peripécia

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See also: peripecia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.ɾiˈpɛ.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /pe.ɾiˈpɛ.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.ɾiˈpɛ.si.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /pe.ɾiˈpɛ.sja/

  • Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧pé‧ci‧a

Noun

peripécia f (plural peripécias)

  1. (drama) peripeteia (sudden reversal of fortune as a plot point)
  2. (by extension) an unexpected occurrence
    Synonym: acaso

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