Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
de modé
English translation:
demodé / passé / out of fashion
Added to glossary by
Kate Major Patience
Nov 5, 2008 17:33
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
Analytical and creative (DipTrans, MA)
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Galician to English, English
de modé
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Modern Novel
The world of Mod trends and fashions.
Donde lo que una semana era «in» a la siguiente estaba totalmente «de modé».
What was "in" one week was totally "passé" the next (?)
I´ve never heard "de modé". This is talking about the original Mods by the way, not the revival Mods who are the protagonists of the novel. This is about the original Mods in London with their vespas and jukeboxes and pork pie hats etc.
Thanks in advance. Spanish Spain to UK English
Cheers
Donde lo que una semana era «in» a la siguiente estaba totalmente «de modé».
What was "in" one week was totally "passé" the next (?)
I´ve never heard "de modé". This is talking about the original Mods by the way, not the revival Mods who are the protagonists of the novel. This is about the original Mods in London with their vespas and jukeboxes and pork pie hats etc.
Thanks in advance. Spanish Spain to UK English
Cheers
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | passé |
Alice Bootman
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| 4 +13 | out of fashion |
Eileen Banks
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| 4 | old-fashioned |
Vistalba
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| 4 | uncool |
Edward Tully
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Proposed translations
+4
2 hrs
Alice Bootman
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Renewable energy and more
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, English
Related KudoZ points
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4
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passé
I would go with passé here, as you said Kate. It seems to fit the language context both of the question and of your other recent questions - I'm assuming they are for the same novel.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Hi everyone. Thanks for your great input. I used passé in the end, because the author is quite deliberate about these things and will have used the French expression for a reason. Could have also been "demodé", and the other options are also correct, if a little too literal for my context. Thanks everyone, high quality responses as usual. Have a great weekend! :)"
+13
0 min
Eileen Banks
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Argentina
Thorough, fast and dependable
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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28
out of fashion
:)
Peer comment(s):
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EllieMonteiro
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Thank yo Elizabeth:)
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Pat Rubio Bodemer
: démodé es "pasado de moda" en francés
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yep, thanks Bodemer
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Edward Tully
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Thanks Edward! :)
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Rachel Fell
: or out of date
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thanks Rachel :) !
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Carol Gullidge
: démodé, out of fashion, out of date... And I also like "passé"
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thank you Carol :)
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psicutrinius
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thanks! :)
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Cesar Serrano
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Gracias Cesar :)!
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Janine Libbey
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Gracias :) :)
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franglish
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Thanks :)!
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María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda
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Muchas gracias :)
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camilasegura
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gracias Camila :)
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kironne
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Thanks kironne :)
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Cercedilla
: si!
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gracias :) !
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old-fashioned
how about 'old-fashioned' (anticuado, pasado de moda)?
38 mins
Edward Tully
Native in English
Because your words matter
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US)
Works in: Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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152
uncool
I've put an "agree" with Eileen already, but this is another possibility, especially given the context...
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