contretemps in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for contretemps in the English»Spanish Dictionary

contretemps <pl contretemps> [Am ˈkɑntrətɑ̃, Brit ˈkɒntrətɒ̃] N

contretemps

contratiempo m

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English

But the contretemps was good in other ways too.

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Again, there was much hue and cry about this contretemps.

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After a contretemps, only a prig or a fool would rush in to apportion blame.

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These are the kind of epochal contretemps that, in the chattering class, usually make for deep enmity rather than enduring love.

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I do not wish to ruin the friendship between yourself and my family, by our contretemps in the discharge of our official functions yesterday.

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Then there was a fourth contretemps with a colleague.

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This year's big contretemps however, came out of what is every monarchist's dream event: a royal nuptial.

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But in this contretemps, the rector also has robust backers.

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Both contretemps are easily rectified by dealers and affect 2009 and 2010 models.

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Should it be a child that you are having a contretemps with, the ideal is deviation tactics.

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