lightly
1 adverb gently, without force/effortgo réidh go héadrom he was struck lightly in the face buaileadh buille beag san éadan airtrain lightly for a few days ná déan ach traenáil éadrom ar feadh cúpla lá 2 adverb using small amountslightly salted water uisce a bhfuil beagán salainn air, uisce atá beagán goirthe dusted his cheeks lightly with powder chuir sé brat beag púdair ar a aghaidhTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 adverb casually, not seriouslyar nós cuma liom go neafaiseach this decision shouldn't be undertaken lightly níor cheart an cinneadh seo a dhéanamh go tobann, níor cheart an cinneadh seo a dhéanamh gan machnamh go maith airtread lightly on that subject bí cáiréiseach agus tú ag caint faoin ábhar sin 4 adverb without severe punishmentyou got off lightly tháinig tú as saor go maith, thug tú na cosa leat go héasca 5 adverb without severe damagede bheagán mion- prefshe was lightly injured bhain mionghortuithe di, gortaíodh de bheagán ímy car was lightly damaged rinneadh beagán damáiste do mo charr, bhain miondamáiste do mo charr 6 adverb of sleepgo héadrom he slept very lightly is beag a chodail sé, codladh fánach a rinne sé, codladh gé a rinne sé