"formal" meaning in Spanish

See formal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /foɾˈmal/, [foɾˈmal] Forms: formales [feminine, masculine, plural]
Rhymes: -al Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin formālisbor. Spanish formal Borrowed from Latin formālis. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:bor|la:formālis|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin formālisbor. Spanish formal [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μορφή", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "fōrma", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "grow", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂el-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ālis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ālis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "formālis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "formal", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="formal"> Borrowed from Latin formālis. Head templates: {{es-adj}} formal m or f (masculine and feminine plural formales)
  1. formal Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-formal-es-adj-uSIx~BVp
  2. reliable, dependable Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-formal-es-adj-lN92fBl4 Categories (other): Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymology trees, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology trees: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 7 87 7
  3. (relational) form Tags: feminine, masculine, relational
    Sense id: en-formal-es-adj-Bzl9Yz8l
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: falacia formal, feo, fuerte, y formal, formalidad, formalismo, formalista, formalización, formalizar, formalmente Related terms: forma, informalidad, informalmente, informal

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/foɾˈmal/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[foɾˈmal]"
    },
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    }
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