à la mode

See also: alamode and a la mode

English

Adjective

à la mode

1. Alternative form of a la mode

Finnish

Alternative forms

• a la mode

Etymology

Borrowed from French à la mode (“in fashion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ ˈlɑ ˈmod/, [ˈɑ̝ ˈlɑ̝ ˈmo̞d]

Adverb

à la mode

1. fashionable; in a particular style or fashion.
   • 2003 May 17, Helena Ylänen, “Poliittinen elokuva à la mode [Political cinema à la mode]”, in Helsingin Sanomat:

French

Etymology

Literally, “at the fashion.”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a la mɔd/

Adjective

à la mode (invariable)

1. in fashion, fashionable

   Synonyms: en vogue, au goût du jour

Related terms

• à la mode de

Descendants

• → English: a la mode
• → Finnish: à la mode, a la mode
• → Norwegian Bokmål: à la mode, a la mode

See also

• en vue
• dans l’air du temps

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• a la mode

Etymology

Borrowed from French à la mode (“in fashion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.laˈmɔːd/

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• Rhymes: -mɔːd
• Hyphenation: a‧la‧mode
• Homophone: a la mode

Adverb

à la mode

1. à la mode, fashionable; in a particular style or fashion.
   • 1970, Dagbladet:

     her gis ingen konsesjoner til à-la-mode-radikalisme

     here no licenses are granted for à-la-mode radicalism

   • 2008, Nils Johan Ringdal, Georg Valentin von Munthe af Morgenstiernes forunderlige liv og reiser, page 43:

     Bertha trengte naturligvis et utall kjoler – og ingen vet hvor mange hatter – for å kunne kle seg kongelig à la mode til hver middag

     Bertha naturally needed countless dresses - and no one knows how many hats - to be able to dress royally à la mode for every dinner

2. modern, the latest trend

   sangerens bryllup ble et kjendisbryllup à la mode

   the singer's wedding became a celebrity wedding à la mode

References

• la mode “à la mode” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “à_la_mode” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “à la mode” in Store norske leksikon