mainstream

dominant, grand public

Utilisé, apprécié ou accepté par la majorité des membres d’une société ou d’un groupe.

En anglais simple : Used, liked, or accepted by most people in a society or group.

• Her music is now mainstream.
• The story appeared in several mainstream newspapers.
• These ideas have become more mainstream in recent years.

Synonymes : conventional, widely accepted

Contraires : unconventional, fringe

Expressions courantes : mainstream media, mainstream culture, mainstream music, mainstream politics

courant dominant

Ensemble des idées, activités ou modes de vie acceptés par la plupart des gens.

En anglais simple : The ideas, activities, or ways of living that most people accept.

• The band has entered the mainstream.
• Her ideas remain outside the political mainstream.
• This style has moved into the mainstream of modern design.

Comment l'utiliser : in/outside the mainstream (His views are outside the mainstream.)

Synonymes : norm

Expressions courantes : the mainstream, outside the mainstream, enter the mainstream, political mainstream