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