Informal
pronunciation: ɪnfɔrməl
part of speech: adjective
oficioso = unofficial ; off the record ; unconfirmed.
Example: To us at first it seemed very large, but as we got into the research we found it was very small, so we did unofficial studies.Example: Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy.Example: A penciled note on the catalog card that a publication is temporarily suspended is better than unconfirmed surmise that a publication has ceased.
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» fuente oficiosa
= unofficial source
; off-the-record source
.
Example: Unofficial sources estimate that about 2500 monks and more than 3000 people have been arrested over the last week.
Example: Too often reporters use off-the-record sources to fill in the gaps without doing the leg work that would make the off-the-record source unneeded.
» fuentes oficiosas
= grapevine
.
Example: This has led to a new model for information retrieval: the word-of-mouth system or 'grapevine'.
Oficioso synonyms
loose
in spanish: suelto,
pronunciation: lus
part of speech: adjective, adverb
common
in spanish: común,
pronunciation: kɑmən
part of speech: adjective
intimate
in spanish: íntimo,
pronunciation: ɪntəmət
part of speech: adjective
vernacular
in spanish: vernáculo,
pronunciation: vɜrnækjəlɜr
part of speech: noun
colloquial
in spanish: coloquial,
pronunciation: kəloʊkwiəl
part of speech: adjective
familiar
in spanish: familiar,
pronunciation: fəmɪljɜr
part of speech: adjective
everyday
in spanish: todos los días,
pronunciation: evrideɪ
part of speech: adjective
casual
in spanish: casual,
pronunciation: kæʒəwəl
part of speech: adjective
vulgar
in spanish: vulgar,
pronunciation: vʌlgɜr
part of speech: adjective
friendly
in spanish: simpático,
pronunciation: frendli
part of speech: adjective
cozy
in spanish: acogedor,
pronunciation: koʊzi
part of speech: adjective
epistolary
in spanish: epistolar,
pronunciation: ɪpɪstəleri
part of speech: adjective
folksy
in spanish: folk,
pronunciation: foʊksi
part of speech: adjective
unceremonious
in spanish: poco ceremonioso,
pronunciation: ənserəmoʊniəs
part of speech: adjective
conversational
in spanish: conversacional,
pronunciation: kɑnvɜrseɪʃənəl
part of speech: adjective
unofficial
in spanish: no oficial,
pronunciation: ənəfɪʃəl
part of speech: adjective
slangy
in spanish: que usa argot,
pronunciation: slændʒi
part of speech: adjective
unliterary
in spanish: poco literario,
pronunciation: ənlɪtɜreri
part of speech: adjective
unceremonial
in spanish: no ceremonial,
pronunciation: ənsɜrɪmoʊniəl
part of speech: adjective
epistolatory
in spanish: epistolador,
pronunciation: epəstoʊlətɔri
part of speech: adjective
free-and-easy
in spanish: gratis y facil,
pronunciation: friændhisi
part of speech: adjective
nonliterary
in spanish: no literario,
pronunciation: nɑnlɪtɜreri
part of speech: adjective
subliterary
in spanish: subliterario,
pronunciation: səblɪtɜreri
part of speech: adjective