air du temps
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
Unadapted borrowing from French air du temps (literally “air of the time”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(US) IPA(key): /ɛɹ du tɑn/
=== Noun ===
air du temps (uncountable)
Current popular opinion or trends of a very large group of people, a city or a country.
Synonyms: trend, craze, fashion
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.
==== See also ====
zeitgeist
=== Anagrams ===
impastured
== French ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɛʁ dy tɑ̃/
=== Noun ===
air du temps m (uncountable)
air du temps
C'est dans l'air du temps. ― It's in tune with the times, it's a sign of the times.
==== See also ====
vivre avec son temps