informal

informal
adj.
1 informal (desenfadado, no solemne).
una reunión informal an informal meeting
vestido de manera informal casually dressed
2 unreliable (irresponsable).
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informal
► adjetivo
1 (desenfadado) informal
2 (persona) unreliable
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adj.
informal, casual
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ADJ
1) [persona] unreliable
2) [charla, lenguaje, cena] informal; [ropa] casual, informal

reunión informal — informal meeting

3) LAm (=no oficial)

el sector informal de la economía — the unofficial sector of the economy, the black economy

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adjetivo
1)
a) <persona> unreliable
b) <ropa/estilo> informal, casual; <cena/ambiente> informal
c) (no oficial) <reunión> informal
2) (AmL) <economía/sector> black (before n), informal (before n)
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= informal, conversational, playful, unstuffy [unstuffier -comp., unstuffiest -sup.].
Ex. The staff undertake searches and enquiries for the user and educate the user by various ways, from informal discussion to fully prepared lectures.
Ex. The old expressions 'spin a yarn', 'weave a tale' suggest the anecdotal, conversational quality that must be striven for by the storyteller.
Ex. The article is a playful attempt to describe the historical determinations of the subject.
Ex. The book is often funny, occasionally heart-renderingly tragic, and written in an unstuffy modern style.
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* de manera informal = casually.
* de modo informal = informally.
* reunión informal = get together [get-together], social.
* ropa informal = informal dress, casual wear.
* sondeo informal de opinión = straw poll.
* vestimenta informal = informal dress.
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adjetivo
1)
a) <persona> unreliable
b) <ropa/estilo> informal, casual; <cena/ambiente> informal
c) (no oficial) <reunión> informal
2) (AmL) <economía/sector> black (before n), informal (before n)
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= informal, conversational, playful, unstuffy [unstuffier -comp., unstuffiest -sup.].

Ex: The staff undertake searches and enquiries for the user and educate the user by various ways, from informal discussion to fully prepared lectures.

Ex: The old expressions 'spin a yarn', 'weave a tale' suggest the anecdotal, conversational quality that must be striven for by the storyteller.
Ex: The article is a playful attempt to describe the historical determinations of the subject.
Ex: The book is often funny, occasionally heart-renderingly tragic, and written in an unstuffy modern style.
* de manera informal = casually.
* de modo informal = informally.
* reunión informal = get together [get-together], social.
* ropa informal = informal dress, casual wear.
* sondeo informal de opinión = straw poll.
* vestimenta informal = informal dress.

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informal
adjective
A
1 ‹persona› unreliable
2 ‹ropa/estilo› informal, casual; ‹cena/ambiente› informal
3 (no oficial) ‹reunión› informal
B (AmL) ‹economía/sector› black (before n), informal (before n)
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informal adjetivo
1
a) ‹persona› unreliable

b) ‹ropa/estilo› informal, casual;

‹cena/ambiente› informal
c) (no oficial) ‹reunión› 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
- unreliable
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informal
♦ adj
1. [desenfadado, no solemne] informal;
una reunión informal an informal meeting;
vestido de manera informal casually dressed;
la lengua informal informal language
2. [irresponsable] unreliable
3. Am
la economía informal [no regularizada] the informal economy
♦ nmf
es un informal he's an unreliable person
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informal
adj
1 informal
2 irresponsable unreliable
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informal adj
1) : unreliable (of persons)
2) : informal, casual
♦ informalmente adv
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informal adj
1. (ambiente, reunión) informal
una cena informal an informal supper
2. (ropa) casual
usa ropa informal she wears casual clothes

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