"brasser de l'air" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [French]

IPA: /bʁa.se d(ə) l‿ɛʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-brasser de l’air.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-brasser de l’air.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-brasser de l’air.wav Forms: brasser de l’ air [canonical]
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} brasser de l’air
  1. (informal, figuratively) to talk a lot and do nothing, to be performatively busy, to make a show of being busy but get nothing of substance done, to engage in busy work Tags: figuratively, informal Synonyms: brasser du vent Related terms: parler en l’air, parler pour ne rien dire
    Sense id: en-brasser_de_l'air-fr-verb-lErEqtUT Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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