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Spanish
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek περιπέτεια (peripéteia).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /peɾiˈpeθja/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /peɾiˈpesja/
- Rhymes: -eθja
- Rhymes: -esja
- Syllabification: pe‧ri‧pe‧cia
Noun
peripecia f (plural peripecias)
- (drama) peripeteia (sudden reversal of fortune as a plot point)
- incident
- Synonym: accidente
- adventure
- Synonym: aventura
1863, José Pastor de la Roca, La corona de fuego o los subterráneos de las torres de Altamira:La soledad del sitio, su aspereza, selvática, su pintoresco aspecto y aquella rústica poesía que reflejara el cuadro del paisaje, contribuían en conjunto a enardecer la inspiración de su ánimo violentamente sobrexcitado por tanta peripecia.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2020 September 23, “Venganza, enredos y trapos sucios en Saint-Germain-des-Près”, in El País:Porque en este país existe un famoseo intelectual, y sus peripecias y trifulcas son tan rastreras —y pueden resultar tan adictivas— como las de celebridades de otros ámbitos.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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