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A n1 ( substance) air m ; in the open air en plein air, au grand air ; I need a change of air j'ai besoin de changer d'air ; to come up for air [swimmer, animal] remonter à la surface pour respirer ; to let the air out of a tyre/balloon dégonfler un pneu/ballon ;2 (atmosphere, sky) air m ; he threw the ball up into the air il a jeté le ballon en l'air ; the helicopter rose up into the air l'hélicoptère a décollé ; the birds of the air les oiseaux qui volent ; the swans took to the air les cygnes se sont envolés or ont pris leur envol ; to send sth/to travel by air envoyer qch/voyager par avion ; Paris (seen) from the air Paris vu d'avion ; the battle was fought on the ground and in the air la bataille fut livrée sur terre et dans les airs ; to clear the air lit [storm] rafraîchir l'air ; fig détendre l'atmosphère ;3 Radio, TV to be/go on the air [broadcaster, interviewee] être/passer à l'antenne ; to go off the air quitter l'antenne ; while the programme was still on the air alors que l'émission était encore en cours de diffusion ; the series will be back on the air in January le feuilleton reprendra en janvier ; he went on the air to reassure the public il est intervenu à la radio or à la télévision pour rassurer le public ; off the air, she confided that… hors antenne, elle a confié que… ; the channel goes off the air at midnight la chaîne cesse d'émettre à minuit ;4 ( manner) ( of person) air m ; (aura, appearance) ( of place) aspect m, air m ; with an air of innocence/indifference d'un air innocent/indifférent ; an air of mystery surrounds the project le projet est entouré de mystère ; he has a certain air about him il a une certaine allure ;5 Mus air m ;B vtr1 ( dry) faire sécher ; ( freshen by exposing to air) aérer [garment, room, bed] ; don't wear that shirt, it hasn't been aired ne mets pas cette chemise, elle n'est pas complètement sèche ;2 ( express) exprimer, faire part de [opinion, view] ; to air one's grievances exposer ses griefs ; to air one's knowledge faire étalage de son savoir ;3 US ( broadcast) diffuser.there's something in the air il y a quelque chose dans l'air, il y a quelque chose qui se trame ; he could sense trouble in the air il sentait qu'il y avait de l'orage dans l'air fig ; there's a rumour in the air that… le bruit court que… ; to put on airs, to give oneself airs péj se donner de grands airs ; our plans are still totally up in the air nos projets sont toujours très flous or vagues ; to be walking ou treading on air être aux anges ; to disappear ou vanish into thin air se volatiser ; they produced ou conjured these figures out of thin air leurs chiffres étaient complètement fantaisistes.
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