period

período, plazo

Tiempo durante el cual ocurre algo o se mantiene una situación.

En inglés sencillo: A length of time during which something happens or a particular situation exists.

• We waited for a short period.
• The shop closed during a period of heavy rain.
• Sales grew over a period of three years.

Cómo se usa: a period of something (There was a period of silence.); over/for a period of + time (She worked abroad for a period of six months.)

Sinónimos: time, interval, spell

Expresiones frecuentes: short period, period of time, over a period

punto

Signo en forma de punto que se coloca al final de una oración o en algunas abreviaturas.

En inglés sencillo: The dot used at the end of a sentence or in some shortened words.

• Put a period after this sentence.
• You forgot the period at the end.
• Some abbreviations have periods after each letter.

Sinónimos: full stop

Expresiones frecuentes: a period, period at end, use a period

regla, menstruación

Días del ciclo mensual en los que sale sangre del cuerpo por la vagina.

En inglés sencillo: The days when blood leaves the body through the vagina as part of the monthly cycle.

• My period started yesterday.
• She has painful periods every month.
• Stress can sometimes make your period late.

Sinónimos: menstruation

Expresiones frecuentes: have a period, miss a period, heavy period, on your period

período, etapa

Etapa de la trayectoria de un artista o escritor caracterizada por un estilo o interés principal.

En inglés sencillo: A part of an artist’s or writer’s working life with a particular style or main interest.

• These paintings belong to her early period.
• He wrote mostly poems during that period of his career.
• The museum displays works from the artist’s final period.

Cómo se usa: a period in/of someone’s career (These poems come from an early period in her career.)

Sinónimos: phase, stage

Expresiones frecuentes: early period, creative period, blue period

de época, histórico

Que muestra o imita la ropa, los edificios y la vida de una época pasada.

En inglés sencillo: Showing or copying the clothes, buildings, and way of life of a time in the past.

• We watched a period drama.
• The actors wore beautiful period costumes.
• This period film is set in eighteenth-century France.

Sinónimos: historical

Expresiones frecuentes: period drama, period piece, period costumes

de época

Que pertenece a una época concreta del pasado o fue hecho en ella.

En inglés sencillo: Belonging to or made in a particular time in the past.

• The house has period windows.
• They restored the rooms with original period furniture.
• We admired the building’s beautiful period features.

Sinónimos: historic

Expresiones frecuentes: period furniture, period features, period windows

y punto, se acabó

Indica que una decisión es definitiva y que no se discutirá más.

En inglés sencillo: Used to say that a decision is final and you will not discuss it further.

• You are staying home, period.
• We will not sell the house, period.
• I said no, period.

Sinónimos: full stop, end of story

Expresiones frecuentes: no period, end here period

y punto

Se usa para afirmar algo de forma absoluta, sin añadir nada ni hacer excepciones.

En inglés sencillo: Used to emphasize that a statement is completely true, with nothing added or left out.

• She is the best, period.
• Everyone deserves respect, period.
• This is our finest work, period.

Sinónimos: full stop

Expresiones frecuentes: best period, only one period