partie de jambes en l'air

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French

Etymology

Compare English get one's leg over.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paʁ.ti d(ə) ʒɑ̃.b‿ɑ̃ l‿ɛʁ/

Noun

partie de jambes en l’air f (plural parties de jambes en l’air)

  1. (figuratively, informal) horizontal dancing, a roll in the hay
    Synonym: galipettes

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