formalidad

f.

1 formality (requisito).

es una mera formalidad it's just a formality

2 (good) manners.

3 reliability.

4 seriousness.

5 conventionality.

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formalidad

► nombre femenino

1 (norma de comportamiento) formality

2 (seriedad) seriousness

3 (fiabilidad) reliability

4 (trámite) formality, requisite

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡un poco de formalidad! please behave yourselves!

una mera formalidad a mere formality

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noun f.

1) formality

2) seriousness

3) reliability

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SF

1) (=requisito) formality

son las formalidades de costumbre — these are the usual formalities

es pura formalidad — it's a pure o mere formality, it's just a matter of form

2) (=fiabilidad) reliability

alabó la formalidad de nuestra empresa — he praised our company for its reliability

se quedó sin clientes por falta de formalidad — he lost all his customers because of his unreliability

esta empresa no tiene formalidad ninguna — this company is totally unreliable

3) (=seriedad)

¡señores, un poco de formalidad! — gentlemen, let's be serious!

¡niños, formalidad! — kids, behave yourselves!

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femenino

1) (de persona) reliability

no tiene formalidad — he's so unreliable

tengamos formalidad — let's be serious

2) (requisito) formality

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= formality, dependability.

Ex. Fraktur, cut with a contrived formality that belied its cursive origins, became the most successful of all the gothic types, surviving as a book face in Germany until the mid twentieth century.

Ex. Dependability could be subdivided into 1) discharge of own job responsibilities, 2) regular and punctual attendance , and 3) self-control.

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femenino

1) (de persona) reliability

no tiene formalidad — he's so unreliable

tengamos formalidad — let's be serious

2) (requisito) formality

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= formality, dependability.

Ex: Fraktur, cut with a contrived formality that belied its cursive origins, became the most successful of all the gothic types, surviving as a book face in Germany until the mid twentieth century.

Ex: Dependability could be subdivided into 1) discharge of own job responsibilities, 2) regular and punctual attendance , and 3) self-control.

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formalidad

feminine

A (de una persona) reliability, dependability

niños, formalidad behave yourselves, children

no se puede hacer planes con él, no tiene formalidad it's impossible to plan anything with him, he's so unreliable

B (requisito) formality

es una simple formalidad it's a mere formality

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formalidad sustantivo femenino
1 (de persona) reliability;

◊ no tiene formalidad he's so unreliable

2 (requisito) formality
formalidad sustantivo femenino
1 (trámite, protocolo) formality
2 (seriedad, corrección) seriousness
3 (responsabilidad, puntualidad) reliability
'formalidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
formalmente
- trámite
English:
form
- formality
- mere
- reliability
- seriousness
- trustworthiness
- stiffly

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formalidad nf

1. [requisito] formality;

es una mera formalidad it's just a formality

2. [fiabilidad] reliability;

este mecánico no tiene ninguna formalidad this mechanic is totally unreliable;

¡qué poca formalidad! you just can't rely on some people!

3. [seriedad] seriousness

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formalidad

f formality

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formalidad nf

1) : formality

2) : seriousness, dignity

3) : dependability, reliability