partie de jambes en l'air
French, noun/paʁ.ti d(ə) ʒɑ̃.b‿ɑ̃ l‿ɛʁ/
partie de jambes en l'air is a French feminine noun meaning “horizontal dancing, a roll in the hay” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ébats sexuels ; rapport sexuel”.
What does partie de jambes en l'air mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinformalhorizontal dancing, a roll in the hay
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ébats sexuels ; rapport sexuel.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of partie de jambes en l'air
- parties de jambes en l'air plural
- parties de jambes en l’air plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce partie de jambes en l'air?
- /paʁ.ti d(ə) ʒɑ̃.b‿ɑ̃ l‿ɛʁ/
- \paʁ.ti də ʒɑ̃.b‿ɑ̃ l‿ɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.