à la mode

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à la mode (ä

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adj.

1. According to the prevailing style or fashion.

2. Served with ice cream: apple pie à la mode.

[French : à, in + la, the + mode, fashion.]

à la mode [ɑː lɑː ˈməʊd æ lə (French) a la mɔd]

adj

1. fashionable in style, design, etc.

2. (Cookery) (of meats) braised with vegetables in wine

3. (Cookery) Chiefly US and Canadian (of desserts) served with ice cream

[from French: according to the fashion]

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à la mode

adjective fashionable, in fashion, in vogue, in (informal), the new, popular, with it (informal), stylish, chic, all the rage (informal), modish, du jour (French), all the go (informal), culty, the latest rage (informal) The saxophone will always be à la mode.

Translations

à la mode

adj (US) → mit Eis

à la mode [ɑːlɑːˈməʊd]

1. adj → di moda

2. adv → alla moda

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