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period

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noun

Período, lapso

A length of time.

Examples :

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

Hubo un período de confusión después del anuncio.

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noun

Período, época

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

Examples :

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

El racionamiento de alimentos continuó en el período de posguerra.

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noun

Punto

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

Examples :

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

El profesor dijo: "La clase ha terminado, punto".

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noun

Período, lapso

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. "

El período del día escolar dedicado a las clases de matemáticas dura 45 minutos.

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noun

Periodo, menstruación

Female menstruation.

Examples :

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

Cuando está con su periodo, prefiere no ir a nadar.

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noun

Periodo, época

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."

Esta es una de las últimas pinturas que Picasso creó durante su período azul.

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noun

Periodo, clase

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."

Tengo clase de matemáticas en el segundo periodo.

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noun

Periodo, tiempo

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

Examples :

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

Gretzky anotó en el último minuto del segundo periodo.

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Periodo, duración

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. "

La gripe tuvo un largo periodo; mi hermano estuvo enfermo durante dos semanas.

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Fin, conclusión

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

Examples :

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

El período de desarrollo del proyecto terminó la semana pasada.

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Oración, período

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." "

La explicación del profesor sobre el contexto histórico fue una sola oración bien estructurada.

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Periodo, etapa, fase

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

Examples :

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

El periodo de estudio intenso antes del examen fue muy estresante.

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noun

Periodo

A row in the periodic table of the elements.

Examples :

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

El elemento sodio está en el periodo tres de la tabla periódica.

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noun

Período

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. "

El período Paleozoico vio la evolución de los primeros anfibios.

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Gen period, gen de la mosca de la fruta

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. "

Los investigadores están estudiando el gen period en moscas de la fruta para comprender cómo funcionan sus relojes internos.

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Periodo, frase

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. "

La explicación del profesor tenía un periodo claro: si los estudiantes estudiaban diligentemente, aprobarían el examen.

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Período

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. "

El patrón repetitivo de las tareas, con un período de dos semanas, facilita la planificación.

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Fin, conclusión

End point, conclusion.

Examples :

"The meeting reached its period at 3 pm. "

La reunión llegó a su fin a las 3 pm.

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verb

Concluir, finalizar

To come to a period; to conclude.

Examples :

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

La reunión concluirá a las 3:00 pm.

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verb

Finalizar, concluir

To put an end to.

Examples :

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

El profesor finalizó la discusión de la clase cuando los estudiantes comenzaron a discutir demasiado fuerte.

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adjective

De época, histórico

Designating anything from a given historical era.

Examples :

"a period TV commercial"

Un anuncio de televisión de época

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adjective

De época, histórico

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. "

El vestuario y la escenografía de la obra eran muy de época, capturando perfectamente el estilo de la Inglaterra victoriana.

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interjection

Punto, se acabó

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." "

Hemos discutido esto sobre la fecha límite del proyecto, se acabó.

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