formal
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The meaning (definition) of the word formal
proper and dressy, the way people act at special events
The word formal used in a sentence
“I wore formal clothes to the dinner and sat very straight.”
How the word formal is said around the world
| French | élégant (ay-lay-GAHN) |
| Spanish | formal (fohr-MAHL) |
| Mandarin | 正式的 (juhng shir duh) |
| Hindi | औपचारिक (ow-pa-CHA-rik) |
| Arabic | رَسْمِيّ (ras-MEE) |
| Russian | нарядный (nuh-RYAD-niy) |
| Portuguese (EU) | formal (foor-MAHL) |
| Portuguese (BR) | formal (fohr-MAHL) |
| Japanese | きちんとした (kee-CHEEN toh shee-TAH) |
| German | festlich (FEST-likh) |
| Urdu | رسمی (RUS-mee) |
| Punjabi | ਰਸਮੀ (rus-MEE) |
| Korean | 격식을 차린 (gyuhk-shee-GUUL chah-REEN) |
| Hebrew | רִשְׁמִי (reesh-MEE) |
| Greek | επίσημος (eh-PEE-see-mos) |
| Dutch | formeel (for-MAYL) |
| Tagalog | pormal (POHR-mahl) |
| Vietnamese | trang trọng (chahng CHAWNG) |
| Turkish | resmî (rez-MEE) |
| Persian | رسمی (ras-MEE) |
| Polish | odświętny (ot-SHFYENT-nih) |
| Ukrainian | урочистий (oo-roh-CHIS-tee) |
| Bengali | আনুষ্ঠানিক (AH-noosh-thah-neek) |
| Swedish | formell (for-MEL) |
| Italian | formale (for-MAH-leh) |
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