Usages of el contratiempo
Lamento no haber asistido a tu reunión ayer, pero tuve un contratiempo.
I regret not having attended your meeting yesterday, but I had a mishap.
No quiero dudar a pesar del contratiempo.
I do not want to doubt despite the mishap.
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