiation
- slight

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leve adj

1. [de poco peso] light

2. [poco importante] [pecado, falta, herida] minor;

[enfermedad] mild, slight;

resultó herido de carácter leve he suffered minor injuries;

la inflación experimentó una leve subida inflation rose slightly;

no tengo la más leve sospecha de que sea él I don't suspect him in the slightest;

el paciente experimentó una leve mejoría there was a slight improvement in the patient's condition

3. [poco intenso] [dolor] slight;

[olor, sabor] slight, faint; [castigo] mild;

soplaba una leve brisa a gentle breeze was blowing;

se produjo un leve temblor de tierra there was a minor earth tremor;

se detectaba un leve temblor en su voz a faint tremor was noticeable in her voice;

nos ofreció una leve sonrisa she gave us a faint smile

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leve

adj slight; sonrisa faint

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leve adj

1) : light, slight

2) : trivial, unimportant

♦ levemente adv

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leve adj slight

un dolor leve a slight pain

una brisa leve a slight breeze