"Ela é formal."

Translation: She is formal.

[nicorigo]

what's the meaning of ela e formal.
She's formal (as in not casual) or she's positive (as in she says the formal truth)?

[Paulenrique]

The first option.

According to a dictionary:

• Cerimonioso; que cumpre as regras com rigor, polidez;
• Que respeita ou se adapta às normas estabelecidas, às leis que estão em vigor: escritura formal;
• Sério; de aspecto sisudo;
• Culto; que obedece as regras da gramática normativa, não usando expressões coloquiais (informais) ou gírias; diz-se da variedade linguística culta;

[bradsytone]

Oi PH! How would you typically say (option 2) She is positive (is certain, has decided that's how it's going to be and isn't going to change her mind)?

[Paulenrique]

I'd say "Ela é decidida".

[bradsytone]

Thanks, have a lingot!

[Paulenrique]

Obrigado, e bons estudos! =)

(By the way, it is funny to notice you call me "PH" =). Actually, some friends/colleagues call me PH).

[Magnus303198]

I didn't get the sound and wrote "Ela é formau." Duolingo told me this was correct! Is it really?