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period

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noun

期間, 時代

A length of time.

Examples :

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

発表後、混乱の期間がありました。

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noun

時代、時期

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

Examples :

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

食糧配給は戦後の時代にも続いた。

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noun

ピリオド, 句点

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

Examples :

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

先生は「授業は終わり、ピリオド。」と言いました。

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noun

周期, 期間

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. "

数学の授業に充てられる学校の日の期間は45分です。

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noun

生理, 月経

Female menstruation.

Examples :

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

彼女は生理中は水泳に行かない方がいいと思っています。

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noun

時期, 時代

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."

これはピカソが青の時代に制作した最後の絵画の一つです。

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noun

時間割, 時限

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."

2時限目に数学の授業があります。

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noun

ピリオド, 期間

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

Examples :

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

グレツキーは第2ピリオドの最後の1分で得点した。

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期間, 期間

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. "

インフルエンザは長い期間続きました。私の弟は2週間病気でした。

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noun

終わり, 終結

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

Examples :

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

プロジェクトの開発期間は先週終わりました。

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noun

文, 句読点

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." "

先生の歴史的背景の説明は、よく構成された単一の文でした。

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期間, 時期, 段階

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

Examples :

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

試験前の集中的な勉強期間はとてもストレスが多かった。

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noun

周期

A row in the periodic table of the elements.

Examples :

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

ナトリウム元素は周期表の第3周期にあります。

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時代

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. "

古生代には初期の両生類の進化が見られました。

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period遺伝子、ショウジョウバエ遺伝子

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. "

研究者たちは、ショウジョウバエの体内時計がどのように機能するかを理解するために、period遺伝子を研究しています。

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ピリオド、文

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. "

先生の説明には明確な文がありました。生徒が熱心に勉強すれば、試験に合格するでしょう。

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周期

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. "

2週間の周期で宿題のパターンが繰り返されるため、計画が立てやすくなります。

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終わり, 終結

End point, conclusion.

Examples :

"The meeting reached its period at 3 pm. "

会議は午後3時に終結しました。

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verb

終わる, 終える

To come to a period; to conclude.

Examples :

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

会議は午後3時に終わります。

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verb

終わらせる, 終止符を打つ

To put an end to.

Examples :

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

生徒たちが大声で言い合いを始めたとき、先生はクラスの議論を終わらせました。

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adjective

時代の、当時の

Designating anything from a given historical era.

Examples :

"a period TV commercial"

時代劇のテレビCM

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時代劇風の, 時代物の

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. "

その劇の衣装と舞台美術は非常に時代劇風で、ヴィクトリア朝イングランドのスタイルを完璧に捉えていました。

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interjection

終わり, 終止符

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." "

プロジェクトの締め切りについて話し合った、終わり。

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