s'envoyer en l'air

French

Etymology

Literally, to throw oneself/one another up in the air.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s‿ɑ̃.vwa.je ɑ̃ l‿ɛʁ/, (more formal, perhaps humorous) /s‿ɑ̃.vwa.je.ʁ‿ɑ̃ l‿ɛʁ/

Verb

s’envoyer en l’air

  1. (informal, transitive with avec) to get it on with
    s’envoyer en l’air avec quelqu’un(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (reciprocal, informal) to have a shag, to have sex
    Ils se sont envoyés en l’air.(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation

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