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for·mal [ˈfɔ:məl, Am ˈfɔ:r-] ADJ

1. formal (ceremonious):

formal
formell
formal dress
Gesellschaftskleidung f

2. formal (serious):

formal
förmlich
formal person
förmliche Person
formal person pej
steife Person

3. formal (official):

formal
offiziell
formal education
ordentliche [Schul]bildung
formal procedures
offizielles Verfahren

4. formal (laid out):

formal
sorgfältig angelegt
formal flower arrangement
symmetrisch angeordnetes Blumengesteck
formal garden
architektonischer Garten

5. formal (nominal):

formal
formal
formal interest
höfliches Interesse

6. formal form (of artistic form):

formal
formal

for·mal ˈdocu·ments N pl ECON, FIN

formal documents
förmlicher Schriftsatz, der alle Einzelheiten eines Übernahmeangebots aufführt

formal boundary

formal boundary
formelle Grenze

formal component

formal component
formaler Bestandteil

formal region

formal region
homogene Region