Adjective
formal
Pronunciation: /fɔʁˈmaːl/
formal (being in accord with established forms)
B2
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Meanings
Adjective
- formal (being in accord with established forms)
Example sentence
Der Antrag wurde aus rein formalen Gründen abgelehnt.
The application was rejected on purely formal grounds.
Usage
- formale Anforderungen erfüllen — meet formal requirements; concerns prescribed forms
- formal / inhaltlich — in terms of form / in terms of content
Der Text ist formal korrekt, enthält aber noch sachliche Fehler.
The text is formally correct but still contains factual errors.