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period

/ˈpɪəriəd/

/ˈpɪriəd/

Translations

periodnoun

periods

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/ˈpɪriəd/

période

The project must be completed within a six-month period.

Le projet doit être terminé dans un délai de six mois.

pointPonctuation.

Make sure to put a period at the end of each sentence.

Assurez-vous de mettre un point à la fin de chaque phrase.

périodeDans le contexte scolaire.

We have math class during the first period.

Nous avons cours de mathématiques pendant la première période.

époquePour une période historique ou culturelle.

The Renaissance was a period of great cultural and artistic achievement.

La Renaissance fut une époque de grandes réalisations culturelles et artistiques.

périodeEn physique, en mathématiques ou en astronomie.

The period of the pendulum is two seconds.

La période du pendule est de deux secondes.

règlesLangage courant.

She always carries supplies in her bag in case her period starts unexpectedly.

Elle garde toujours des protections dans son sac au cas où ses règles commenceraient de façon inattendue.

périodeEn sport.

They scored two goals in the third period of the hockey game.

Ils ont marqué deux buts pendant la troisième période du match de hockey.

périodeDans le tableau périodique.

Sodium is located in period 3 of the periodic table.

Le sodium se trouve dans la période 3 du tableau périodique.

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periodadjective

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Used attributively before nouns to denote things belonging to or characteristic of a particular historical era (e.g., "period costume").

d'époquePour un style ou un mobilier caractéristique d'une époque.

The house is furnished with authentic period furniture.

La maison est meublée de mobilier d'époque authentique.

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periodinterjection

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Colloquial usage to signal finality in a statement (e.g., "End of discussion, period.").

PointFormule d'insistance pour clore une affirmation.

You will finish your homework before going out, period.

Tu finiras tes devoirs avant de sortir, point.

Synonyms

full stop

and that's that

end of story

case closed

that's final

no ifs, ands, or buts

that's that

Antonyms

maybe

perhaps

we'll see

not necessarily

not yet

Definitions

periodnoun

A length or portion of time.

The project must be completed within a six-month period.

A punctuation mark (.) used at the end of a sentence or an abbreviation.

Make sure to put a period at the end of each sentence.

A division of time in a school day during which a lesson or other activity takes place.

We have math class during the first period.

A portion of time in the life of a person, nation, or civilization characterized by the same prevalent features or conditions.

The Renaissance was a period of great cultural and artistic achievement.

The interval between successive occurrences of the same state in an oscillatory or cyclic phenomenon, such as a wave or a pendulum.

The period of the pendulum is two seconds.

The time taken for one complete cycle of a regularly recurring phenomenon.

The period of the moon's orbit around the Earth is about 27.3 days.

The time during which menstrual bleeding occurs; menstruation.

She always carries supplies in her bag in case her period starts unexpectedly.

A segment of play in certain sports separated from others by breaks.

They scored two goals in the third period of the hockey game.

Each of the horizontal rows into which the elements of the periodic table are arranged.

Sodium is located in period 3 of the periodic table.

periodadjective

Relating to or characteristic of a particular historical era, especially in style or design.

The house is furnished with authentic period furniture.

periodinterjection

Used to emphasize that there is nothing more to say or discuss.

You will finish your homework before going out, period.