Polyglot Dictionary

péripétie

/peʁipesi/

la noun C1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les péripéties

Meaning

  1. an unexpected plot twist, mishap, or incident along the way

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

Often used in travel storytelling for the mishaps and surprises along the way, from a word originally describing plot twists in literature.

Practice

1 What does péripétie mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le voyage a été plein de ___ inattendues.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches péripétie?

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