peripecia

/peɾiˈpesja/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las peripecias

Meaning

  1. adventure

    • Contó sus peripecias.

      He told of his adventures.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

aventura

peripecia specifically means a vicissitude or twist of fate, often used in the plural for the ups and downs of an adventure; aventura is the general word for "adventure."

Similar in other languages

German

Abenteuer

Abenteuer is the German word for the same thing — both mean "adventure."

Portuguese

aventura

aventura is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "adventure."

Practice

1 What does peripecia mean?

2 Fill the gap: Contó sus ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches peripecia?

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