courbette

courbette |kʊəˈbɛt | ▶noun (in classical riding ) a movement in which the horse performs a series of jumps on the hind legs without the forelegs touching the ground. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: French, from Italian corvetta ‘little curve ’, based on Latin curvus ‘curved ’.

courbette

courbette |kʊəˈbɛt | ▶noun (in classical riding ) a movement in which the horse performs a series of jumps on the hind legs without the forelegs touching the ground. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: French, from Italian corvetta ‘little curve ’, based on Latin curvus ‘curved ’.

Courbette

Cour bet te , die Kurbette |kurˈbɛtə |

courbette

courbette n. f. nom féminin Politesse exagérée et intéressée. : Faire des courbettes à, devant la ministre. Note Syntaxique Le nom est suivi des prépositions à, devant.