péripétie
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek περιπέτεια (peripéteia).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pe.ʁi.pe.si/
Noun
péripétie f (plural péripéties)
- peripeteia (sudden change in circumstances)
- (by extension, in the plural) chain of unexpected events
Further reading
- “péripétie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.