formalities

to go through all the formalities necessary in order to get a gun licence

办理取得持枪执照的全部必要手续

Could I begin with a few formalities?

请允许我开场先讲几句套话。

All the customs formalities have been attended to.

一切海关手续都办妥了.

Is that all for customs formalities?

海关检查就这些了 吗 ?

All these formalities are overelaborate.

这些手续真啰嗦.

That's great. I'll come back right after the formalities.

那太好了. 手续办完后我就回来.

That was an unconventional party, where formalities are ruled out.

那是一次“不落俗套”的聚会, 一切形式礼节都免了!

This is simply a question of formalities.

这只是手续问题.

You go ahead with the formalities. I'll see to the heavy luggage.

您先去办手续, 我来帮您照看大件行李.

This was exercised through adoption into the family, but required public formalities and was exceptional.

这是用家庭接纳的办法来实现的, 不过要有公开的仪式,而且只限于例外情形.

Let's drop the formalities: call me Mike.

不要拘礼: 叫我迈克吧.

Trivial formalities have been done away with.

繁琐礼节都取消了.

We'll have to observe the formalities.

我们得按手续办事.

He returned to the other side of the gate and completed the formalities.

他回到大门里边把手续办完了.

Can we dispense with the formalities?

咱们能免去这些礼节 吗 ?