Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
manquer d'air
English translation:
to have a lot of nerve
French term
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
manquer d'air
" ' D'acord. J'avoue que quelquefois, je brille par mes absences, mais elles sont rares. D'ailleurs, à ce propos, j'aurais besoin de mon après-midi du 9 août.'
Elle se trémoussa sur place, puis osa un dernier déhanchement avant de poursuivre.
'La soirée aussi...'
Thomas fit celui qui avait mal entendu et ramena une main près de son oreille.
'Pardon? Vous **ne manquez vraiment pas d'air.** Et, peut-on savoir qu'elle seraitila raison de cette absence?'
'Non, c'est personnel." "
Merci,
Barbara
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Roy vd Heijden
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Oct 18, 2011 07:56: Sandra Petch changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Oct 22, 2011 14:42: Barbara Cochran, MFA Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (3): Nikki Scott-Despaigne, SJLD, Sandra Petch
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Proposed translations
really do have a nerve
You really do have a nerver if you think I'm going to pay for you.
to have cheek/nerve
You have got a nerve
A similar expression is "être gonflé."
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Catharine Cellier-Smart
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Theodora OB
: you've got some nerve
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mimi 254
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sporran
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emiledgar
: you've gotta lot of nerve
48 mins
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: nerve is a safe bet
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United Kingdom
Sensible solutions
Native in: English (Variant: Wessexois) 
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
to be pushy
have some front
never at loss for words/never lack an explanation
Reference comments
Belgium
modo possem penitus deliberare
Native in: Dutch (Variant: Netherlands)
Works in: French to Dutch
ne pas manquer d'air
Il ne manque pas d’air, il est passé devant moi sans me saluer ! "
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Jennifer White
: Yes, very esily found http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/manquerdair.htm
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