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1 informal
• informaalinen• vapaamuotoinen• epämuodollinen• epävirallinen• vailla muodollisuuksia• rento• leppoisa* * *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.) epävirallinen, epämuodollinen2) ((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'.) puhekielenomainen•- informally -
2 bitty
• katkonainen* * *( informal) adjective (made up of small, unrelated pieces: We had a very bitty conversation; His essay was rather bitty.) -
3 casual
• okkasionaalinen• huolimaton• huoleton• vetelä• epämääräinen• epävirallinen• ajoittainen• arki-• umpimähkäinen• välinpitämätön• puolihuolimaton• tilapäinen• mielivaltainen• määrittämätön• satunnainen• sattumanvarainen• sporadinen• syyperäinen• säännötön• ylimalkainen* * *'kæʒuəl1) (not careful: I took a casual glance at the book.) pintapuolinen, ylimalkainen2) (informal: casual clothes.) rento3) (happening by chance: a casual remark.) satunnainen, ohimennen lausuttu4) (not regular or permanent: casual labour.) epäsäännöllinen•- casually- casualness -
4 colloquial
• arkikielinen• puhekielen• puhekielinen* * *kə'ləukwiəl(of or used in everyday informal, especially spoken, language: a colloquial expression.) puhekielinen- colloquialism -
5 conversational
• jokapäiväisessä puheessa käytetty• avomielinen• vuorovaikutteinen• puhekielen• puhe• keskusteleva• keskustelu* * *1) (informal or colloquial: conversational English.) puhekielinen2) (fond of talking: He's in a conversational mood.) puhe- -
6 picnic
• olla huviretkellä• huviretki• retki• tehdä huviretki• piknikki* * *'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.) piknikki, retki2. verb(to have a picnic: We picnicked on the beach.) tehdä huviretki -
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.) pikkuruinen -
8 vernacular
• fraasi• kansanmurre• kansan• kansankieli• kansanomainen• maan* * *və'nækjulə 1. adjective(colloquial or informally conversational: vernacular speech/language.) kansan-, puhuttu2. noun(the common informal language of a country etc as opposed to its formal or literary language: They spoke to each other in the vernacular of the region.) kansankieli -
9 whopping
• emä• aikamoinen* * *'wopiŋ((informal) (also whopping great) huge; very large or big: a whopping lie; a whopping great deficit.)
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