Category: Culture & SocietyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
mode
/mode/Roman
English meaning: Fashion
Definition
A popular trend in clothing and lifestyle at a particular time.
Example
“Paris est la capitale mondiale de la mode.”
In English: “Paris is the world capital of fashion.”
Another example: “Cette coiffure est très à la mode cette année.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Polysemous noun: 'fashion' (la mode), but also 'mode/way' (un mode) — gender disambiguates. Neutral register. 'À la mode' = fashionable/trendy; 'mode d'emploi' = instructions.
Common Collocations
- à la mode
- le monde de la mode
- un défilé de mode
- une mode passagère
- suivre la mode
Word Forms
f. (fashion); m. mode = way/manner
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Literary Heritage
“Aimer, c'est agir.”
“To love is to act.”
“Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien.”
“The perfect is the enemy of the good.”
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