contretempsn.

Brit.

/ˈkɒntrətɒ̃/,

/ˈkɒ̃trətɒ̃/, U.S.

/ˈkɑntrəˌtɔm(p)/,

/ˈkɑntrəˌtɑm(p)/

Forms: Also 1600s counter-temps, 1700s–1800s contretems.

Etymology: < French contre-temps, -tems, bad or false time, motion out of time, inopportuneness, unexpected and untoward accident.

†1. Fencing. A pass or thrust which is made at a wrong or inopportune moment. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > [noun] > actions

buttc1330

overheadc1400

stopc1450

quarter-strokea1456

rabbeta1500

rakea1500

traverse1547

flourish1552

quarter-blow1555

veny1578

alarm1579

venue1591

cut1593

time1594

caricado1595

fincture1595

imbroccata1595

mandritta1595

punta riversa1595

remove1595

stramazon1595

traversa1595

imbrocado1597

passado1597

counter-time1598

foinery1598

canvasado1601

montant1601

punto1601

stock1602

embrocadoc1604

pass1604

stuck1604

stramazo1606

home thrust1622

longee1625

falsify?1635

false1637

traversion1637

canvassa1641

parade1652

flanconade1664

parry1673

fore-stroke1674

allonge1675

contretemps1684

counter1684

disengaging1684

feint1684

passing1687

under-counter1687

stringere1688

stringering1688

tempo1688

volte1688

overlapping1692

repost1692

volt-coupe1692

volting1692

disarm?1700

stamp1705

passade1706

riposte1707

swoop1711

retreat1734

lunge1748

beat1753

disengage1771

disengagement1771

opposition1771

time thrust1771

timing1771

whip1771

shifting1793

one-two1809

one-two-three1809

salute1809

estramazone1820

remise1823

engage1833

engaging1833

risposta1838

lunging1847

moulinet1861

reprise1861

stop-thrust1861

engagement1881

coupé1889

scrape1889

time attack1889

traverse1892

cut-over1897

tac-au-tac riposte1907

flèche1928

replacement1933

punta dritta1961

1684 R. Howlett School Recreat. 60 Counter Temps..is when you Thrust without a good Opportunity, or when you Thrust, at the same time your Adversary does the like.

1684 R. Howlett School Recreat. 67 This preserves your Face from your Adversaries scattering or Counter-Temps Thrusts.

1691 W. Hope Swordman's Vade-mecum 43 It is a fair Thrust, and cannot be called a Contre-temps.

1725 in New Canting Dict.

a. An inopportune occurrence; an untoward accident; an unexpected mishap or hitch.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [noun] > unexpected event or course of events

went1338

emergent1620

emergencya1631

counter-turninga1668

emergencea1676

counter-turn1744

go1783

contretemps1809

turn-up1884

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [noun] > a check or rebuff > temporary or minor

hocket1276

stick1647

hitch1748

contretemps1809

technical hitch1877

glitch1962

hiccup1965

the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [noun] > misfortune or ill-luck > instance of misfortune or ill-luck > a mishap or unlucky accident

mistideOE

unhapc1230

chancea1300

mischancec1325

mishapa1387

accident?1490

casualtya1513

shrewd turn1565

casuality1574

misaccident1620

mishanter1754

contretemps1809

bust-up1841

pratfall1941

snafu1943

1809 M. Edgeworth Manœuvring i, in Tales Fashionable Life III. 1 I am more grieved than I can express..by a cruel contre-temps.

1842 T. Martin My Namesake in Fraser's Mag. Dec. I am used to these little contretems.

1872 J. L. Sanford Estimates Eng. Kings 397 He [Charles II] regarded such contretemps as inevitable.

b. A disagreement or argument; a dispute.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > [noun] > state or instance of

distancec1300

differencea1387

variancec1425

different?1483

differinga1525

displeasure1550

differ1566

distaste1621

disgusta1665

disaccommodationa1676

differency1707

fallout1725

collision1839

upset1887

contretemps1961

1961 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl. 4 July 24/3 There also came a brief contretemps with the sound mixers who made the mistake of being overheard during a quiet moment.

