"lightly" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

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verbo + lightly
Kolokacji: 187
taken lightly • lightly brown • lightly touch • rest lightly • say lightly • run lightly • tap lightly • tread lightly • step lightly • speak lightly • ...
(5) say, reply, answer
Kolokacji: 3
1. say lightly = powiedz lekko say lightly
2. reply lightly = odpowiedz lekko reply lightly
  • "Oh, you should meet some of the others before you say that," he replied lightly.
  • "Perhaps I'll take care of you," she replied lightly.
  • "Oh," he replied lightly, trying to keep away from that subject.
  • I would have done so in due course," Loren replied lightly.
  • "But we were not damaged at all," Zhang replied lightly.
  • 'He would be a miserable man indeed who found the sight of you offensive,' I replied lightly.
  • Kit grimaced and tried to reply lightly, but could not.
  • "It looks to me as if we are," Dan replied lightly.
  • "Oh," she replied lightly, "I found a few other things to occupy my time."
3. answer lightly = odpowiedz lekko answer lightly
(8) speak, clad, chat
Kolokacji: 3
(13) defend, guard, smile, recruit
Kolokacji: 4
(16) toss, discard, traffic
Kolokacji: 3
(18) smoke, sigh
Kolokacji: 2
(22) trace, sketch
Kolokacji: 2
(23) shrug, applaud
Kolokacji: 2
(24) rain, snow, disguise
Kolokacji: 3
(25) punch, bite, prick
Kolokacji: 3
(26) freckle, fur
Kolokacji: 2
(27) drum, rattle
Kolokacji: 2
lightly + adjetivo
Kolokacji: 12
lightly floured • lightly armed • lightly brown • lightly seasoned • lightly shaded • ...

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