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7 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• contretemps n. An unforeseen, inopportune, or embarrassing event.
• contretemps n. (Fencing) An ill-timed pass.

— English word, defined in French —

• contretemps n. (Soutenu) Contretemps : événement imprévu, inopportun, gênant, difficulté.

— In French —

• contretemps n.m. Accident inopiné qui nuit au succès d’une affaire et qui…
• contretemps n.m. (Danse) Certain pas.
• contretemps n.m. (Musique) Syncope, action d’appuyer sur le temps faible…
• contre-temps n.m. Variante orthographique de contretemps.

9 English words from 2 English definitions

embarrassing event Fencing ill ill-timed inopportune pass timed unforeseen

9 English words from 5 foreign definitions

Accident action affaire Certain contretemps Musique pas Syncope temps

18 foreign words from 5 foreign definitions

appuyer Danse difficulté événement faible gênant imprévu inopiné inopportun nuit orthographique qui Soutenu succès sur temps␣faible une Variante

33 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

con Con CON -con con- cont cont. contr contr. emp EMP Emp. emps EMPs etem MPs MPS NTR ntr. Ont ONT on't Ont. ret Ret. rete retem TEM temp temp. Temp. temps tret

19 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ert ERT met Met MET met- met. mete meter -meter NOC RTN SPM SPME ter TER ter- tert- TNO

One anagram found with an extra letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

projectments

8 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

centermost center␣spot centremost compresent contempers escortment precontest torpescent

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