échappé

See also: échappe

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French. Doublet of escapee.

Noun

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,” […]

Translations

ballet movement

French

Pronunciation

• Homophone: échappés

Participle

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

1. past participle of échapper

Noun

échappé m (plural échappés, feminine échappée)

1. escapee

Further reading

• “échappé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.