lightly

/ˈlaɪtli/ adverb

Translation

GENTLY › gently

hafifçe, nazikçe

He kissed her lightly on the cheek.1026

NOT MUCH › not much

azıcık , hafifçe

lightly cooked vegetables1813

not do sth lightly › to think carefully about something before you do it, knowing that it is serious

hafife almadan yapmak, ciddi şekilde ele alıp dikkatlice düşünmek

It's not a decision that I take lightly.1097

get off lightly ( also UK escape lightly) › to have less trouble or punishment than you expected

ucuz atlatmak, az bir zararla geçiştirmek

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(Definition of lightly adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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