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slight Meaning in Spanish (slight significado en español)

adjectiveligero
verbdesairar
noundesaire
ligero in English:slight
Phonetic:lij-e-ro
Plural: slights
Gender:Masculino
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de slight en español es ligero, desairar, desaire. (Pequeño en grado, cantidad o importancia, a menudo apenas perceptible.)

Definitions of Slight

  1. 1
    adjective
    ligero

    Referring to something that is small in degree, amount, or importance, often barely noticeable.

    Pequeño en grado, cantidad o importancia, a menudo apenas perceptible.

  2. 2
    verb
    desairar

    To treat someone with disrespect or to ignore them, often intentionally, making them feel unimportant.

    Tratar a alguien con falta de respeto o ignorarlo, a menudo intencionalmente, haciéndole sentir que no es importante.

  3. 3
    noun
    desaire

    An intentional act of disrespect or neglect towards someone, causing offense.

    Un acto intencional de falta de respeto o negligencia hacia alguien, que causa ofensa.

Example Sentences

“There was a slight delay in the flight schedule due to bad weather.”

Hubo un ligero retraso en el horario del vuelo debido al mal tiempo.

“He felt slighted when his opinion was completely ignored during the meeting.”

Se sintió desairado cuando su opinión fue completamente ignorada durante la reunión.

“Ignoring her suggestion was a deliberate slight, not an oversight.”

Ignorar su sugerencia fue un desaire deliberado, no un descuido.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

leveinsignificanteofensa

In English:

minortrivialnegligible

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

considerablerespeto

Inflected Word Forms

past participleslighted
present participleslighting
adverbslightly

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

a slight chancecollocation

A very small or remote possibility of something happening.

to feel slightedexpression

To feel insulted, disrespected, or ignored by someone.