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I. pe·ri·od [ˈpɪəriəd, Am ˈpɪr-] N

1. period (length of time):

period
Zeitspanne f <-, -n>
period
Zeitraum m <-(e)s, -räume>
period
Periode f <-, -n>
he was unemployed for a long period [of time]
er war lange [Zeit] arbeitslos
period of gestation
Schwangerschaftsdauer f
period of grace
Nachfrist f <-, -en>
for a period of three months
für die Dauer von drei Monaten
periods of sun
sonnige Abschnitte
trial period
Probezeit f <-, -en>
during [or in][or over] a period of ten years
in einem [o. über einen] Zeitraum von zehn Jahren
within the agreed period
innerhalb der festgelegten Frist
a fixed period
eine festgelegte Frist

2. period (lesson):

period
Stunde f <-, -n>
what have you got [in] third period?
was hast du in der dritten Stunde?

3. period:

period (time in life, history, development)
Zeit f <-, -en>
period (distinct time)
Zeitabschnitt m <-(e)s, -e>
period (distinct time)
Periode f <-, -n> form
period (phase)
Phase f <-, -n>
incubation period
Inkubationszeit f <-, -en>
period of office
Amtszeit f <-, -en>
colonial period
Kolonialzeit f <-> kein pl
Dali's surrealistic period
Dalis surrealistische Periode
the Victorian period
das viktorianische Zeitalter
of the period
der damaligen Zeit

4. period GEOL:

period
Periode f <-, -n> form
Precambrian period
Präkambrium nt spec

5. period inf (menstruation):

period
Periode f <-, -n>
she missed her period
ihre Periode ist ausgeblieben
to get/have one's period
seine Periode bekommen/haben

6. period Am LING also fig (full stop):

period
Punkt m <-(e)s, -e> a. fig
you are not getting into the team, period!
du kommst nicht in die Mannschaft, Punkt, aus!

II. pe·ri·od [ˈpɪəriəd, Am ˈpɪr-] N modifier

1. period:

period (of an earlier period) chair, clothing, vase
historisch
period (set in an earlier period) drama, novel
historisch

2. period (concerning menstruation):

period cramps, days
Menstruations-
period pain
Menstruationsschmerzen pl

ac·ˈcept·ance pe·ri·od N LAW

acceptance period of contract
Bindefrist f

ˈac·cess pe·ri·od N (availability)

access period
Ansprechzeit f <-, -en>

ac·ˈcount·ing pe·ri·od N

accounting period
Abrechnungszeitraum m <-(e)s, -räume>
accounting period
Rechnungsperiode f

aˈgree·ment pe·ri·od N LAW

agreement period
Vereinbarungszeitraum m

anoma·lis·tic pe·ri·od [əˌnɒməˈlɪstɪk-, Am -ˌnɑ:-] N AEROSP

anomalistic period
anomalistischer Zeitraum

ˈblock·ing pe·ri·od N STOCKEX

blocking period
Sperrfrist f <-, -en>

clas·si·cal ˈpe·ri·od N MUS, LIT

classical period
Klassik f <->

con·ˈver·sion pe·ri·od N

conversion period
Konvertierungszeitraum m

cred·it ˈpe·ri·od N

credit period
Kreditlaufzeit f <-, -en>

ˈfore·cast pe·ri·od N

forecast period
Prognosezeitraum m

free ˈpe·ri·od N

free period
Freistunde f <-, -n>

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

grace period [or period of grace]
Nachfrist f <-, -en>
phallic period form
phallische Phase form
colonial period
Kolonialzeit f <-> kein pl
Precambrian period
Präkambrium nt spec
period pain
Menstruationsschmerzen pl

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