1977 Washington Post 27 Dec. b7/3 There is his ongoing relationship with Beverly Switzler..and a contretemps with another duck named Donald.

1983 M. Edwardes Back from Brink ii. 26 The Zambian President had had a particularly unpleasant contretemps with the Rhodesians, and was about to put up tariff barriers across the Zambesi.

1984 New Yorker 30 Jan. 69/2 Mondale and Glenn got into a new contretemps, this one over acid rain and environmental policy in general.

3. Dance. A step danced on the unaccented portion of the beat; spec. in Ballet (see quots. 1952, 1957).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > dancing > movements or steps > [noun] > step > other steps

reprise1521

double1531

reprinse1531

single1531

hop1579

cross-pointa1592

trip1601

back-tricka1616

inturna1627

shorta1652

coupee1673

cut1676

fleuret1677

bourrée step or pas de bourrée1706

contretemps1706

cross-step1728

boring1775

pigeon wing1807

pas de basque1818

cross-cut1842

flicflac1852

buckle-covering1859

reverse1888

reversing1892

cross-stepping1893

box step1914

jump turn1924

moonwalk1969

coupé-

society > leisure > dancing > ballet > [noun] > movements

entrechat1706

pirouette1706

sissonne1706

batterie1712

cabriole1753

ballonné1760

balancé?1770

brisé1786

ballotté1802

rond de jambe1824

petit battement1828

battement1830

elevation1830

fouetté1830

jeté1830

changement de pied1840

développé1888

temps1890

pas de ciseaux1892

plié1892

changement1905

beat1913

ciseaux1913

glissé1913

ouvert1913

allegro1914

pas de chat1914

pas de cheval1916

soubresaut1916

grand jeté1919

lift1921

toe-dancing1924

pointwork1925

posé1927

jeté en tournant1930

tour1930

extension1934

tour jeté1935

fondu1939

retiré1941

chaîné1946

soutenu1947

passé1948

saut1948

contretemps1952

promenade1953

piqué1954

gargouillade1957

1706 J. Weaver tr. R. A. Feuillet Orchesography 45 Of Contre~temps, or compos'd Hops.

1728 J. Essex tr. P. Rameau Dancing-master xxxvii. 97 The Contretems are those springing Steps which give a Life to Dancing by the different Manners of their Performance;..To make one with the right Foot..sink upon the Left, and rise upon it with a Spring; but at the same Time the right Leg..moves forwards..on the Toes, both Legs well extended; afterwards make another Step forwards..which makes the Contretems compleat.

1830 R. Barton tr. C. Blasis Code of Terpsichore (ed. 2) vi. 488 Any dancer may be capable of executing a chassé, a pas de bourrée, a contre-tems, &c.

1877 Encycl. Brit. VI. 801/1 As may be seen from the technical language of dancing (assemblée, jetée..contre-temps..) it has undoubtedly been brought to greatest perfection in France.

1952 L. Kersley & J. Sinclair Dict. Ballet Terms 38 Occasionally one sees the full and more difficult contretemps in which the dancer closes the left leg behind the right as both knees bend before springing out.

1957 G. B. L. Wilson Dict. Ballet 79 Contretemps, a step in which the dancer, with the left foot behind and pointed, jumps off the right foot bringing the left foot round in a small sweep to the front, replacing the right foot. The right foot moves out to the side and the dancer moves forward, repeating the step.

Derivatives

† contretemps v. (also contretemp) Fencing Obsolete (a) transitive. To make a contretemps at; (b) intransitive to make contretemps.

ΚΠ

1684 R. Howlett School Recreat. 72 If for all this your Adversary give a home-thrust, then you must Counter-temps him in the Face, and parry..with your left Hand.

1691 W. Hope Swordman's Vade-mecum 42 An Artist..can infallibly Contre-temps with the Ignorant as often as he pleaseth... Make a Distinction, betwixt an Ignorant Contre-temping an Artist, and his forcing the Artist..to Contre-temps him.

