"avoir l'air" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /a.vwaʁ l‿ɛʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-avoir l'air.wav Forms: avoir l’ air [canonical]
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} avoir l’air
  1. to seem, look, appear
    Sense id: en-avoir_l'air-fr-verb-JM-hEL9a Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms with collocations

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          "english": "to seem like it",
          "text": "en avoir tout l’air",
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          "english": "without seeming like it",
          "text": "sans en avoir l’air",
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          "english": "to not seem like much",
          "text": "n’avoir l’air de rien",
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          "english": "This guy looks strong.",
          "text": "Ce mec a l’air fort.",
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          "english": "They look like they love each other.",
          "text": "Ils ont l’air de s’aimer.",
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          "english": "I wanna come across the sun just to see what it looks like.",
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          "ref": "2012, Isabelle Autissier, L'amant de Patagonie",
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