contretemps
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contretemps, plural;
/ˈkäntrəˌtäN/,/ˌkôNtrəˈtäN/,
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contretemps, plural;
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An unexpected and unfortunate occurrence
- - the hotel had to deal with more than one contretemps before the end of the night
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A minor dispute or disagreement
- - she had occasional contretemps with her staff
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- an awkward clash; "he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman"
- An unforeseen, inopportune, or embarrassing event; a hitch; An ill-timed pass
- an unforeseen event that disrupts the normal course of things
- contratempo, defined as a single-tempo parry-counterattack.
- (French) an inopportune happening causing confusion or embarrrassment; awkward mishap. Here, Gene uses the word to play down the seriousness of Finny's fall.
- (kahn-trah-than') Stepping quickly from one direction to another.
- Counter beating. A compound step consisting of coupè dessous, chasse efface en avant, fermè, temps levè and chasse passé croisè en avant. It is a very useful step for traveling to the side.