contratemps

From contra- +‎ temps.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌkɔn.tɾəˈtems]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌkon.tɾaˈtems]

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contratemps m (invariable)

1. setback, obstacle
2. (music) offbeat

• “contratemps”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007