Provençal expression

Agué un èr de dous èr

Character

Literal translation

to have an air of two airs

Meaning

to have an ambiguous, unreadable expression

Explanation

To wear an ambiguous, unreadable expression, a face caught hesitating between two looks that no one can quite interpret. The image joins other ways of naming indecision, such as mi-figue mi-raisin in French or ni car ni pèis in Provençal. This kind of uncertain look tends to irritate and usually draws a reply along the lines of come on, say plainly what you think. The word èr, look or appearance, is used broadly in Provençal, for instance in douna d'èr, to resemble.

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