contratempo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian contrattempo or contra- +‎ tempo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.tɾaˈtẽ.pu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.tɾaˈtẽ.pu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.tɾaˈtẽ.po/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.tɾɐˈtẽ.pu/

• Rhymes: -ẽpu
• Hyphenation: con‧tra‧tem‧po

Noun

contratempo m (plural contratempos)

1. contretemps (accident or unforeseen circumstance that changes someone's plans)
2. (music) syncopation (musical pulse supported by weak beats)

Further reading

• “contratempo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “contratempo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025