contratempo

== English == === Noun === contratempo (fencing, obsolete) A counter-attack. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian contrattempo or contra- +‎ tempo. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ẽpu Hyphenation: con‧tra‧tem‧po === Noun === contratempo m (plural contratempos) contretemps (accident or unforeseen circumstance that changes someone's plans) (music) syncopation (musical pulse supported by weak beats) === Further reading === “contratempo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “contratempo”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “contratempo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026