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1 informal
informal [ɪn'fɔ:məl]∎ he's very informal for a prime minister il est très décontracté pour un premier ministre;∎ British offices tend to be more informal than German ones en Grande-Bretagne l'ambiance dans les bureaux tend à être plus décontractée qu'en Allemagne∎ his dress was informal il était habillé simplement;∎ informal or evening dress? tenue de ville ou tenue de soirée?∎ I had an informal chat with the boss j'ai discuté un peu avec le patron;∎ they had informal talks with the Russians ils ont eu des entretiens non officiels avec les Russes(d) (colloquial → speech, language, words) familier►► Economics informal economy travail m au noir;Australian informal vote bulletin m nul -
2 vernacular
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