échappé

§EtymologyEdit

From French.

§NounEdit

échappé (plural échappés)

1. (ballet) A movement performed in ballet involving a leap from both feet simultaneously.
   • 1991: Peter F. Ostwald, Vaslav Nijinsky: A Leap Into Madness

     A certain mystique has always been attached to his extraordinary leaps. “Suddenly a tremendous jump straight up, grand échappé, his legs firmly locked,” [...]

§TranslationsEdit

§PronunciationEdit

• Homophone: échappés

§VerbEdit

échappé m (feminine échappée, masculine plural échappés, feminine plural échappées)

1. past participle of échapper

§NounEdit

échappé m (plural échappés, feminine échappée)

1. escapee

§External linksEdit

• “échappé” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).