Grammatical class

Adjective

léger

light (not heavy)

Details

Syllables

lé-ger

Phonetics

le.ʒe

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

714

Freq. (movies)

2502

Freq. (news)

3515

Sentences

Je voyage léger.

I'm traveling light.

A1

C'est assez léger.

It's pretty light.

A1

Ce drap est léger.

This sheet is light.

A1

J'ai déjeuné léger.

I had a light lunch.

A1

J'ai mangé léger.

I ate light.

A2

J'ai un léger mal de tête.

I have a bit of a headache.

A2

Nous devrons voyager léger.

We'll have to travel light.

B1

Nous avons eu un léger retard.

We had a slight delay.

B1

Il nous faut faire un léger détour.

We need to make a slight detour.

B1

Il a eu un léger malaise cardiaque.

He had a mild heart attack.

B1

Je lui ai donné un sédatif léger.

I gave him a mild sedative.

B2

Nous eûmes un léger désaccord.

We had a minor disagreement.

C2