"en l'air" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [French]

IPA: /ɑ̃ l‿ɛʁ/ Forms: en l’ air [canonical]
Head templates: {{fr-adj|inv=yes}} en l’air (invariable)
  1. up in the air, up Tags: invariable
    Sense id: en-en_l'air-fr-adj-BliyVge7 Categories (other): French terms with collocations
  2. (figuratively) empty, not backed by action Tags: figuratively, invariable
    Sense id: en-en_l'air-fr-adj-L~BYnl~e Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: foutre en l’air, tête en l’air, s’envoyer en l’air

Download JSON data for en l'air meaning in All languages combined (2.0kB)

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          "text": "les quatre fers en l’air",
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          "english": "roll in the hay (literally, “game of legs up in the air”)",
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          "english": "idle threats",
          "text": "des menaces en l’air",
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          "english": "an empty promise",
          "text": "une promesse en l’air",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "text": "des paroles en l’air",
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          "type": "example"
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  ],
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