air du temps en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɛɹ du tɑn/ (US)
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French air du temps (literally “air of the time”).
Meanings
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(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.