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noun, masculine

porte-à-faux

/pɔʁ.ta.fo/

noun, masculine/pɔʁ.ta.fo/

unstable position; awkward situation, awkward position; cantilever; overhang

en porte-à-fauxin an awkward position

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