contratiempo
/kontɾaˈtjempo/
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- contratiempos
Meaning
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setback
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Tuvimos un contratiempo.
We had a setback.
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Similar words
retroceso specifically means "a setback, a step backward," a regression; contratiempo is more general, an unexpected mishap or hiccup, like a minor delay.
descalabro implies a more serious setback or disaster, a major blow, like a financial disaster; contratiempo is a minor hiccup or inconvenience.
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Practice
1 What does contratiempo mean?
setback
2 Fill the gap: Tuvimos un ___.
Full sentence: Tuvimos un contratiempo. (We had a setback.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches contratiempo?
contratiempo: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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