"light as a feather" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-light as a feather.ogg
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  1. (simile) extremely light, having minimal weight Synonyms: featherlight Translations (extremely light, having minimal weight): lehký jako pírko (Czech), lehký jako peříčko (Czech), höyhenenkevyt (Finnish), untuvankevyt (Finnish), léger comme une plume (French), léger comme l’air (French), pehelykönnyű (Hungarian), könnyű, mint a pehely (Hungarian), leve como uma pena (Portuguese), лёгкий, как пёрышко (ljóxkij, kak pjóryško) (Russian), lätt som en fjäder (Swedish)
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