English-Spanish translations for formal

• formal
  Esto es la explicación de voto formal. That was the formal declaration of vote.
  Ha hecho usted una propuesta formal. You have made a formal proposal.
  Se ha presentado una propuesta formal. A formal proposal has been filed.
• protocolario

Definition of formal

• Being in accord with established forms
• Official
• Relating to the form or structure of something
• Relating to formation
• Ceremonial or traditional
• Proper, according to strict etiquette; not casual
• Organized; well-structured and planned
• Relating to mere manipulation and construction of strings of symbols, without regard to their meaning
• Formalin
• An event with a formal dress code
• A formal parameter

Examples

• She spoke formal English, without any dialect
• Id like to make a formal complaint
• Formal linguistics ignores the vocabulary of languages and focuses solely on their grammar
• The formal stage is a critical part of any childs development
• Formal wear must be worn at my wedding!
• Hes always very formal, and I wish hed relax a bit
• When they became a formal club the rowers built a small boathouse
• Formal series are defined without any reference to convergence
• Jenny took Sam to her Year 12 formal

Related words

• informal
• formally
• formalize
• informally
• formalise
• formaldehyde
• formalist
• formalistic
• conformal