CONTRETEMPS


Meaning of CONTRETEMPS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkän-trə-ˌtäⁿ, kōⁿ-trə-täⁿ ]

noun

( plural con·tre·temps -(ˌ)täⁿ(z))

Etymology: French, from contre- counter- + temps time, from Latin tempus

Date: 1769

1. : an inopportune or embarrassing occurrence or situation

2. : dispute , argument

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.