avoir l'air

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.vwaʁ l‿ɛʁ/ === Verb === avoir l'air to seem, look, appear en avoir tout l'air ― to seem like it sans en avoir l'air ― without seeming like it n'avoir l'air de rien ― to not seem like much ==== Usage notes ==== Though other possibilities exist, avoir l'air is typically followed by: de + an infinitive verb (or verbal phrase) que + a finite verb (or verbal phrase) de + a noun (or nominal phrase) an adjective Adjectives following this phrase may either agree with the subject, treating it as a verb like paraître, or agree with the masculine singular noun air. The former approach is more common, especially in reference to inanimate objects.