Значение "formal" в словаре английского

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formal в английском

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formaladjective

uk ​ /ˈfɔː.məl/ us ​ /ˈfɔːr.məl/

formal adjective (OFFICIAL)

C1 public or official:

formal procedures
a formal announcement

› in appearance or by name only:

I am the formal leader of the project but the everyday management is in the hands of my assistant.

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Тезаурус: синонимы и родственные слова

Grammar

Formal and informal languageWe use formal language in situations that are serious or that involve people we don’t know well. Informal language is more commonly used in situations that are more relaxed and involve people we know well. …
RegisterWe use the term ‘register’ to refer to particular varieties or styles of speaking and writing. Registers vary because the language is used for different purposes, in different contexts and for different audiences. For example, there is a legal register, a register of advertising, registers of banking and a register of weather forecasting. We commonly recognise registers because of their specialised vocabulary but also because of particular uses of grammar. We also use the term register to refer to whether language is being used formally or informally: …

formalnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ˈfɔː.məl/ us ​ /ˈfɔːr.məl/

(Определение formal из Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

formal в американском английском

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formaladjective

us ​ /ˈfɔr·məl/

› using an agreed and often official or traditional way of doing things:

There are formal procedures for applying to become a US citizen.

› If a social occasion is formal, you wear traditional or very good clothes:

It was a formal affair, and men were supposed to wear dark suits or tuxedos.

› Formal language is the language used esp. in writing in situations that are official and which is often more difficult than the language used in ordinary conversation.

› Formal education/training is the learning of a subject or skill from courses in a school:

His formal education ended at the sixth grade, but he became a millionaire at the age of thirty.

formalnoun [ C ]

us ​ /ˈfɔr·məl/

› a dance at which women wear fashionable, expensive dresses and men wear tuxedos or similar clothes

(Определение formal из Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

formal в деловом английском

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formaladjective

uk ​ /ˈfɔːməl/ us ​

› stated or agreed in writing:

a formal agreement/contract/offer They are required to make a binding formal offer and then publish an offer document within 28 days.

› done publicly or officially:

a formal announcement/discussion/investigation The two companies began formal discussions to renegotiate the $2.8 billion power project.

› used to describe clothing that is suitable for important or official occasions:

Please note that formal dress is not required at the dinner.

› used to describe education or training that is received in a school or college:

Lacking formal education, he worked as a sharecropper and journeyman laborer to support his family.

› ECONOMICS used to describe businesses that are officially recognized, pay taxes, etc.:

In Mexico small and medium-sized enterprises generate six out of ten jobs in the formal sector.
formally
adverb

›

The bid for the company could be formally accepted early next week.

(Определение formal из Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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