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1 informal
[in'fo:ml]1) (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.) ανεπίσημος,χωρίς τύπους/επισημότητες2) ((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'.) της καθομιλουμένης,ανεπίσημος•- informally -
2 bitty
( informal) adjective (made up of small, unrelated pieces: We had a very bitty conversation; His essay was rather bitty.) αποσπασματικός -
3 conversational
1) (informal or colloquial: conversational English.) καθομιλούμενος2) (fond of talking: He's in a conversational mood.) ομιλητικός -
4 casual
['kæʒuəl]1) (not careful: I took a casual glance at the book.) απρόσεκτος, αδιάφορος, πρόχειρος2) (informal: casual clothes.) πρόχειρος, σπορ3) (happening by chance: a casual remark.) τυχαίος4) (not regular or permanent: casual labour.) έκτακτος•- casually- casualness -
5 colloquial
[kə'ləukwiəl](of or used in everyday informal, especially spoken, language: a colloquial expression.) καθημερινός, της καθομιλουμένης- colloquialism -
6 picnic
['piknik] 1. noun(a very informal meal eaten in the open air, usually as part of a trip, outing etc: We'll go to the seaside and take a picnic; Let's go for a picnic!; ( also adjective) a picnic lunch.) πρόχειρο γεύμα στο ύπαιθρο,πικ-νικ2. verb(to have a picnic: We picnicked on the beach.) κάνω πικ-νικ -
7 teeny
['ti:ni]((also teeny-weeny [ti:ni'wi:ni]) an informal or child's word for tiny: There's a teeny little insect crawling up your neck.) τοσοδούλικος -
8 vernacular
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9 whopping
['wopiŋ]((informal) (also whopping great) huge; very large or big: a whopping lie; a whopping great deficit.) πελώριος, τεράστιος
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