lamode
feminine
/mɔd/
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Translation
fashion (la mode, feminine); also le mode, masculine - mode, method, way
Word origin
From Latin modus ('measure, manner, way'). The feminine 'fashion' sense developed from the idea of a prevailing manner. The same root gives English 'mode' and 'model'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- modus
- English cognates
- mode, model
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralmodes
Examples
.
This colour is very fashionable this summer.
l'industrie .
She works in the fashion industry in Paris.
jeans déchirés .
Ripped jeans have come back into fashion.
' 'allumer .
Read the instructions before switching on the machine.
silencieux.
My phone is on silent mode.
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