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informal [ɪnˈfɔ:məl]a. ( = relaxed) décontractéb. [language, expression] familierc. ( = unceremonious) [party, meal, visit] sans cérémonie ; [clothes] décontracté• "dress informal" « tenue de ville »d. ( = unofficial) non officiel* * *[ɪn'fɔːml]1) ( unaffected) [person] sans façons; [manner, style] simple2) ( casual) [language] familier/-ièreinformal clothes — vêtements mpl de tous les jours
‘dress informal’ — ( on invitation) ‘tenue f de ville’
3) ( relaxed) [mood] décontracté; [group] informel/-elle4) ( unofficial) [announcement] officieux/-ieuse; [visit] privé; [invitation] verbal; [discussion, interview] informel/-elle
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