{"id":1177,"date":"2010-07-22T19:12:02","date_gmt":"2010-07-22T19:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=1177"},"modified":"2010-07-22T19:12:02","modified_gmt":"2010-07-22T19:12:02","slug":"periphrases-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/periphrases-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"Periphrases in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"

A periphrasis <\/em>(or circumlocution<\/em>) is a figure of speech which consists of expressing, by using several words, something you could say with less or with only one word, but not as beautifully. Let\u2019s check out some well-known periphrases in Spanish.<\/p>\n

El Supremo Hacedor: Dios
\nEl M\u00e1rtir del G\u00f3lgota: Jesucristo
\nEl Pobrecillo de As\u00eds: San Francisco
\nEl Vicario de Jesucristo: el Papa
\nEl padre de los dioses: J\u00fapiter
\nEl dios del vino: Baco
\nEl dios de la guerra: Marte
\nEl padre de la mentira: Satan\u00e1s
\nEl Manco de Lepanto: Cervantes
\nEl Prisionero de Santa Elena: Napole\u00f3n
\nLa Barca de Pedro: la Iglesia Cat\u00f3lica
\nEl Pa\u00eds de los Faraones: Egipto
\nEl Celeste Imperio: La China
\nEl Imperio del Sol Nacente: Jap\u00f3n
\nLa capital del mundo: Nueva York
\nLa Ciudad Santa: Jerusal\u00e9n
\nLa Ciudad Eterna: Roma
\nLa Ciudad de la Luz: Par\u00eds
\nLa Ciudad Maravillosa: Rio de Janeiro
\nLa Reina de la Plata: Buenos Aires
\nLa primavera de la vida: la ni\u00f1ez
\nLa reina de las flores: la rosa
\nEl rey de los animales: el le\u00f3n
\nEl astro rey: el Sol
\nLa casa de Dios: el templo
\nLa \u00faltima morada: el cementerio
\nLa mansi\u00f3n de los elegidos: el Cielo<\/em><\/p>\n

Nos vemos prontito.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A periphrasis (or circumlocution) is a figure of speech which consists of expressing, by using several words, something you could say with less or with only one word, but not as beautifully. Let\u2019s check out some well-known periphrases in Spanish. El Supremo Hacedor: Dios El M\u00e1rtir del G\u00f3lgota: Jesucristo El Pobrecillo de As\u00eds: San Francisco…<\/p>\n

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