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pour la forme

\puʁ la fɔʁm\

adverb

Afin de se conformer aux usages reçus ou de sauver les apparences. Sa mère qui maugrée, juste pour la forme.

In English

perfunctory performed out of routine, with little care
pro forma for the sake of form only
perfunctorily in a perfunctory manner

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@misc{pour_la_forme_2026,
  title = {pour la forme},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/pour%20la%20forme},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}