"tête en l'air" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /tɛ.t‿ɑ̃ l‿ɛʁ/ Forms: tête en l’ air [canonical]
Head templates: {{fr-adj|inv=1}} tête en l’air (invariable)
  1. (informal) absent-minded, scatterbrained Tags: informal, invariable Synonyms: distrait Related terms: avoir la tête dans les nuages, être dans la lune
    Sense id: en-tête_en_l'air-fr-adj-9~a~-mN0 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0

Noun

IPA: /tɛ.t‿ɑ̃ l‿ɛʁ/ Forms: tête en l’ air [canonical, feminine], têtes en l’air [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} tête en l’air f (plural têtes en l’air)
  1. (informal) scatterbrain Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-tête_en_l'air-fr-noun-ZHxS1u7o
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