slightly

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
slightly adv (somewhat)un poco adv
  algo adv
 I'm feeling slightly tired after the walk.
 Estoy un poco cansado después del paseo.
 Estoy algo cansado después del paseo.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
slightly adv (lightly)suavemente, ligeramente adv
 He touched her slightly to get her attention.
 La tocó suavemente para captar su atención.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
limp slightly vi (walk with a hobble)cojear ligeramente vi + adv
 Despite years of physiotherapy John still limps slightly.
 A pesar de años de fisioterapia, Juan cojea ligeramente.
slightly acidic adj (a little sharp, a bit sour)ligeramente ácido loc adj
 Lemonade can be slightly acidic, depending on how it is made.
 No le pongo demasiada azúcar, me gusta que la limonada quede ligeramente ácida.
  levemente agrio loc adj
slightly acidic adj (containing acid)ligeramente ácido loc adj
 The mixture was only slightly acidic, but it was enough for the experiment.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Sólo cuando la solución alcanza un pH ligeramente ácido se produce el viraje del indicador.
slightly salted adj (food: some salt added)con poca sal loc adj
 I prefer slightly salted butter for general use, and unsalted when I'm baking cakes.
 Prefiero la mantequilla con poca sal para uso general y la sin sal para hacer tartas.
  ligeramente salado loc adj
slightly yellow adj (a bit discoloured, off-white)amarillento/a adj
 Drinking a lot of tea can stain your teeth slightly yellow.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Eran cartas muy viejas, se habían tornado amarillentas con el paso de los años.
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'slightly' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
a bit - a chink - a little - a little bit - a little more - a mite - a smidgen - acquaintanceship - ajar - bluish - breezy - budge - camber - crack open - damp - dampen - dampened - flicker - fork - have a screw loose - in a small way - just a bit - just shy of - lightly - marginally - medium-rare - moist - moisten - moistening - not quite right - notch down - notch up - on the jar - out of sorts - parted - peek out - pinkish - plump - scant - semisweet - smidgeon - snick - soft-core - somewhat - subtly - sun-kissed - take with a grain of salt - tangential - tepid - tiddly
Spanish:
levemente - ligeramente - poquito - remotamente - por un pelín - elegantoso - esbozar una sonrisa - famosillo - mínimamente - picantón

Collocations: slightly [over, less than] [half], is slightly off [center, kilter], is slightly different from the [rest, others, norm], more...

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