"monte-en-l'air" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /mɔ̃.tɑ̃.l‿ɛʁ/ Forms: monte-en-l’air [canonical, masculine], monte-en-l’air [plural]
Etymology: From monter en l’air (“to go up in the air”), from the fact that a burglar may have to climb over walls to break into a house. Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|#}} monte-en-l’air m (plural monte-en-l’air)
  1. (colloquial, dated) cat burglar Tags: colloquial, dated Synonyms: cambrioleur
    Sense id: en-monte-en-l'air-fr-noun-yEM2gwjx Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "english": "\"If it was a cat burglar, he would have got in through the roof and abseiled down; the lock on the roof would have been forced.\"",
          "ref": "2019, Alain Damasio, chapter 3, in Les furtifs [The Stealthies], La Volte, →ISBN:",
          "text": "— Si c’était un monte-en-l’air, il serait passé par le toit et il serait descendu en rappel : la serrure du toit aurait été forcée.",
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