Ms Sato is no lightweight. I just saw her neck three bottles of beer.
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Lightweight
//ˈlaɪt.weɪt//
Synonyms for "lightweight" (204 found)
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4 entriesderived from
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4 entriesTranslations
47 translations across 17 languages.
Afrikaans
3 entries- liggewig noun (boxer)
- liggewig noun (bodybuilding: competitive weight division between bantamweight and welterweight)
- liggewig noun (one of little consequence or ability)
Bulgarian
3 entries- лека категория noun (boxer)
- несериозен noun (one of little consequence or ability)
- повърхностен noun (one of little consequence or ability)
Danish
1 entries- letvægt noun (boxer)
Dutch
1 entries- lichtgewicht adj (having less than average weight)
Finnish
4 entries- kevyt adj (having less than average weight)
- kevytrakenteinen adj (having less than average weight)
- köykäinen adj (lacking in earnestness, ability, or profundity)
- köykäinen adj (having less than average weight)
French
2 entries- léger adj (having less than average weight)
- poids léger noun (boxer)
Galician
1 entries- peso lixeiro noun (boxer)
German
4 entries- abgespeckt adj (having a small footprint or performance impact)
- dünnbrettbohrerisch adj (lacking in earnestness, ability, or profundity)
- leichtgewichtig adj (having less than average weight)
- leistungsarm adj (lacking in strength)
Greek
3 entries- ελαφρός adj (lacking in earnestness, ability, or profundity)
- ελαφρός adj (having less than average weight)
- ελαφρύς adj (having less than average weight)
Hungarian
4 entries- jelentéktelen ember noun (one of little consequence or ability)
- könnyűsúly noun (boxer)
- könnyűsúlyú ökölvívó noun (boxer)
- nulla noun (one of little consequence or ability)
Norwegian
1 entries- lettvekt noun (boxer)
Polish
2 entries- lekki adj (having less than average weight)
- mierny adj (lacking in earnestness, ability, or profundity)
Portuguese
3 entries- leve adj (having less than average weight)
- fraco noun (person who can't handle their drink)
- peso-leve noun (boxer)
Romanian
2 entries- ușor (subponderal) adj (having less than average weight)
- categorie ușoară noun (boxer)
Spanish
1 entries- peso ligero noun (boxer)
Swedish
1 entries- lättvikt noun (boxer)
Tagalog
1 entries- magaantimbang noun (boxer)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
Tom is a lightweight.
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This titanium bicycle made in Italy is incredibly lightweight.
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It's compact and lightweight.
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