Usage examples of "légèrement" in French with translation to English

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Dix personnes furent légèrement blessées dans l'accident. Ten people were slightly injured in the accident.
La route vire légèrement vers l'ouest. The road curves gently towards the west.
Tom embrassa légèrement Mary sur la joue. Tom kissed Mary lightly on the cheek.
Il a été légèrement blessé dans un accident de la circulation. He was slightly injured in a traffic accident.
Cette route tourne légèrement vers la droite. This road curves gently to the right.
Tu as peut-être raison, mais nous avons une opinion légèrement différente. You may be right, but we have a slightly different opinion.
Les dernières données de recensement montrent que la population totale du pays dépasse légèrement les sept millions d'habitants. Latest census data shows that the total population of the country is slightly above 7 million people.
Même les plus gracieux et les plus imposants bâtiments peuvent maintenant être tellement tristement rabaissés, jusqu'à sembler légèrement ridicules, à côté du monstre. Even the most graceful and imposing existing buildings may now be so sadly diminished as to seem slightly ridiculous beside the monster.
Penses-tu pouvoir faire légèrement moins de bruit ? Do you think you could make a little less noise?
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