Spanish Word of the Day Archive
Saturday November 10, 2007

ligero, adjective:
light, lightweight

Ligero covers several of the same meanings as English light. It refers to things that don’t weigh very much:

fibra de carbono y otros materiales ligeros
carbon fibre and other lightweight materials

una blusa ligerita
a light(weight) blouse

It describes things which are light in weight in a non-literal sense:

la industria ligera
light industry

la artillería ligera
light artillery

It denotes artistic things which are light, that is, not profound or serious:

una comedia ligera
a light comedy

música ligera
light music

And it describes meals which are simple and healthy:

No tengo mucha hambre. Tengo ganas de algo ligero.
I’m not very hungry. I feel like something light.

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Spanish Word of the Day ArchiveSaturday November 10, 2007