contretemps

• Nom désignant un incident imprévu ou une petite difficulté qui survient de manière inopportune, souvent source d'un moment gênant ou d'un léger désaccord.

A noun referring to an unexpected and awkward situation or clash, often involving a minor disagreement or embarrassing moment.

1. An awkward clashC1formalbritish

   An unexpected and unfortunate event or situation that causes embarrassment or difficulty.

   Un accroc embarrassant

   • There was a minor contretemps at the dinner party when the guest spilled wine on the host's dress.
   • The negotiations hit a contretemps when both sides refused to compromise.
   • A contretemps occurred during the ceremony when the microphone stopped working.

   Synonymesaltercationhitchmishapmisunderstandingsetback

   Antonymesaccidentcoincidence