See contretemps on Wiktionary
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"a contretemps, a hitch, a hold-up, a setback"
],
"links": [
[
"contretemps",
"contretemps#English"
],
[
"hitch",
"hitch"
],
[
"hold-up",
"hold-up"
],
[
"setback",
"setback"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "empêchement"
}
],
"tags": [
"masculine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/kɔ̃.tʁə.tɑ̃/"
},
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}
],
"word": "contretemps"
}
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