"en l'air" meaning in French

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Adjective

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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: foutre en l’air, tête en l’air, s’envoyer en l’air
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tête en l’air"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "s’envoyer en l’air"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ht",
            "2": "anlè"
          },
          "expansion": "Haitian Creole: anlè",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Haitian Creole: anlè"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "en l’ air",
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        "canonical"
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    }
  ],
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        "inv": "yes"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "fr",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: à terre"
        },
        {
          "english": "flat on one's back",
          "text": "les quatre fers en l’air",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "roll in the hay (literally, “game of legs up in the air”)",
          "text": "partie de jambes en l’air",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "up in the air, up"
      ],
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          "up in the air",
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        ],
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          "up"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "43 57",
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        },
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          "_dis": "17 83",
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        },
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "idle threats",
          "text": "des menaces en l’air",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "an empty promise",
          "text": "une promesse en l’air",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "hot air, empty words",
          "text": "des paroles en l’air",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "empty, not backed by action"
      ],
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          "empty",
          "empty"
        ],
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          "backed",
          "backed"
        ],
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          "action",
          "action"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) empty, not backed by action"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "invariable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃ l‿ɛʁ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "en l'air"
}
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    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "foutre en l’air"
    },
    {
      "word": "tête en l’air"
    },
    {
      "word": "s’envoyer en l’air"
    }
  ],
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Haitian Creole: anlè"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: à terre"
        },
        {
          "english": "flat on one's back",
          "text": "les quatre fers en l’air",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "roll in the hay (literally, “game of legs up in the air”)",
          "text": "partie de jambes en l’air",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "up in the air, up"
      ],
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        ]
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      ]
    },
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        "French terms with collocations"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "idle threats",
          "text": "des menaces en l’air",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "an empty promise",
          "text": "une promesse en l’air",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "hot air, empty words",
          "text": "des paroles en l’air",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "empty, not backed by action"
      ],
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          "empty",
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        ],
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          "backed",
          "backed"
        ],
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          "action",
          "action"
        ]
      ],
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        "(figuratively) empty, not backed by action"
      ],
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        "figuratively",
        "invariable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃ l‿ɛʁ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "en l'air"
}

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