porte-à-faux

French

Etymology

Univerbation of porte à faux (third-person singular present indicative of porter à faux).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɔʁ.ta.fo/

Noun

porte-à-faux m (plural porte-à-faux)

unstable position
(figuratively) awkward situation, awkward position
en porte-à-faux ― in an awkward position

être en porte-à-faux ― to be in an awkward position

mettre en porte-à-faux ― to put in an awkward position
(architecture) cantilever
(vehicles) overhang

Further reading

“porte-à-faux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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