"prendre à la légère" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /pʁɑ̃.dʁ‿a la le.ʒɛʁ/
Head templates: {{fr-verb|head=prendre à la légère}} prendre à la légère
  1. (transitive) to make light of something; to take lightly Tags: transitive Synonyms: prendre à la rigolade
    Sense id: en-prendre_à_la_légère-fr-verb-VYJ5iYvX Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
  2. (transitive) to treat something lightly, not to considerate it enough Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-prendre_à_la_légère-fr-verb-EUvebUXq
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He shouldn't make light of his friends' opinion.",
          "text": "Il ne devrait pas prendre l’avis de ses amis à la légère.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to make light of something; to take lightly"
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          "take lightly"
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        "(transitive) to make light of something; to take lightly"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "prendre à la rigolade"
        }
      ],
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        "transitive"
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      "glosses": [
        "to treat something lightly, not to considerate it enough"
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        "(transitive) to treat something lightly, not to considerate it enough"
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    {
      "ipa": "/pʁɑ̃.dʁ‿a la le.ʒɛʁ/"
    }
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        "(transitive) to make light of something; to take lightly"
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        "to treat something lightly, not to considerate it enough"
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        "(transitive) to treat something lightly, not to considerate it enough"
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