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poli
November 23, 2015, 08:28 PM
In English, casual can and often has a positive meaning. It has come to mean, in many cases, comfortable and informal. Is this also the case in Spanish. I suspect it is not.

JPablo
November 23, 2015, 11:15 PM
"Casual" in Spanish means "by chance", it's a "false friend"...

In Spanish you would use "informal" or "de sport" when talking about clothes...

aleCcowaN
November 24, 2015, 03:01 AM
Also "de entrecasa", used in the Southern Cone but also in other countries.

poli
November 25, 2015, 07:16 AM
So, could por casualidad be used instead of de chiripa?

AngelicaDeAlquezar
November 25, 2015, 11:10 AM
Yes, "de chiripa" is colloquial and "por casualidad" is more formal. :)