ligeramente

adv.

swiftly, lightly, easily; giddily, slightly, hastily.

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ligeramente

► adverbio

1 (por encima) lightly; (un poco) slightly; (con ligereza) superficially

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adv.

1) slightly

2) lightly

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ADV

1) [con adjetivos] slightly

la foto estaba ligeramente desenfocada — the photo was slightly out of focus

me siento ligeramente cansada — I feel rather tired

2) (=con verbos)

a) (=levemente) [oler, saber] slightly; [asar, cocer] lightly; [desplazarse, moverse, cambiar] slightly

las acciones han bajado ligeramente esta semana — the shares have dropped slightly o a little this week

se ha recuperado ligeramente — he's made a slight recovery

b) (=rápidamente) [correr, andar] quickly; [tocar] lightly, gently

c) (=sin sensatez) [actuar] flippantly

no deberías actuar tan ligeramente — you shouldn't act so flippantly

hay decisiones que no se pueden tomar ligeramente — there are some decisions which can't be taken lightly

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adverbio

a) (un poco) <cambiar/mejorar> slightly

se sintió ligeramente mareado — he felt slightly dizzy

sabe ligeramente a pescado — it has a slight taste of fish

tostar ligeramente en el horno — brown lightly in the oven

b) (superficialmente) <tocar> lightly, gently; <juzgar> casually, hastily

esto no se debe tratar ligeramente — this shouldn't be taken lightly

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= lightly, marginally, slightly, midly, mildly, vaguely, gently, gently, subtly.

Ex. To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.

Ex. Even for those items that are designated relevant some may be judged to be highly relevant, whilst others may be regarded as partially relevant or only marginally relevant.

Ex. The other woman nodded, smiling slightly, and began to make concentric circles on a pad of paper.

Ex. At the other end of the continuum is the form of hack writing typified by the poorest quality of adventure stories (often mildly pornographic).

Ex. In a similar vein, the reference librarians interviewed were mildly cost conscious and believed that their requesters were most satisfied with their performance.

Ex. Consequences of challenging her at this time began to shape themselves vaguely in his mind.

Ex. Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.

Ex. Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.

Ex. The DaVinci Code movie deviates only subtly from the best-selling book on which it is based by making the lead character a man of some faith.

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* balancearse ligeramente = bobble.

* empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento = poke.

* golpear ligeramente = tap, pat.

* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.

* ligeramente + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, vaguely + Adjetivo.

* ligeramente + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.

* mirar ligeramente = glance at.

* revisar ligeramente = tinker with.

* subir ligeramente = nudge up.

* tirar ligeramente de = tug on.

* tocar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, stroke, brush past, tip.

* tratar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, touch on/upon.

* tratar una cuestión ligeramente = touch on/upon + issue.

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adverbio

a) (un poco) <cambiar/mejorar> slightly

se sintió ligeramente mareado — he felt slightly dizzy

sabe ligeramente a pescado — it has a slight taste of fish

tostar ligeramente en el horno — brown lightly in the oven

b) (superficialmente) <tocar> lightly, gently; <juzgar> casually, hastily

esto no se debe tratar ligeramente — this shouldn't be taken lightly

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= lightly, marginally, slightly, midly, mildly, vaguely, gently, gently, subtly.

Ex: To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.

Ex: Even for those items that are designated relevant some may be judged to be highly relevant, whilst others may be regarded as partially relevant or only marginally relevant.

Ex: The other woman nodded, smiling slightly, and began to make concentric circles on a pad of paper.

Ex: At the other end of the continuum is the form of hack writing typified by the poorest quality of adventure stories (often mildly pornographic).

Ex: In a similar vein, the reference librarians interviewed were mildly cost conscious and believed that their requesters were most satisfied with their performance.

Ex: Consequences of challenging her at this time began to shape themselves vaguely in his mind.

Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.

Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.

Ex: The DaVinci Code movie deviates only subtly from the best-selling book on which it is based by making the lead character a man of some faith.

* balancearse ligeramente = bobble.

* empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento = poke.

* golpear ligeramente = tap, pat.

* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.

* ligeramente + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, vaguely + Adjetivo.

* ligeramente + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.

* mirar ligeramente = glance at.

* revisar ligeramente = tinker with.

* subir ligeramente = nudge up.

* tirar ligeramente de = tug on.

* tocar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, stroke, brush past, tip.

* tratar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, touch on/upon.

* tratar una cuestión ligeramente = touch on/upon + issue.

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ligeramente

adverb

1 (un poco) slightly

se sintió ligeramente mareado he felt slightly dizzy

quedó ligeramente sorprendida con el resultado she was somewhat o slightly surprised at the outcome

sabe ligeramente a pescado it has a slight taste of fish

tostar ligeramente en el horno brown lightly in the oven

2 (superficialmente) ‹tocar› lightly, gently; ‹juzgar› casually, hastily

la bala sólo lo rozó ligeramente the bullet only grazed him slightly

temas que no se deben tratar ligeramente subjects which shouldn't be taken lightly o treated flippantly

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ligeramente adverbio
1 (con ligereza) lightly
2 (un poco) slightly: es ligeramente amarillo, it's slightly yellow
'ligeramente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afrutada
- afrutado
- sabrosa
- sabroso
- rozar
English:
bit
- dab
- faintly
- lightly
- marginally
- mildly
- nick
- slightly
- tenuously
- thinly
- bitter
- gently
- nudge
- vaguely

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ligeramente adv

1. [levemente] lightly;

[aumentar, bajar, doler] slightly;

está ligeramente torcido it's not quite straight;

estoy ligeramente cansado I'm a little tired

2. [superficialmente] lightly;

la pelota rozó ligeramente el larguero the ball just grazed the crossbar;

lo juzgaste muy ligeramente you were very quick to judge him;

estudiaron el asunto muy ligeramente they looked at the matter very superficially

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ligeramente adv

1) : slightly

2) levemente: lightly, gently

3) : casually, flippantly

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ligeramente adv lightly