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informal English

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Definitions in simple English

informal

If something is informal, it is friendly and casual; it is not official. Can we get together for some informal talks before the meeting? School is generally quite informal. Many students even call their teacher by their first name.

informal

not formal conservative people unaccustomed to informal dress an informal free-and-easy manner an informal gathering of friends (= loose) not officially recognized or controlled an informal agreement a loose organization of the local farmers used of spoken and written language (= cozy, intimate) having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere had a cozy chat a relaxed informal manner an intimate cocktail lounge the small room was cozy and intimate

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Simple sentences

It was an informal meeting.
Tom thought the dress code for the reception was informal, and was embarrassed when he realised he was the only man not wearing a coat and tie.
The school uniform is convenient because it can be worn for both informal and formal occasions.
In those days, or at any rate in Cambridge, laboratory life was rather informal.
The atmosphere is relaxed and informal.

Movie subtitles

Formal or informal?
I don't want any more informal talks.
We're all informal out here at Deep Springs Ranch.
Yes, we need some informal stuff.
It was informal.
It was just an informal little house party.
Very informal.
It's most informal.
I must apologize, gentlemen, for the somewhat informal manner. In which we effected our introduction.
We're having an informal reception tonight.
As I said before, I prefer the informal type of social life.
I'm afraid my arrival's rather informal.
I hope you don't think us too informal.
As far as your rank is concerned we're fairly informal about that in Force 316.
Rather an informal entrance, isn't it?
There's no more resolutely informal household in all of London than mine.
This is just an informal visit.
We're all informal out here at Deep Springs Ranch. That's one of the rules.
Poolrooms are so informal.
The reason for this informal gathering was the news on the radio tonight that you are wanted for murder.
No, just informal.
We're having a few friends in. Very informal.
I must apologize, gentlemen, for the somewhat informal manner in which we effected our introduction. But my colleague and I have a certain proposition which we'd like to put to you.
If you'll overlook this informal visit. I'll forgive you for slighting me in the dining room.
But you're informal with each other.
Now, I suggested this informal meeting because I felt it was essential that we reach some points of agreement before court convenes.
Harvey and I are having a few people. Very informal. - Forgive me!
Very informal. - Certainly, Mr. Dowd.
I haven't time right now. But I was telling Miss Dempsey about an organization I'm in the Oil Institute. We're having an informal reception tonight.
Excuse-me for this somewhat informal invitation.
Ok, let's be informal.
See, my guest paints in a totally informal manner.
Informal.

News and current affairs

The informal and unofficial rationale leaking out of the Fed for its inaction had two parts.
First, they required fiscal discipline in the member states, which was true under the gold standard, with its informal norm of balanced budgets.
In fact, an informal state-building alliance of convenience emerged between key non-communist Ukrainian nationalists and key pro-sovereignty, ethnic Russian communists.
No surprise, then, that people either leave the island or go on welfare and work in the informal economy.
This web of contracts - often taken for granted in mainstream economics, to the extent that it becomes almost invisible - embodies the formal and informal rules embedded in the market system that shape and constrain individual and social behavior.
This means that we should view the economy and society not as rigid hierarchies or mechanical markets, but as networks or webs of life, in which contracts, formal and informal, fulfilled or violated, are the essence of human activity.
In fact, it is not really an organized market, but only an informal virtual exchange.
Indeed, in formal and informal ways, Islam is increasingly interpreted in a manner that brings it closer to the central values of British democracy.
Instead, the large states are now promoting informal groupings to look for worldwide solutions.
If it were really true that the fundamental existence of our democratic Western world were about to be destroyed by an Islamist revolution, it would only make sense to seek protection in the full force of the US informal empire.
Jawabannya terdapat di sifat dasar penyatuan moneter Eropa yang terpecah-pecah dan dengan sengaja dibuat informal.
According to the conventional wisdom, Britain's social model is based on coexistence between different communities, with each continuing to observe its conventions and customs while respecting the country's laws - an informal federation of communities.
One answer is to supplement the UN by creating informal consultative organizations at the regional and global level.
The idea was to keep the meeting small and informal by limiting it to a number that could fit into the library of the chateau at Rambouillet.
The rapid growth in intra-European banking relations in the past decade was made possible to a large extent by the abolition of formal and informal barriers to foreign service providers.
A legal commitment to BCB autonomy would contribute to currency confidence in a way that informal autonomy cannot.
The fiscal bureaucracy, too, is being modernized, with the deployment of electronic tax notifications and other administrative reforms boosting revenue collection while diminishing the size of the informal economy.
But, recognizing that economic power could translate into political influence, the BRICS held their first informal meeting in 2006, and their first leaders' summit in 2009.
Worse still, labor has been displaced from more productive tradable activities (in manufacturing) to less productive informal activities (services).
Instead, a more informal system, supported by networks of local and refugee teachers - a model that was successfully pioneered in Congo and Afghanistan - can provide accredited learning.
Modern, high-productivity industries have come to employ a smaller share of the economy's labor force, while informal and other low-productivity activities have expanded.
Overall productivity in the economy is not helped much when firms become more productive by shedding workers, who end up in informal activities characterized by substantially lower productivity.
WASHINGTON, DC - Informal discussions on the United Kingdom's relationship with the European Union are now underway.
The popular explanation for lack of action in Russia and Ukraine is that their governments view IDUs as criminals, rather than people with a disease, and adopt an informal let-them-rot policy.
This is especially urgent in light of the rapid growth of cities and informal settlements - where infectious diseases can spread more easily - in developing countries.
With goodwill on all sides, real advantages can materialize from building up this informal grouping, as it is a gateway to the huge markets of Southeast and Northeast Asia.
As Greece's leaders urged at an informal meeting in Brussels last week, it should be implemented immediately.

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