Definition
An awkward or embarrassing situation; a minor accident or quarrel that happens at an inconvenient time.
Etymology
From French contre- (against) + temps (time), literally meaning 'against time.' The phrase originally described something happening at the wrong moment, at odds with the rhythm of events.
Kelly Says
The French have a word for those hilariously bad-timed moments—when you trip right as the spotlight hits you—because awkwardness is universal, but the French decided to name it poetically.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Unexpected
Un-ex-pek-ted
ARالعربية
مُصيبة
mu-si-ba
BNবাংলা
অপ্রত্যাশিত
op-rat-ya-shit
CACatalà
contratemps
kon-tra-temps
CSČeština
nepředvídaná událost
ne-pre-di-va-na-da u-da-lost
DEDeutsch
Unfall
oon-fohl
ELΕλληνικά
απρόοπτο
a-pro-o-pto
ESEspañol
contratiempo
kon-tra-tem-po
FAفارسی
غافلگیر
ga-fil-gir
FISuomi
ongelma
on-gel-ma
FRFrançais
contretemps
kon-trə-ɑ̃p
HEעברית
אירוע בלתי צפוי
i-ro-e-v be-le-ti tza-fui
HIहिन्दी
अप्रत्याशित
ap-rat-ya-shit
HUMagyar
meglepetés
me-gle-pe-tes
IDBahasa Indonesia
ketidaksesuaian
ke-ti-dak-se-sua-ian
IGIG
Ihe n'ehi
I-he n'e-hi
ITItaliano
contratempo
kon-tra-tem-po
KMKM
ប្រការប្រាក់
bra-kar bra-ak
KO한국어
뜻밖의 일
tteub-ba-gi il
MRMR
अप्रत्याशित
ap-rat-ya-shit
MSBahasa Melayu
ketidakseimbangan
ke-ti-dak-se-im-ba-lan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်းစု
kyun-su
NLNederlands
ongepland
on-ge-plan-d
PTPortuguês
contratempo
kon-tra-tem-po
RORomână
întâmplare neprevăzută
in-tam-pla-re ne-pre-va-zu-tu
RUРусский
непредвиденность
ne-pre-di-vi-den-no-st'
SWKiswahili
kashfa
ka-shfa
TAதமிழ்
неожиданное событие
neo-zhdash-noe so-by-tie
TEతెలుగు
అనుకోకుండా
anu-ko-ku-n-da
TLTL
hindi inaasahan
hin-di i-na-a-sa-han
TRTürkçe
aksaklık
ak-sak-lik
UKУкраїнська
несподіванка
ne-spo-di-van-ka
URاردو
غیر متوقع
ghair-mut-wa-q
VITiếng Việt
trục trặc
chuc-chuc
YOYO
ìṣẹ̀ ìrọ̀
ee-she ee-ro