LEARNit Dictionary
period
noun
/ˈpɪəriəd/
UK
/ˈpɪriəd/
US
A1
OPAL
OPAL
1
A1
a particular length of time
دوره, مدت, زمان, برهه
see also
cooling-off period
,
safe period
2
A1
a length of time in the life of a particular person or in the history of a particular country
دوره, مدت, دوره زمانی
Which
period of history
would you most like to have lived in?
This textbook covers the post-war period.
The church dates from the Norman period.
We are currently studying the early medieval period.
Like Picasso, she too had a blue period.
Most teenagers go through a period of rebelling.
3
a length of time which is a division of an era. A period is divided into epochs.
دوره, دوران, بازه زمانی
the Jurassic period
Dinosaurs died out during the Cretaceous period.
4
any of the parts that a day is divided into at a school, college, etc. for study
کلاس, زنگ, جلسه درس
‘What do you have next period?’ ‘French.’
a
free/study period
5
the flow of blood each month from the body of a woman who is not pregnant
پریود, قاعدگی, عادت ماهیانه, خونریزی ماهانه
period pains
monthly periods
When did you last
have a period
?
compare
menstruation
6
the mark ( . ) used at the end of a sentence and in some abbreviations, for example
e.g.
نقطه, نشانه پایان جمله, علامت پایان
adverb
/ˈpɪəriəd/
UK
/ˈpɪriəd/
US
1
used at the end of a sentence to emphasize that there is nothing more to say about a subject
تمام., بس., بحث تمام., تموم شد., همین و تمام.
adjective
/ˈpɪəriəd/
UK
/ˈpɪriəd/
US
1
having a style typical of a particular time in history
سبک تاریخی, مربوط به دوره تاریخی مشخص, خاص یک دوره معین, وابسته به یک دوره تاریخی, منحصر به دوره معین