die Mode
Translation
fashion, style, trend, mode
Examples
Sie interessiert sich sehr für Mode.
She is very interested in fashion.
Diese Frisur ist gerade in Mode.
This hairstyle is currently in fashion.
Das Gerät ist im Energiespar-Modus.
The device is in power-saving mode.
Grammar Patterns
to be in fashion to be in fashion Short skirts are in fashion again.
to go out of fashion to go out of fashion These trousers have gone out of fashion.
Similar Words
der Stil (style), der Trend (trend)
Etymology
From French 'mode', meaning 'manner, fashion'.
Memory Tips
Looks like the English word 'mode', but its primary meaning in German is 'fashion'. Think of 'à la mode', which means fashionable.