échappé
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French.
Noun [edit]
échappé (plural échappés)
- (ballet) A movement performed in ballet involving a leap from both feet simultaneously.
- 1991: Peter F. Ostwald, Vaslav Nijinsky: A Leap Into Madness
- A certain mystique has always been attached to his extraordinary leaps. “Suddenly a tremendous jump straight up, grand échappé, his legs firmly locked,” [...]
- 1991: Peter F. Ostwald, Vaslav Nijinsky: A Leap Into Madness
Translations [edit]
ballet movement
French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- Homophone: échappés
Verb [edit]
échappé m (feminine échappée, masculine plural échappés, feminine plural échappées)
- Past participle of échapper
Noun [edit]
échappé m (plural échappés; feminine échappée, plural échappées)
