la forma (noun)

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  1. shape, form
  2. way, manner
  3. form (a mould or template), fitness (physical condition, as in “estar en forma”)

Hay varias formas de resolver este problema sin llorar.

There are several ways to solve this problem without crying.

La nube tenía la forma exacta de un elefante bailando.

The cloud had the exact shape of a dancing elephant.

El pleno del ayuntamiento aprobó construir una fuente con forma de pulpo.

The town council's plenary session approved building a fountain shaped like an octopus.

Esa persona lleva un sombrero con forma de piña en el metro.

That person is wearing a pineapple-shaped hat on the metro.

Mi abuelo dice que está más en forma que yo.

My grandfather says he's fitter than me.