peripecia
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la peripecia(
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (literary) (event)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. incident
Aparte de algunas peripecias menores relacionadas al clima, nuestro viaje a través del Atlántico fue tranquilo y placentero.Besides some minor weather-related incidents, our trip across the Atlantic was uneventful and pleasant.
Llevé un diario donde apunté todas las peripecias que nos ocurrieron durante el viaje.I kept a journal where I wrote down all the incidents that happened to us during the trip.
b. adventure
Pasamos un montón de peripecias durante nuestro viaje por toda Suramérica.We went through a lot of adventures on our trip throughout all of South America.
2. (setback)
a. vicissitude
Las peripecias del sábado pasado han cambiado totalmente la situación.The vicissitudes of last Saturday have totally changed the situation.
b. sudden change
Esta peripecia en el caso fue suficiente para precipitar el ingreso a prisión del acusado.This sudden change in the case was enough to speed up the imprisoning of the accused.
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