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1 informally
adverb informalmentetr[ɪn'fɔːməlɪ]1 (talk, discuss) de manera informal, sin ceremonias; (dress) de manera informal2 (unofficially) informalmenteinformally [ɪn'fɔrməli] adv: sin ceremonias, de manera informal, informalmenteɪn'fɔːrməli, ɪn'fɔːməlib) ( unofficially) <meet/discuss> informalmente[ɪn'fɔːmǝlɪ]ADV1) (=without ceremony) [speak, greet, welcome] de manera informal, sin ceremonias; [dress] de manera informal; [write] con un lenguaje informal, con un estilo familiar2) (=unofficially) [meet, discuss, agree] informalmenteI have been informally told that... — me han dicho de manera informal or extraoficial que...
* * *[ɪn'fɔːrməli, ɪn'fɔːməli]b) ( unofficially) <meet/discuss> informalmente -
2 informally
adv.extraoficialmente (hold talks, inform); informalmente, de manera informal (dress, behave) -
3 to dress down
1 (dress informally) vestirse informalmente -
4 casually
adverb casualmentetr['kæʒjʊəlɪ]1 (dress) de manera informal, informalmente2 (unconcernedly) despreocupadamente; (indifferently) con indiferencia3 (employed) de forma eventualadv.• accidentalmente adv.'kæʒuəli1) ( informally) < dressed> de manera informal, informalmente; < chat> informalmente2) ( with indifference) con indiferencia['kæʒjʊǝlɪ]ADV1) (=offhandedly) [walk, lean] con aire despreocupado, despreocupadamente; [look, wave] despreocupadamente; [mention, say, ask] de pasada2) (=informally) [dress] de manera informal; [talk] informalmente* * *['kæʒuəli]1) ( informally) < dressed> de manera informal, informalmente; < chat> informalmente2) ( with indifference) con indiferencia -
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in'fo:ml1) (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.) informal2) ((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•- informally
informal adj informal
informal adjetivo 1 ‹cena/ambiente› 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 - unreliabletr[ɪn'fɔːməl]1 (speech) informal, familiar; (discussion) informal2 (manner, tone, atmosphere, person) informal, relajado,-a, familiar; (gathering, meeting, occasion, visit) informal, sin etiqueta, sin ceremonia; (dress) sin etiqueta3 (unofficial) informalinformal [ɪn'fɔrməl] adj1) unceremonious: sin ceremonia, sin etiqueta2) casual: informal, familiar (dícese del lenguaje)3) unofficial: extraoficialadj.• casero, -a adj.• de confianza adj.• familiar adj.• informal adj.• no oficial adj.• sencillo, -a adj.• sin ceremonia adj.ɪn'fɔːrməl, ɪn'fɔːməla) ( casual) <party/atmosphere> informalb) ( not official) <meeting/agreement> informal[ɪn'fɔːmǝl]ADJ1) (=unceremonious) [meal, clothes, atmosphere, manner] informal; [occasion] informal, sin etiqueta; [expression] coloquial, familiar; [person] informal, poco ceremoniosodress is informal — vista ropa informal, no es necesaria etiqueta
2) (=unofficial) [meeting, negotiations, visit] informal* * *[ɪn'fɔːrməl, ɪn'fɔːməl]a) ( casual) <party/atmosphere> informalb) ( not official) <meeting/agreement> informal -
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adverb aproximadamentetr['lʊːslɪ]1 (not tightly) suelto,-a2 (approximately) aproximadamente; (translate) librementeloosely ['lu:sli] adv1) : sin apretar2) roughly: aproximadamente, más o menosadv.• flojamente adv.'luːsli1) ( not tightly) <tie/bandage> sin apretar2)a) ( not precisely) < define> sin excesivo rigor; < translate> librementeb) (indep)c) ( flexibly) <structured/organized> de forma flexible or poco rígida['luːslɪ]ADV1) (=not tightly) [fasten, tie] con un nudo flojo, ligeramente; [hold] sin apretar, ligeramenteto hang loosely — [arms] colgar relajado; [skin, flesh] colgar fláccido
2) (=not precisely) [translated] librementea novel loosely based on the life of Shakespeare — una novela basada, en términos generales, sobre la vida de Shakespeare
it is loosely defined as... — en términos generales se define como..., sin ser muy precisos or rigurosos se define como...
what is loosely termed socialist realism — lo que se denomina, de forma poco precisa, realismo socialista
3) (=informally) [organized, structured] sin mucha rigidez, con bastante flexibilidadgroups loosely connected to the Hizbollah movement — grupos mpl que tienen cierta conexión con el movimiento Hezbolá
* * *['luːsli]1) ( not tightly) <tie/bandage> sin apretar2)a) ( not precisely) < define> sin excesivo rigor; < translate> librementeb) (indep)c) ( flexibly) <structured/organized> de forma flexible or poco rígida
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