1694 W. Hope Swordman's Vade-Mecum 61 An Artist may..be Contre-tempsd or Resposted.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	contretemps
释义	contretempsn. Brit. /ˈkɒntrətɒ̃/, /ˈkɒ̃trətɒ̃/, U.S. /ˈkɑntrəˌtɔm(p)/, /ˈkɑntrəˌtɑm(p)/ Forms: Also 1600s counter-temps, 1700s–1800s contretems. Etymology: < French contre-temps, -tems, bad or false time, motion out of time, inopportuneness, unexpected and untoward accident. †1. Fencing. A pass or thrust which is made at a wrong or inopportune moment. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > [noun] > actions buttc1330 overheadc1400 stopc1450 quarter-strokea1456 rabbeta1500 rakea1500 traverse1547 flourish1552 quarter-blow1555 veny1578 alarm1579 venue1591 cut1593 time1594 caricado1595 fincture1595 imbroccata1595 mandritta1595 punta riversa1595 remove1595 stramazon1595 traversa1595 imbrocado1597 passado1597 counter-time1598 foinery1598 canvasado1601 montant1601 punto1601 stock1602 embrocadoc1604 pass1604 stuck1604 stramazo1606 home thrust1622 longee1625 falsify?1635 false1637 traversion1637 canvassa1641 parade1652 flanconade1664 parry1673 fore-stroke1674 allonge1675 contretemps1684 counter1684 disengaging1684 feint1684 passing1687 under-counter1687 stringere1688 stringering1688 tempo1688 volte1688 overlapping1692 repost1692 volt-coupe1692 volting1692 disarm?1700 stamp1705 passade1706 riposte1707 swoop1711 retreat1734 lunge1748 beat1753 disengage1771 disengagement1771 opposition1771 time thrust1771 timing1771 whip1771 shifting1793 one-two1809 one-two-three1809 salute1809 estramazone1820 remise1823 engage1833 engaging1833 risposta1838 lunging1847 moulinet1861 reprise1861 stop-thrust1861 engagement1881 coupé1889 scrape1889 time attack1889 traverse1892 cut-over1897 tac-au-tac riposte1907 flèche1928 replacement1933 punta dritta1961 1684 R. Howlett School Recreat. 60 Counter Temps..is when you Thrust without a good Opportunity, or when you Thrust, at the same time your Adversary does the like. 1684 R. Howlett School Recreat. 67 This preserves your Face from your Adversaries scattering or Counter-Temps Thrusts. 1691 W. Hope Swordman's Vade-mecum 43 It is a fair Thrust, and cannot be called a Contre-temps. 1725 in New Canting Dict. 2. a. An inopportune occurrence; an untoward accident; an unexpected mishap or hitch. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [noun] > unexpected event or course of events went1338 emergent1620 emergencya1631 counter-turninga1668 emergencea1676 counter-turn1744 go1783 contretemps1809 turn-up1884 the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [noun] > a check or rebuff > temporary or minor hocket1276 stick1647 hitch1748 contretemps1809 technical hitch1877 glitch1962 hiccup1965 the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [noun] > misfortune or ill-luck > instance of misfortune or ill-luck > a mishap or unlucky accident mistideOE unhapc1230 chancea1300 mischancec1325 mishapa1387 accident?1490 casualtya1513 shrewd turn1565 casuality1574 misaccident1620 mishanter1754 contretemps1809 bust-up1841 pratfall1941 snafu1943 1809 M. Edgeworth Manœuvring i, in Tales Fashionable Life III. 1 I am more grieved than I can express..by a cruel contre-temps. 1842 T. Martin My Namesake in Fraser's Mag. Dec. I am used to these little contretems. 1872 J. L. Sanford Estimates Eng. Kings 397 He [Charles II] regarded such contretemps as inevitable. b. A disagreement or argument; a dispute. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > [noun] > state or instance of distancec1300 differencea1387 variancec1425 different?1483 differinga1525 displeasure1550 differ1566 distaste1621 disgusta1665 disaccommodationa1676 differency1707 fallout1725 collision1839 upset1887 contretemps1961 1961 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl. 4 July 24/3 There also came a brief contretemps with the sound mixers who made the mistake of being overheard during a quiet moment. 