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period

/ˈpɪəɹɪəd/

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noun

Zeitraum, Periode

A length of time.

Examples :

"There was a period of confusion following the announcement."

Nach der Ankündigung gab es einen Zeitraum der Verwirrung.

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Epoche, Ära

A period of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era.

Examples :

"Food rationing continued in the post-war period."

Die Lebensmittelrationierung wurde in der Nachkriegszeit fortgesetzt.

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noun

Punkt

The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).

Examples :

"The teacher said, "The class is over, period." "

Der Lehrer sagte: „Der Unterricht ist vorbei, Punkt.“

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noun

Periode, Zeitspanne

The length of time during which the same characteristics of a periodic phenomenon recur, such as the repetition of a wave or the rotation of a planet.

Examples :

"The period of the school day dedicated to math lessons is 45 minutes long. "

Die Zeitspanne des Schultags, die den Mathe-Stunden gewidmet ist, dauert 45 Minuten.

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noun

Periode, Menstruation

Female menstruation.

Examples :

"When she is on her period, she prefers not to go swimming."

Wenn sie ihre Periode hat, geht sie lieber nicht schwimmen.

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noun

Periode, Schaffenszeit

A section of an artist's, writer's (etc.) career distinguished by a given quality, preoccupation etc.

Examples :

"This is one of the last paintings Picasso created during his Blue Period."

Dies ist eines der letzten Gemälde, die Picasso während seiner Blauen Periode schuf.

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noun

Stunde, Unterrichtsstunde

Each of the divisions into which a school day is split, allocated to a given subject or activity.

Examples :

"I have math class in second period."

Ich habe in der zweiten Stunde Matheunterricht.

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Spielzeit, Abschnitt

Each of the intervals into which various sporting events are divided.

Examples :

"Gretzky scored in the last minute of the second period."

Gretzky erzielte in der letzten Minute des zweiten Abschnitts ein Tor.

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Zeitraum, Dauer

The length of time for a disease to run its course.

Examples :

"The flu had a long period; my brother was sick for two weeks. "

Die Grippe hatte eine lange Dauer; mein Bruder war zwei Wochen lang krank.

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Ende, Abschluss

An end or conclusion; the final point of a process etc.

Examples :

"The project's period of development ended last week. "

Die Entwicklungsphase des Projekts endete letzte Woche.

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Satz, Periode

A complete sentence, especially one expressing a single thought or making a balanced, rhythmic whole.

Examples :

""The teacher's explanation of the historical context was a single, well-structured period." "

Die Erklärung des Lehrers zum historischen Kontext war ein einziger, gut strukturierter Satz.

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Zeitraum, Abschnitt, Phase

A specific moment during a given process; a point, a stage.

Examples :

"The period of intense studying before the exam was very stressful. "

Die Phase des intensiven Lernens vor der Prüfung war sehr stressig.

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Periode

A row in the periodic table of the elements.

Examples :

"The element sodium is in period three of the periodic table. "

Das Element Natrium befindet sich in der dritten Periode des Periodensystems.

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Zeitalter, Epoche

A subdivision of an era, typically lasting from tens to hundreds of millions of years, see Appendix: Geologic timescale.

Examples :

"The Paleozoic period saw the evolution of early amphibians. "

Das Paläozoikum sah die Entwicklung der frühen Amphibien.

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Periode, das Drosophila-Gen

A Drosophila gene, the gene product of which is involved in regulation of the circadian rhythm.

Examples :

"The researchers are studying the period gene in fruit flies to understand how their internal clocks work. "

Die Forscher untersuchen das period-Gen in Fruchtfliegen, um zu verstehen, wie ihre innere Uhr funktioniert.

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Periode, Satz

Two phrases (an antecedent and a consequent phrase).

Examples :

"The teacher's explanation had a clear period: if students studied diligently, they would pass the exam. "

Die Erklärung des Lehrers hatte einen klaren Satz: Wenn die Schüler fleißig lernten, würden sie die Prüfung bestehen.

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Periode, Zyklus

The length of an interval over which a periodic function, periodic sequence or repeating decimal repeats; often the least such length.

Examples :

"The repeating pattern of homework assignments, with a period of two weeks, makes planning easier. "

Das sich wiederholende Muster der Hausaufgaben, mit einer Periode von zwei Wochen, erleichtert die Planung.

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Ende, Abschluss

End point, conclusion.

Examples :

"The meeting reached its period at 3 pm. "

Die Sitzung erreichte um 15 Uhr ihren Abschluss.

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verb

Beenden, abschließen

To come to a period; to conclude.

Examples :

"The meeting will period at 3:00 pm. "

Die Sitzung wird um 15:00 Uhr beendet sein.

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verb

Beenden, abschließen

To put an end to.

Examples :

"The teacher period the class discussion when the students started arguing too loudly. "

Der Lehrer beendete die Klassendiskussion, als die Schüler anfingen, zu laut zu streiten.

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adjective

Historisch, zeitgemäß

Designating anything from a given historical era.

Examples :

"a period TV commercial"

Eine historische Fernsehwerbung

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adjective

Epochen-, historisch

Evoking, or appropriate for, a particular historical period, especially through the use of elaborate costumes and scenery.

Examples :

"The play's costumes and set design were very period, perfectly capturing the style of Victorian England. "

Die Kostüme und das Bühnenbild des Stücks waren sehr historisch und fingen den Stil des viktorianischen Englands perfekt ein.

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interjection

Punkt, Schluss, aus

That's final; that's the end of the matter (analogous to a period ending a sentence); end of story

Examples :

""We've discussed this about the project deadline, period." "

Wir haben das über die Projektfrist besprochen, Punkt.

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