French Conversation · Level 37
74 words
French word
mode
Pronunciation
IPA/mɔd/
Meaning
- feminine nounfashion
Example
La mode change vite.
Fashion changes quickly.
More examples
Il suit la mode sans réfléchir.
He follows fashion without thinking.
Core concept
A chosen pattern that gives an activity, object, or appearance its current way of working.
Common phrases
suivre la mode
follow fashion
la mode du moment
the current fashion
se passionner pour la mode
be passionate about fashion
Similar words
tendance: A tendency emerging in people's tastes or actions.
style: A characteristic look or way of expressing something that recurs over time.
vogue: A short-lived fashion that becomes widely popular.
Definition in French
État, réglage ou tendance qui définit une façon d'être, de faire ou d'utiliser quelque chose.
Word origin
French mode is inherited through Old French from Latin modus, whose meaning of measure or manner developed into the modern senses of fashion, setting, and method.
Usage tips
- The colloquial pattern en mode plus a noun or adjective describes a current state or style, as in en mode vacances or en mode silencieux.
Other meanings
- stylenoun
- methodnoun
Opposites
- permanencepermanencenoun
- stabilitéstabilitynoun
Related words
- démodergo out of fashionverb
- démodéoutdatedadjective