formal language

Ex: If the supplier is a dealer, then ensure that this is a reputable and dependable dealer who can provide help with installation, maintenance and support.

Ex: A formal relation is a relation between concepts represented by terms or classes in an indexing language.

Ex: The documents in the archive are encoded with the Standard Generalized Markup Language, which views a document as a hierarchical organisation of document elements.

Ex: The author considers the need for standardisation to facilitate the interchange of data and describes how this might be achieved through a markup language such as SGML.

Ex: This article gives some background information on markup systems and gives a brief account of the Standard Generalised Markup Language (SGML).

Ex: A paraphrase is an interpretation of the concepts featured in a document, written in the language of the writer of the paraphrase.

Ex: The operation of investigating a whole with the aim of finding out its essential parts and their relationship to each other is known as analysis.

documento adjunto — (Inform) attachment

estas imágenes constituyen un documento de la situación — these images bear witness to o are testimony to the situation

estas imágenes constituyen un documento de la situación — these images bear witness to o are testimony to the situation

Ex: A bibliographic data base comprises a set of records which refer to documents (such as books, films, periodical articles or reports).

necesito hablar contigo — I need to talk o speak to you

acabamos de hablar del premio — we were just talking o speaking about the prize

¡hable!, ¡puede hablar! — (Telec) you're through!, go ahead! (EEUU)

¿quién habla? — (Telec) who's calling?, who is it?

• hablar alto — to speak o talk loudly

• hablar bajo — to speak o talk quietly, speak o talk in a low voice

• hablar claro — (fig) to speak plainly o bluntly

• dar que hablar a la gente — to make people talk, cause tongues to wag

• hablaba en broma — she was joking

• hacer hablar a algn — to make sb talk

• hablar por hablar — to talk for talking's sake, talk for the sake of it

• hablar por teléfono — to speak on the phone

• hablar solo — to talk o speak to o.s.

-¿vas a ayudarle en la mudanza? -¡ni hablar! — "are you going to help him with the move?" - "no way!" o - "you must be joking!"

• no hay más que hablar — there's nothing more to be said about it

hablar en voz baja — to speak o talk quietly

aún no sabe hablar — he hasn't started to talk yet o isn't talking yet

déjalo hablar — let him speak, let him have his say (colloq)

hablar claro — ( claramente) to speak clearly; ( francamente) to speak frankly

mira quién habla or quién fue a hablar — (fam) look o hark who's talking (colloq)

hablar por hablar — to talk for the sake of it

se pasaron toda la noche hablando — they spent the whole night talking o (colloq) chatting

tengo que hablarte or que hablar contigo — I need to speak to you o have a word with you

hablando se entiende la gente — (fr hecha) the way to work things out is by talking

hablar con alguien — to speak o talk to somebody

ni hablar: de eso ni hablar that's totally out of the question; ni hablar! no way! (colloq), no chance! (colloq); nos castigaron por hablar en clase — we were punished for talking in class

a la gente le gusta hablar — people just like to talk o gossip

dar que hablar — to start people talking

¿quién habla? — who's speaking o calling?

¿con quién hablo? — who am I speaking with (AmE) o (BrE) speaking to?

tú y yo no tenemos nada de que hablar — you and I have nothing to say to each other o nothing to discuss

hablar de negocios — to talk (about) o discuss business

hablar sobre or acerca de algo — to talk about something

el rey habló a la nación — the king spoke to o addressed the nation

mucho hablar de ahorrar y va y se compra esto — all this talk of saving and he goes and buys this! (colloq)

se habla de que va a renunciar — it is said o rumored that she's going to resign

ya lo hablaremos más adelante — we'll talk about o discuss that later

háblalo con ella — speak o talk to her about it

no hables disparates or tonterías — don't talk nonsense

no se habla con ella — he's not speaking o talking to her, he's not on speaking terms with her

hablar en voz baja — to speak o talk quietly

aún no sabe hablar — he hasn't started to talk yet o isn't talking yet

déjalo hablar — let him speak, let him have his say (colloq)

hablar claro — ( claramente) to speak clearly; ( francamente) to speak frankly

mira quién habla or quién fue a hablar — (fam) look o hark who's talking (colloq)

hablar por hablar — to talk for the sake of it

se pasaron toda la noche hablando — they spent the whole night talking o (colloq) chatting

tengo que hablarte or que hablar contigo — I need to speak to you o have a word with you

hablando se entiende la gente — (fr hecha) the way to work things out is by talking

hablar con alguien — to speak o talk to somebody

ni hablar: de eso ni hablar that's totally out of the question; ni hablar! no way! (colloq), no chance! (colloq); nos castigaron por hablar en clase — we were punished for talking in class

a la gente le gusta hablar — people just like to talk o gossip

dar que hablar — to start people talking

¿quién habla? — who's speaking o calling?

¿con quién hablo? — who am I speaking with (AmE) o (BrE) speaking to?

tú y yo no tenemos nada de que hablar — you and I have nothing to say to each other o nothing to discuss

hablar de negocios — to talk (about) o discuss business

hablar sobre or acerca de algo — to talk about something

el rey habló a la nación — the king spoke to o addressed the nation

mucho hablar de ahorrar y va y se compra esto — all this talk of saving and he goes and buys this! (colloq)

se habla de que va a renunciar — it is said o rumored that she's going to resign

ya lo hablaremos más adelante — we'll talk about o discuss that later

háblalo con ella — speak o talk to her about it

no hables disparates or tonterías — don't talk nonsense

no se habla con ella — he's not speaking o talking to her, he's not on speaking terms with her

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