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形式張る

形式ばる

Reading

Kana: けいしきばる
Romaji: keishikibaru
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Definition

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to be formal; to be ceremonious; to stand on ceremony

Kanji

Readings: ケイ、 ギョウ、 かた、 -がた、 かたち、 なり
Meanings: shape, form, style
Reading: シキ
Meanings: style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression
Readings: チョウ、 は.る、 -は.り、 -ば.り
Meanings: lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)

Example Sentences

(わたし)のアメリカのクラスはそんなに形式(けいしき)ばっていません。
➥My American classes are more informal.
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(はなし)をすることで自分(じぶん)()()すことを(おそ)れず、英語(えいご)他人(たにん)としゃべるあらゆる機会(きかい)をとらえなさい。そうすればじきに形式(けいしき)()らない会話(かいわ)場面(ばめん)気楽(きらく)になれるであろう。
➥Don't be afraid to show yourself through speech and take every opportunity to speak to others in English and soon you will feel right at home in informal conversational situations.
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日本人(にっぽんじん)英語(えいご)をしゃべる場合(ばあい)、パーティーとか(しょう)人数(にんずう)()さくな(あつ)まりなどでの形式(けいしき)()らない会話(かいわ)対応(たいおう)するのが困難(こんなん)であることがよくある。
➥Japanese speakers of English often have difficulty in dealing with informal conversation, such as at parties or in small informal groups.
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