échappé
See also: échappe
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French. Doublet of escapee.
Noun
échappé (plural échappés)
- (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,” […]
- 1991: Peter F. Ostwald, Vaslav Nijinsky: A Leap Into Madness
Translations
ballet movement
French
Pronunciation
- Homophone: échappés
Participle
échappé (feminine échappée, masculine plural échappés, feminine plural échappées)
- past participle of échapper
Noun
échappé m (plural échappés, feminine échappée)
- escapee
Further reading
- “échappé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.