parler en l'air
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paʁ.le ɑ̃ l‿ɛʁ/
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Verb
parler en l'air
- (informal, figuratively) to waste one's breath (to speak without being listened to)
- Synonyms: parler dans le vide, parler dans le vent, parler à un mur
- (informal, figuratively) to blow smoke; to talk through one's hat (to speak about issues one doesn't understand)
- Synonyms: parler à tort et à travers, parler pour ne rien dire
See also
- brasser de l'air