What does ligeiramente in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word ligeiramente in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ligeiramente in Portuguese.

The word ligeiramente in Portuguese means ligeiramente, levemente, de certa forma, rapidamente, apressadamente, ligeiramente, ligeiramente, um tanto quanto, sutilmente, ligeiramente, ligeiramente, ligeiramente. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ligeiramente

ligeiramente, levemente

adverb (somewhat)

(advérbio: Modifica o verbo, o adjetivo ou outro advérbio ("corre rapidamente", "muito estranho").)
Eu estou me sentindo ligeiramente (or: levemente) cansado depois da caminhada.
I'm feeling slightly tired after the walk.

de certa forma

adverb (to a certain extent)

(locução adverbial: Duas ou mais palavras com função adverbial. Ex. durante a festa (loc adv de tempo); às pressas (loc adv de modo).)
Estacionar o carro na vaga apertada foi, de certa forma, complicado, mas Debbie conseguiu no fim.
Getting the car into the tight parking space was somewhat tricky, but Debbie managed it in the end.

rapidamente, apressadamente, ligeiramente

adverb (quickly, at high speed) (movimentar-se)

(advérbio: Modifica o verbo, o adjetivo ou outro advérbio ("corre rapidamente", "muito estranho").)
You shouldn't drive so speedily along these narrow country roads.

ligeiramente

adverb (to a very small degree)

(advérbio: Modifica o verbo, o adjetivo ou outro advérbio ("corre rapidamente", "muito estranho").)
The carpenter used a file to make the hole fractionally wider.

um tanto quanto

adverb (slightly)

(locução adverbial: Duas ou mais palavras com função adverbial. Ex. durante a festa (loc adv de tempo); às pressas (loc adv de modo).)
David achou que andar de bicicleta foi difícil da primeira vez, mas ficava um tanto quanto mais fácil cada vez que tentava.
David found riding a bike difficult at first, but it got somewhat easier every time he tried.

sutilmente

adverb (slightly, lightly) (BRA, delicadamente)

(advérbio: Modifica o verbo, o adjetivo ou outro advérbio ("corre rapidamente", "muito estranho").)
His second book was only subtly different from his first.

ligeiramente

adverb (slightly, a little) (um pouco)

(advérbio: Modifica o verbo, o adjetivo ou outro advérbio ("corre rapidamente", "muito estranho").)
Cook the eggs lightly - I like them runny.

ligeiramente

adverb (almost imperceptibly)

(advérbio: Modifica o verbo, o adjetivo ou outro advérbio ("corre rapidamente", "muito estranho").)
The baby bird called out faintly for its mother.

ligeiramente

adverb (quickly, easily)

(advérbio: Modifica o verbo, o adjetivo ou outro advérbio ("corre rapidamente", "muito estranho").)
You got off pretty lightly, considering what you did.

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