ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
The subject is not lightly to be dismissed, scéal é a mba chóir staidéar a dhéanamh air.
You got off lightly! scarais go maith leis!
He holds it lightly, ní mór an cás leis é.
Lightly clad, faoi bheagán éadaigh.
To walk, step, lightly, (i) siúl go héadrom; (ii) siúl go héasca, go haclaí.
To touch lightly on a ticklish matter, labhairt go cáiréiseach faoi cheist achrannach.
His hand ran lightly over the strings of the harp, ghluais a mhéara go héadrom feadh téada na cruite.
His responsibilities sit lightly upon him, ní luíonn a chúram go róghéar air.
He got off lightly, saor go maith a tháinig sé as; scar sé go maith leis.
To speak lightly of sth., labhairt ar nós chuma liom, go neamhthuairimeach, faoi rud.