fashionable

modisch, angesagt

So gestaltet oder gekleidet, wie es gerade beliebt ist.

In einfachem Englisch: Popular at the moment because it matches the styles people currently like.

• Those shoes are fashionable.
• She bought a fashionable coat for winter.
• Wide trousers have become fashionable again.

Synonyme: trendy, stylish, in fashion

Gegenteile: unfashionable, outdated

Häufige Wendungen: fashionable clothes, a fashionable jacket, look fashionable

angesagt, vorherrschend

Zu einer bestimmten Zeit allgemein beliebt oder anerkannt, besonders bei Ideen, Meinungen oder Vorgehensweisen.

In einfachem Englisch: Widely accepted or favored at a particular time, especially an idea, opinion, or practice.

• That theory was once fashionable.
• It became fashionable to question every established belief.
• Her research challenged the fashionable opinions of the time.

So benutzt man es: it is fashionable to do something (It was fashionable to dismiss older theories.)

Synonyme: popular, current, prevailing

Gegenteile: unfashionable

Häufige Wendungen: a fashionable theory, fashionable opinion, fashionable thinking