Sentence examples of "léger" in French with translation "light"

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Je voudrais quelque chose de léger. I'd like something light.
J'ai pris un repas léger. I ate a light lunch.
J'ai fait un repas léger. I had a light lunch.
Je prends habituellement un petit-déjeuner léger. I usually have a light breakfast.
Un dirigeable est plus léger que l'air. An airship is lighter than air.
L'hydrogène est l'élément le plus léger. Hydrogen is the lightest element.
Il est un peu léger pour un sumotori. He is a little light for a sumo wrestler.
J'ai senti un contact léger sur mon épaule. I felt a light touch on my shoulder.
C'est bien, là ; ni trop lourd ni trop léger. It's good now; neither too heavy nor too light.
Pouvez-vous vous contenter d'un repas léger pour le déjeuner ? Can you do with a light meal for lunch?
Y a-t-il un café où je puisse manger un repas léger ? Is there a cafe where I can have a light meal?
Si tu sautes le petit déjeuner et que tu prends un repas de midi léger, alors tu peux manger ce que tu veux le soir. If you skip breakfast and keep lunch light, then in the evening you can have whatever you want.
J'aime les chaussures légères. I like light shoes.
Je fais de légers exercices chaque matin. I take light exercise every morning.
Il est tombé une légère pluie hier. There was a light rain yesterday.
L'autre équipe nous prit à la légère. The other team took us lightly.
Vous feriez mieux de ne pas le prendre à la légère. You'd better not make light of him.
Tu ferais mieux de ne pas le prendre à la légère. You'd better not make light of him.
Les anges peuvent voler parce qu'ils se prennent à la légère. Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.
Cependant, il ne fut pas sérieusement blessé et s'en sortit avec de légères contusions. However he wasn't seriously hurt and got away with light bruising.
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