prise d'air
French, noun/pʁiz d‿ɛʁ/
prise d'air is spelled P-R-I-S-E-D-A-I-R (9 letters). Prise d'air is a French masculine noun meaning “air vent, air inlet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ouverture assurant un échange d'air contrôlé entre un système et le milieu extérieur”.
What does prise d'air mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineair vent, air inlet
- 2
masculineair intake
- 3
masculinesnorkel (hollow tube used for breathing underwater)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ouverture assurant un échange d'air contrôlé entre un système et le milieu extérieur.
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 prise d'air
- prises d'air plural
- prises d’air plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prise d'air?
- /pʁiz d‿ɛʁ/
- \pʁiz d‿ɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to prise d'air
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.