en l'air

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃ l‿ɛʁ/

Adjective

en l’air (invariable)

  1. up in the air, up
    Coordinate term: à terre
    les quatre fers en l’air ― flat on one's back
    partie de jambes en l’air ― roll in the hay (literally, “game of legs up in the air”)
  2. (figuratively) empty, not backed by action
    des menaces en l’air ― idle threats
    une promesse en l’air ― an empty promise
    des paroles en l’air ― hot air, empty words

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Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: anlè
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