contrattempo

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Italian

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Etymology

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From contra- +‎ tempo. Cognate with Piedmontese contratemp.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kon.tratˈtɛm.po/
  • Rhymes: -ɛmpo
  • Hyphenation: con‧trat‧tèm‧po

Noun

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contrattempo m (plural contrattempi)

  1. hitch, setback, difficulty
  2. (rare) interval (between two actions)
  3. (music) backbeat

Synonyms

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Further reading

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  • contrattempo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • contrattempo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana