| formal | adj 1. following accepted rules, customs or conventions, formal, rasmi; (of word) formal: a ~ dinner, majlis makan malam formal; she wore ~ dress to the ceremony, dia memakai pakaian formal ke upacara itu; he is always very ~, even with his children, dia sentiasa sangat formal, walaupun dgn anak-anaknya; “pursue” is a ~ way of saying “chase”, “pursue” ialah kata yg formal utk “chase”; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| evening dress | n 1. woman’s formal dress, gaun malam; 2. special clothes suitable for formal occasions, pakaian formal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| formality | n 1. quality of being formal, keformalan: the ~ of the court made him nervous, keformalan mahkamah membuat dia gugup; with ~, dgn formal: the guest of honour was received with ~, tetamu kehormat itu disambut dgn formal; 2. formal act, formaliti: the formalities involved in acquiring a passport, formaliti-formaliti yg bersangkutan dgn pemerolehan pasport; the interview was just a ~, temu duga itu ialah formaliti semata-mata. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| book-learning, book-lore | n 1. learning by reading books, belajar dgn membaca buku; 2. formal education, pendidikan formal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| formal language | n bahasa formal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dress | adj (of clothing) formal: a ~ shirt, kemeja formal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| appropriately | adv sesuai: to be ~ dressed, memakai pakaian yg sesuai; a formal style ~ chosen for the subject, gaya formal yg dipilih sesuai dgn pokok persoalan; a hospital that is ~ named after its founder, hospital yg diberi nama yg sesuai sempena nama pengasasnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| formal | 2. official, rasmi: he paid a ~ call on the president at his office, dia membuat kunjungan rasmi di pejabat presiden; his manner was cold and ~, sikapnya dingin dan rasmi; she was given a ~ reminder, dia diberi peringatan rasmi; 3. regular or symmetrical in form, formal: a ~ garden, taman formal; 4. outward, nominal, lahiriah, zahiriah, pd /lahirnya, zahirnya/: there is only a ~ resemblance between the two works, terdapat keserupaan lahiriah sahaja antara kedua-dua karya itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| informal | adj 1. not formal, tdk rasmi: the President paid them an ~ visit, Presiden itu membuat lawatan tdk rasmi ke tempat mereka; an ~ interview, temu duga yg tdk rasmi; have an ~ /talk, discussion, gathering, etc/, berbual, berbincang, berkumpul, dll/ secara tdk rasmi: they are having an ~ discussion on the terrace, mereka sedang berbincang secara tdk rasmi di laman; 2. casual, a. (of social occasion) informal: an ~ dinner party, jamuan makan malam informal; b. (of clothes) bersahaja, kasual; c. (of behaviour) bersahaja: he prefers to be ~, dia lebih suka bersahaja; 3. (of word, style of writing, etc) tdk formal: “sweet-shop” is an ~ word for “confectioner’s”, “sweet-shop” ialah perkataan tdk formal bagi perkataan “confectioner’s”. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| invite | vt 1. ask (so.) politely, (to attend party, wedding, etc or to go to so’s house etc) menjemput, mengajak, mengundang, mempelawa; (to important, formal or official function) mengundang, menjemput; (verbally and at formal meeting or function) mempersilakan, menjemput: he was ~d to spend the weekend with them, dia diajak menghabiskan hujung minggu bersama mereka; I did not go to her wedding because I was not ~d, saya tdk menghadiri majlis perkahwinannya krn saya tdk dijemput; the Minister ~d the delegates to be seated, Menteri itu mempersilakan wakil-wakil perutusan tersebut duduk; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |