autres temps, autres mœurs
French, proverb/o.tʁə tɑ̃ | o.tʁə mœʁ(s)/
autres temps, autres mœurs is a French proverb meaning “other days, other ways; customs change with the times” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does autres temps, autres mœurs mean in English?
proverb
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other days, other ways; customs change with the times
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. Expression qui traduit l’exaspération ou l’affliction du locuteur, sur l’évolution de mœurs.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce autres temps, autres mœurs?
- /o.tʁə tɑ̃ | o.tʁə mœʁ(s)/
- \o.tʁə tɑ̃ o.tʁə mœʁ\
- \otʁ tɑ̃ otʁ mœʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.