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The adverb has 7 meanings:
Meaning #1:
without good reason
Derived from adjective: light (meaning #5)
Meaning #2:
with few burdens
Synonym: light
Derived from adjective: light (meaning #1)
Meaning #3:
with little weight or force
Synonyms: softly, gently
Meaning #4:
indulging with temperance
Antonym: heavily (meaning #6)
Derived from adjective: light (meaning #17)
Meaning #5:
with indifference or without dejection
Derived from adjective: light (meaning #5)
Meaning #6:
in a small quantity or extent
Synonym: thinly
Meaning #7:
to a slight degree
Derived from adjective: light (meaning #4)
Dansk (Danish)
adv. - let, blidt, lidt, forsigtigt, muntert, sorgløst, letsindigt, skødesløst, uden videre, ligegyldigt, på en skødesløs måde
idioms:
- get off lightly slippe let fra noget
- take lightly tage let på
Nederlands (Dutch)
licht, lichtvoetig, luchtig
Français (French)
adv. - légèrement, délicatement, à bon compte, avec désinvolture
idioms:
- get off lightly s'en tirer à bon compte
- take lightly prendre à la légère
Deutsch (German)
adv. - leicht, leichthin, leichtfertig, behend
idioms:
- get off lightly glimpflich davonkommen
- take lightly etwas auf die leichte Schulter nehmen
Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - ελαφρά/-ώς, αβασάνιστα, απερίσκεπτα, απαλά
idioms:
- get off lightly τη γλιτώνω φτηνά
- take lightly παίρνω κάτι ελαφρά
Italiano (Italian)
leggermente
idioms:
- get off lightly cavarsela con poco
- take lightly prendere alla leggera
Português (Portuguese)
adv. - ligeiramente, levemente, levianamente
idioms:
- get off lightly conseguir se safar
- take lightly fazer algo sem pensar
Русский (Russian)
слегка, проворно, не задумываясь
idioms:
- get off lightly выйти из неприятного положения с минимальным ущербом
- take lightly не принимать всерьез
Español (Spanish)
adv. - ligeramente, levemente
idioms:
- get off lightly escapar casi indemne, tratar con indulgencia
- take lightly tomar algo a la ligera
Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - lätt, försiktigt, flyktigt, sorglöst, glatt, ytligt, tanklöst, lättsinnigt, utan vägande skäl
中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
轻轻地, 轻微地, 轻快地, 敏捷地, 少量地, 稍微地, 轻松地
idioms:
- get off lightly 轻轻放过某人
- take lightly 等闲视之
中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 輕輕地, 輕微地, 輕快地, 敏捷地, 少量地, 稍微地, 輕鬆地
idioms:
- get off lightly 輕輕放過某人
- take lightly 等閒視之
한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 무게를 가하지 않고, 민첩하게, 손쉽게, 명랑하게, 약간
idioms:
- get off lightly 가벼운 징벌을 가하다
- take lightly 경솔히 받아들이다
日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 軽く, 少しばかり, 柔らかに, 敏捷に, たやすく, 軽率に, 軽んじて, 陽気に
idioms:
- get off lightly すばやく降りる
- take lightly 気楽に考える
العربيه (Arabic)
(ظرف) برفق, بسهوله أو يسر, قليلا, برشاقه, بلا مبالاة, بإستخفاف, بمرح, بطيش, بإستهتار
עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - בקלות, בעדינות, בזלזול
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