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Contretemps   /kˈɑntrətˌɛmps/   Listen
Contretemps

noun
1.
An awkward clash.






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"Contretemps" Quotes from Famous Books



... cheer the shivering exiles. In the spring, however, the first ship from St. Malo brought bad news from France. The enemies of De Monts at home had triumphed, and had persuaded the King to cancel the charter of the Deputy. In a way this contretemps led to the ...
— Old Quebec - The Fortress of New France • Sir Gilbert Parker and Claude Glennon Bryan



Words linked to "Contretemps" :   clash, encounter, plural form, brush, plural, skirmish



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