formal

1. In accordance with established forms.

   She spoke formal English, without any dialect.

   formal, formell

   форма́льныйformálʹnyj

   форма́льнийformálʹnyj

   being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)

2. Official.

   I'd like to make a formal complaint.

   förmlich, formell, offiziell

   официа́льныйoficiálʹnyj, форма́льныйformálʹnyj

   офіці́йнийoficíjnyj, офіціа́льнийoficiálʹnyj, форма́льнийformálʹnyj

3. Relating to the form or structure of something.

   Formal linguistics ignores the vocabulary of languages and focuses solely on their grammar.

   Form-

   represented in simplified or symbolic form

4. Relating to formation.

   The formal stage is a critical part of any child's development.

5. Ceremonial or traditional.

   Formal wear must be worn at my wedding!

   formell, förmlich

   церемониа́льныйceremoniálʹnyj

6. Proper, according to strict etiquette; not casual.

   He's always very formal, and I wish he'd relax a bit.

7. Organized; well-structured and planned.

   When they became a formal club the rowers built a small boathouse.

8. (especially)In accordance with a methodological framework with well-defined rules or laws; rigorous.

   Despite efforts by limnologists and freshwater biologists to create a formal definition of “pond”, there is still no universal distinction between a “pond” and a “lake”.

   Only formal proofs, which derive theorems logically from their given axioms, are considered satisfactory in modern mathematics.

9. Relating to mere manipulation and construction of strings of symbols, without regard to their meaning.

   Formal series are defined without any reference to convergence.

   formal

   форма́льныйformálʹnyj

1. Tom didn't need to be so formal.

   Тому не потрібно було бути таким формальним.

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2. He is very formal with us.

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3. I didn't pack any formal clothes.

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4. Tom never received a formal education.

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5. Did you make a formal complaint?

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