contratemps

== Catalan == === Etymology === From contra- +‎ temps. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˌko̞n.tɾəˈte̞ms] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˌkɔn.tɾəˈtems] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˌkon.tɾaˈtems] === Noun === contratemps m (invariable) setback, obstacle (music) offbeat ==== Further reading ==== “contratemps”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007