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1 informal
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 -
2 laid-back
tr[leɪd'bæk]'leɪd'bækadjective (colloq) < person> tranquilo y relajado, despreocupado; < atmosphere> relajado[ˌleɪd'bæk]ADJ [person, attitude] (=easy-going) relajado; (=casual) despreocupado; [party] tranquilo* * *['leɪd'bæk]adjective (colloq) < person> tranquilo y relajado, despreocupado; < atmosphere> relajado
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