English-Spanish translations for period

• período
  Cinco años es un período demasiado breve. Five years is far too short a period.
  Ahora tenemos incluso un período de reflexión. Now we even have a cooling-off period.
  El período de investigación ha terminado. The period of inquiry is over.
• punto
  Mi último punto es sobre la cuestión del periodo de seis semanas. My last point is on the question of the six-week period.
  Segundo punto: autorización por expiración del plazo. Secondly, authorization once a specified period of time has elapsed.
  Períodos transitorios: es un punto muy delicado. Transitional periods: this is an extremely sensitive point.
• edad
  La media de edad es de unos 18 años, pero en Europa hay un acuerdo específico para el periodo de edad entre los 16 y los 18 años. The general age level is about 18 years, but in Europe there is a specific arrangement for the period between 16 and 18 years of age.
  De acuerdo con un estudio de la Comisión, estas aumentan con la edad, el período de empleo y la formación. According to a study from the Commission, these increase with age, period of employment and education.
  Asimismo, nadie debería quedar excluido debido a la imposición de unas condiciones mínimas en relación con la edad o un período de carencia. Accordingly, nobody should be excluded by imposing minimum conditions in terms of age or period of time.
• época
  En cuanto a la legislación y las leyes, éstas cambian dependiendo de la época y del tiempo. As for legislation and law, these differ from time to time and from period to period.
  Debemos continuar con esa trayectoria de éxitos, en una época transcendental de la Unión. We need to pursue this successful course, in what is a key period for the Union.
  Me hace pensar en la época más sombría de nuestra historia, de nuestra historia europea. It reminds me of the darkest period of our history, our European history.
• fase
  El presente presupuesto es un presupuesto puente hacia la nueva fase de programación. This budget is a bridge to the new programming period.
  Necesitamos superar la fase de debilidad. Esto también se dice en el informe. We need to get over this period of weakness, as it says in the report.
• hora
  No pedimos un período de descanso de 11 horas. We are asking for, say, six hours within a 24-hour period.
  Sé que el Sr. Hughes hablaba de un plazo de 24 horas. I know that Mr Hughes was talking about a 24 hour period.
  Esta es de 48 horas, medidas en un período de cuatro meses. They are set at 48 hours measured over a period of four months.
• periodo
  Luego llegó un periodo de rápido desarrollo. Then came a period of rapid redevelopment.
  Es un periodo sumamente excesivo. This is much too long a period.
  Casi ha expirado el periodo de gracia. The grace period is almost up.
• y punto

Definition of period

• A length of time.
• A period of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era.
• The punctuation mark “'''.'''” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation
• Female menstruation.
• A section of an artist's, writer's career distinguished by a given quality, preoccupation etc.
• Each of the divisions into which a school day is split, allocated to a given subject or activity.
• Each of the intervals into which various sporting events are divided.
• The length of time for a disease to run its course.
• A complete sentence, especially one expressing a single thought or making a balanced, rhythmic whole.
• A specific moment during a given process; a point, a stage.
• A row in the periodic table of the elements.
• A ''Drosophila'gene, the gene product of which is involved in regulation of the circadian rhythm
• Two phrases (an antecedent and a consequent phrase
• End point, conclusion
• Designating anything from a given historical era.
• Evoking, or appropriate for, a particular historical period, especially through the use of elaborate costumes and scenery
• That's final; that's the end of the matter ; end of story
• To come to a period; to conclude
• To put an end to

Synonyms

• full stop

Examples

• There was a period of confusion following the announcement
• Youll be on probation for a six-month period
• Food rationing continued in the post-war period
• When she is on her period, she prefers not to go swimming
• This is one of the last paintings Picasso created during his Blue Period
• I have math class in second period
• Gretzky scored in the last minute of the second period
• a period car
• a period TV commercial
• I know you dont want to go to the dentist but your teeth need to be checked, period!

Related words

• periodically
• periodic
• periodical
• periodontitis
• periodicity
• antiperiodic
• periodization
• photoperiodism
• periodontal