léger
Sentences
Meaning
- light (not heavy)
- slight (not much, not a lot)
Concepts
non-serious
Synonyms
très léger
sans substance
perdre du poids
peu sérieux
sans importance
se dépêcher
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/le.ʒe/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French legier, from Vulgar Latin *leviārius, from *levius + -ārius, the former element representing an alteration of Latin levis (“lightweight”). Compare Catalan lleuger, Occitan leugièr.
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