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Summary

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contretemps:
- Wiktionary:
  contretemps → Widrigkeit, Zwischenfall, [[unglücklich Zufall]], Unannehmlichkeit
- Synonyms for "contretemps":
  brush; clash; encounter; skirmish

English

Detailed Translations for contretemps from English to German

contretemps:

Synonyms for "contretemps":

brush; clash; encounter; skirmish

Related Definitions for "contretemps":

an awkward clash¹
- he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman¹

Wiktionary Translations for contretemps:

contretemps

noun

an unforeseen or embarrassing event
- contretemps → Widrigkeit; Zwischenfall; [[unglücklich Zufall]]; Unannehmlichkeit

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