échappé
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See also: échappe
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French. Doublet of escapee.
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,” […]
Translations[edit]
ballet movement
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Participle[edit]
échappé (feminine échappée, masculine plural échappés, feminine plural échappées)
Noun[edit]
échappé m (plural échappés, feminine échappée)
Further reading[edit]
- “échappé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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