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fashion, style
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Mode: feminine noun meaning 'fashion' or 'style'. Refers to trends in clothing and aesthetic taste. Plural Moden. Declension irregularities: die Mode (sing.), die Moden (pl.). Common collocation 'in Mode sein' meaning to be fashionable. Use die Mode with definite article in German.
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Die Redaktion berichtete, dass die neue Mode zu Beginn der Saison präsentiert wurde, obwohl viele Kunden konservativ blieben.
The editorial office reported that the new fashion was presented at the start of the season, although many customers remained conservative.
In dieser Stadt ist die Mode sehr modern.
The fashion in this city is very modern.
Er hat einen eigenen Modestil.
He has his own style.
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Picture a fashion runway with models wearing trendy clothes labelled 'Mode'.
Mode → 'mode' in English (fashion) — same root.
die Mode — think 'die Kleidung' (feminine) to remember feminine gender.
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Usually uncountable when referring to fashion generally. Plural 'Moden' when referring to fashions/styles historically.