informal

informal
in'fo:ml
adjective
1) (not formal or official; friendly and relaxed: The two prime ministers will meet for informal discussions today; Will the party be formal or informal?; friendly, informal manners.) informal
2) ((of speech or vocabulary) used in conversation but not usually when writing formally, speaking in public etc: `Won't' and `can't' are informal forms of `will not' and `cannot'.) informal, familiar
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- informally
informal adj informal
an informal party una fiesta informal

informal adjetivo 1
a) ‹persona› unreliable
b) ‹ropa/estilo› informal, casual;
‹cena/ambiente› informal
c) (no oficial) ‹reunión› informal
2 (AmL) ‹economía/sector› black (before n), informal (before n)
informal adjetivo
1 (sin protocolo) informal: es una cena informal, it's an informal dinner
2 (ropa, estilo) casual: tiene suerte de poder ir al trabajo con un atuendo informal, she's lucky to be able to wear casual clothes to work
3 (irresponsable) unreliable: es bastante informal a la hora de cumplir lo prometido, he's quite unreliable when it comes to fulfilling commitments 'informal' also found in these entries: Spanish: aunque - bastante - charla - cita - etiquetar - permitirse - chanta - conferencia - debate - debatir - deportivo - familiar English: bop - casual - casually - informal - offhandedly - relaxed - sneak - tone - unbusinesslike - unceremonious - informally - unreliable
informal
tr[ɪn'fɔːməl]
adjective
1 (speech) informal, familiar; (discussion) informal
2 (manner, tone, atmosphere, person) informal, relajado,-a, familiar; (gathering, meeting, occasion, visit) informal, sin etiqueta, sin ceremonia; (dress) sin etiqueta
3 (unofficial) informal
informal [ɪn'fɔrməl] adj
1) unceremonious: sin ceremonia, sin etiqueta
2) casual: informal, familiar (dícese del lenguaje)
3) unofficial: extraoficial
informal
adj.
• casero, -a adj.
• de confianza adj.
• familiar adj.
• informal adj.
• no oficial adj.
• sencillo, -a adj.
• sin ceremonia adj.
ɪn'fɔːrməl, ɪn'fɔːməl
adjective
a) (casual) <party/atmosphere> informal

we're very informal in this office — en esta oficina el ambiente es muy informal

b) (not official) <meeting/agreement> informal
[ɪn'fɔːmǝl]
ADJ
1) (=unceremonious) [meal, clothes, atmosphere, manner] informal; [occasion] informal, sin etiqueta; [expression] coloquial, familiar; [person] informal, poco ceremonioso

dress is informal — vista ropa informal, no es necesaria etiqueta

2) (=unofficial) [meeting, negotiations, visit] informal
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[ɪn'fɔːrməl, ɪn'fɔːməl]
adjective
a) (casual) <party/atmosphere> informal

we're very informal in this office — en esta oficina el ambiente es muy informal

b) (not official) <meeting/agreement> informal

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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