Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Out of season: Refers to fruits, vegetables, or crops that are produced or harvested at a time that is not their natural or typical growing season.
   • Out of fashion / Unseasonable: Describes clothing, styles, or behaviors that are not suitable for the current season or are no longer in vogue.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Dâu tây bán vào tháng Giêng thường là dâu trái mùa. (Strawberries sold in January are often out-of-season strawberries.)
  • Mặc áo khoác dày vào mùa hè trông thật trái mùa. (Wearing a thick coat in summer looks very unseasonable.)
  • Những chiếc váy này đã trái mùa rồi. (These dresses are out of fashion now.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used metaphorically to describe actions or events that are ill-timed or inappropriate for the current circumstances.
  • Việc đầu tư vào ngành đó ngay bây giờ có thể là trái mùa. (Investing in that sector right now might be ill-timed.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trái vụ: A near-synonym, also meaning "out of season," used primarily for agricultural products.

Synonyms

• Out of season: Not available or grown in its natural period.
• Unseasonable: Not appropriate for the season.
• Outdated / Out of fashion: No longer fashionable or popular.

Related Idioms

• While "trái mùa" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is commonly used in phrases like "nông sản trái mùa" (out-of-season agricultural produce) or "thời trang trái mùa" (out-of-season fashion).

adj

1. out of season, out of fashion