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light

Meaning of light

having little weight

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British English/ˈlaɪt/
American English/ˈlaɪt/
Russian transcription[ˈlʲɵxkʲɪj]
light
light - лёгкий
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light usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Посылка лёгкая, я могу поднять её одной рукой.

The parcel is light, I can lift it with one hand.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она выбрала лёгкую ткань для летнего платья.

She chose a light fabric for the summer dress.

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light belongs to the topic "Adjectives". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

lightлёгкий
thinтонкий
heavyтяжёлый
hardтвёрдый
softмягкий
tinyкрошечный
tallвысокий

light synonyms

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What's the difference between light / lightweight / easy / slight / featherlight / ultralight

🇬🇧English
light

General word used for low weight, low intensity, or ease.

A1Very Often

This suitcase is light and easy to carry.

Этот чемодан лёгкий и его легко нести.

🇬🇧English

Emphasizes that something has relatively little weight (often of manufactured items).

A2Often

Choose a lightweight jacket for traveling.

Выберите лёгкую (lightweight) куртку для путешествий.

🇬🇧English

Refers to low difficulty rather than weight.

A1Very Often

This exercise is easy for beginners.

Это упражнение лёгкое (easy) для начинающих.

🇬🇧English

Indicates a small degree, amount, or difference (not weight primarily).

B1Often

There was a slight delay on the train.

Был небольшой (slight) задержка поезда.

F
🇬🇧English
featherlight

Emphatic/poetic: extremely light, as light as a feather.

B2Rarely

The new phone feels featherlight in my hand.

Новый телефон в руке кажется очень лёгким (featherlight).

U
🇬🇧English
ultralight

Technical/marketing term for extremely low weight, often used for gear.

B2Rarely

They bought an ultralight tent for backpacking.

Они купили ультралёгкую (ultralight) палатку для походов.

F
🇬🇧English
featherweight

Used as a boxing/weight-class term or figuratively to mean very light.

B1Rarely

He fought in the featherweight division.

Он выступал в полулёгком весе (featherweight).

🇬🇧English

Describes small thickness or low density rather than low weight.

A2Very Often

The paper is thin and tears easily.

Бумага тонкая (thin) и легко рвётся.

W
🇬🇧English
weightless

Means lacking weight or the sensation of zero gravity; stronger than just 'light'.

B2Rarely

Astronauts feel weightless in orbit.

Астронавты чувствуют невесомость (weightless) на орбите.

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light translation: лёгкий. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce light

/ˈlaɪt/

light translation

лёгкий

light examples

The parcel is light, I can lift it with one hand.

light transcription

/ˈlaɪt/, /ˈlaɪt/

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light meaning: what does it mean?

having little weight

light pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

light is pronounced as /ˈlaɪt/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

light definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The parcel is light, I can lift it with one hand. Translation: Посылка лёгкая, я могу поднять её одной рукой.

Is light part of Adjectives vocabulary?

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