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Contrecoup
Contrecoup Con`tre*coup", n. [F., fr. contre (L. contra) + coup a blow.] (med.) A concussion or shock produced by a blow or other injury, in a part or region opposite to that at which the blow is received, often causing rupture or disorganisation of the parts affected.
Contredanse
Contredanse Con"tre*danse`, n. [Cf. F. contredanse (fr. E. Country-dance). ] 1. (a) A dance in which the partners are arranged face to face, or in opposite lines. (b) The quadrille. [Obs.] 2. (Music) A piece of music in the rhythm of such a dance.
Contretemps
Contretemps Con`tre*temps", n. [F., fr. contre (L. conta) + temps time, fr. L. tempus.] An unexpected and untoward accident; something inopportune or embarrassing; a hitch. In this unhappy contretemps. --De Quincey.

Meaning of Contre from wikipedia

- Contre (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃tʁ] ; Picard: Conte) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Contre is situated...
- The haute-contre (plural hautes-contre) was the primary French operatic tenor voice, predominant in French Baroque and classical opera, from the middle...
- Contre-jour (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃tʁə ʒuʁ]; lit. 'against daylight') is a photographic technique in which the camera is pointing directly toward a...
- sirloin/strip steak (UK/N.Am, respectively), or a contre-filet in French. Traditional entrecôte, cut from the rib Contre-filet, cut from the sirloin Look up entrecôte...
- I Stand Alone (French: Seul contre tous, lit. 'Alone Against Everyone') is a 1998 French psychological drama art film written and directed by Gaspar Noé...
- type of ship is retained in its name in other languages, including French (contre-torpilleur), Italian (cacciatorpediniere), Portuguese (contratorpedeiro)...
- Contré (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃tʁe]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Communes of the Charente-Maritime department...
- Contre Jour is a physics-based puzzle video game for web browsers, Windows Phone, Blackberry, Android, iOS and Symbian. It was developed in 2011 by Ukrainian...
- December 2011. In the Royal Canadian Navy, the rank of rear-admiral (RAdm) (contre-amiral or CAm in French) is the Navy rank equivalent to major-general of...
- The Service de do****entation extérieure et de contre-espionnage ("External Do****entation and Counter-Espionage Service"), abbreviated SDECE (French: [zdɛk])...