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 (invariable) 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