perífrasis
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la perífrasis(
peh
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ree
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frah
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sees
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (grammar)
a. periphrasis
Decir "voy a comprar" en vez de "compraré" es un ejemplo de una perífrasis.Saying "voy a comprar" instead of "compraré" is an example of periphrasis.
2. (rhetoric)
a. periphrasis
La perífrasis verbosoa de Juan se podría resumir en "No quiero ir".Juan's verbose periphrasis could be summed up as "I don't want to go."
b. wordy explanation
El discurso estaba repleto de perífrasis que lo hacían demasiado pesado.The speech was full of wordy explanations that made it extremely boring.
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