1977 Washington Post 27 Dec. b7/3 There is his ongoing relationship with Beverly Switzler..and a contretemps with another duck named Donald. 1983 M. Edwardes Back from Brink ii. 26 The Zambian President had had a particularly unpleasant contretemps with the Rhodesians, and was about to put up tariff barriers across the Zambesi. 1984 New Yorker 30 Jan. 69/2 Mondale and Glenn got into a new contretemps, this one over acid rain and environmental policy in general. 3. Dance. A step danced on the unaccented portion of the beat; spec. in Ballet (see quots. 1952, 1957). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > movements or steps > [noun] > step > other steps reprise1521 double1531 reprinse1531 single1531 hop1579 cross-pointa1592 trip1601 back-tricka1616 inturna1627 shorta1652 coupee1673 cut1676 fleuret1677 bourrée step or pas de bourrée1706 contretemps1706 cross-step1728 boring1775 pigeon wing1807 pas de basque1818 cross-cut1842 flicflac1852 buckle-covering1859 reverse1888 reversing1892 cross-stepping1893 box step1914 jump turn1924 moonwalk1969 coupé- society > leisure > dancing > ballet > [noun] > movements entrechat1706 pirouette1706 sissonne1706 batterie1712 cabriole1753 ballonné1760 balancé?1770 brisé1786 ballotté1802 rond de jambe1824 petit battement1828 battement1830 elevation1830 fouetté1830 jeté1830 changement de pied1840 développé1888 temps1890 pas de ciseaux1892 plié1892 changement1905 beat1913 ciseaux1913 glissé1913 ouvert1913 allegro1914 pas de chat1914 pas de cheval1916 soubresaut1916 grand jeté1919 lift1921 toe-dancing1924 pointwork1925 posé1927 jeté en tournant1930 tour1930 extension1934 tour jeté1935 fondu1939 retiré1941 chaîné1946 soutenu1947 passé1948 saut1948 contretemps1952 promenade1953 piqué1954 gargouillade1957 1706 J. Weaver tr. R. A. Feuillet Orchesography 45 Of Contre~temps, or compos'd Hops. 1728 J. Essex tr. P. Rameau Dancing-master xxxvii. 97 The Contretems are those springing Steps which give a Life to Dancing by the different Manners of their Performance;..To make one with the right Foot..sink upon the Left, and rise upon it with a Spring; but at the same Time the right Leg..moves forwards..on the Toes, both Legs well extended; afterwards make another Step forwards..which makes the Contretems compleat. 1830 R. Barton tr. C. Blasis Code of Terpsichore (ed. 2) vi. 488 Any dancer may be capable of executing a chassé, a pas de bourrée, a contre-tems, &c. 1877 Encycl. Brit. VI. 801/1 As may be seen from the technical language of dancing (assemblée, jetée..contre-temps..) it has undoubtedly been brought to greatest perfection in France. 1952 L. Kersley & J. Sinclair Dict. Ballet Terms 38 Occasionally one sees the full and more difficult contretemps in which the dancer closes the left leg behind the right as both knees bend before springing out. 1957 G. B. L. Wilson Dict. Ballet 79 Contretemps, a step in which the dancer, with the left foot behind and pointed, jumps off the right foot bringing the left foot round in a small sweep to the front, replacing the right foot. The right foot moves out to the side and the dancer moves forward, repeating the step. Derivatives † contretemps v. (also contretemp) Fencing Obsolete (a) transitive. To make a contretemps at; (b) intransitive to make contretemps. ΚΠ 1684 R. Howlett School Recreat. 72 If for all this your Adversary give a home-thrust, then you must Counter-temps him in the Face, and parry..with your left Hand. 1691 W. Hope Swordman's Vade-mecum 42 An Artist..can infallibly Contre-temps with the Ignorant as often as he pleaseth... Make a Distinction, betwixt an Ignorant Contre-temping an Artist, and his forcing the Artist..to Contre-temps him. 1694 W. Hope Swordman's Vade-Mecum 61 An Artist may..be Contre-tempsd or Resposted. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1684
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