air du temps
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French air du temps (literally “air of the time”).
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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.
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French[edit]
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Noun[edit]
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.
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