air du temps
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French air du temps (literally “air of the time”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛʁ dy tɑ̃/
Noun
air du temps (uncountable)
- Current popular opinion or trends of a very large group of people, a city or a country.
- With the global financial crisis still hitting hard, the air du temps today is a countrywide depressive mood.
- What's hip with your kids: Emo is the air du temps in teenage fashion and music.
Synonyms
- trend, craze, fashion
See also
- zeitgeist
References
- Linguee.fr French-English definition in context
Anagrams
- impastured