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contretemps [kɔ̃tʀətɑ̃]masculine nouna. ( = complication, retard) hitch* * *kɔ̃tʀətɑ̃nom masculin invariable1) ( difficulté) setback, contretemps sout2) Musique syncopationà contretemps — lit [jouer] gén on the off-beat; ( par erreur) out of time; fig [agir, parler, intervenir] at the wrong moment
* * *kɔ̃tʀətɑ̃ nmDésolé d'être en retard: j'ai eu un contretemps. — Sorry I'm late: I was held up.
à contretemps MUSIQUE — out of time, figat an inopportune moment
* * *contretemps nm inv1 ( difficulté) setback, contretemps sout;2 Mus syncopation; à contretemps lit [jouer] gén on the off-beat; ( par erreur) out of time; fig [agir, parler, intervenir] at the wrong moment.[kɔ̃trətɑ̃] nom masculinà moins d'un contretemps unless there's a hitch, unless something unexpected crops up————————à contretemps locution adverbiale1. [inopportunément] at the wrong time ou moment
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