| Englisch | Deutsch | |
| defining {adj} [moment, period] | 504 prägend | |
| bitter {adj} [experience, time period, etc.] | 320 hart [Erfahrung, Jahre etc.] | |
| frenetic {adj} [activity, pace, period] | 293 hektisch | |
| castle {adj} [attr.] [referring to a fortified castle, typically of the medieval period] | 230 Burg- | |
| preparatory {adj} [e.g. course, period, stage] | 61 Vorbereitungs- [z. B. Kurs, Zeit, Phase] | |
| astron. phys. orbital {adj} [e.g. movement, period] | 13 Umlauf- [Orbital-] [z. B. Bewegung, Zeit] | |
| climacteric {adj} [period, event] | 7 kritisch [Punkt, Zeitpunkt] | |
| temporary {adj} [tied to a particular period] | 7 zeitgebunden | |
| med. antepartum {adj} [relating to the period before childbirth] | 5 peripartal [Zeitpunkt um die Geburt herum; in der Spätschwangerschaft] | |
| early {adj} [belonging to a period far back in time] | alt [früh] | |
| had a holiday {past-p} [period away from work] | freigehabt [ugs.] | |
| having a holiday [period away from work] | freihabend [ugs.] | |
| Georgian {adj} [architecture, house, style, period] | georgianisch | |
| latter-day {adj} [attr.] [of the present period] | heutig [modern] | |
| art lit. mus. high romantic {adj} [period, style, repertoire, etc.] | hochromantisch | |
| art lit. mus. highly romantic {adj} [refers to the quality of a work of art, not necessarily to the period it was produced in] | hochromantisch | |
| short of [time period : two hours etc.] | knapp [Zeiteinheit: zwei Stunden usw.] | |
| hist. colonial {adj} [of the colonial period] | kolonialzeitlich | |
| hist. colonial-period {adj} [also: colonial period] [usually attr.] | kolonialzeitlich | |
| long-term {adj} [over a period of years] | langjährig | |
| transitionary {adj} [e. g. government, period] | Übergangs- [z. B. Regierung, Periode] | |
| growing {adj} [attr.] [growth] [e.g. cycle, pains, period] | Wachstums- [z. B. Zyklus, Schmerzen, Periode] | |
| interwar {adj} [also: inter-war] [e.g. period, years, generation] [period between WW I und WW II] | Zwischenkriegs- [z. B. Zeit, Jahre, Generation] [Zeit zwischen WK I und WK II] | |
Verben |
| to give sth. [period of grace, loan, etc.] | 332 etw. einräumen [Frist, Kredit etc.] | |
| to stagger sth. [spread over a period of time] | 85 etw.Akk. entzerren [zeitlich] | |
| to stop [for a moment, a short period] | 38 innehalten | |
| brew to lager sth. [to store beer during a period of aging] | etw.Akk. lagern [bes. in Lagerkellern, Bierkellern] | |
| to work through sth. [period of time] | etw. [Zeitspanne] durcharbeiten | |
| to have a holiday [period away from work] | freihaben [ugs.] | |
Substantive |
| archi. hist. castle [fortified, esp. of the medieval period] | 3654 Burg {f} | |
| tenure [office period] | 3270 Amtszeit {f} | |
| youth [period or condition; also fig.] | 1506 Jugend {f} [Lebensabschnitt oder Zustand; auch fig.] | |
| stage [period] | 1481 Abschnitt {m} [Phase, Stadium] | |
| stage [period] | 1314 Phase {f} | |
| respite [period of time] | 423 Frist {f} | |
| jobs stint [period of time] | 326 Arbeitsperiode {f} | |
| spell [short period of time] | 295 Weile {f} | |
| spell [short period] | 178 Weilchen {n} | |
| term [time limit, period] | 153 Frist {f} | |
| twilight [evening period of twilight] | 152 Abenddämmerung {f} | |
| term [period of validity, running time etc.] | 151 Laufzeit {f} | |
| prosperity [period] | 132 Blütezeit {f} [fig.] | |
| bout [period] | 116 Periode {f} | |
| retreat [period of seclusion] | 112 Klausur {f} [Abgeschiedenheit] | |
| sports half [playing period] | 104 Halbzeit {f} [Hälfte der Spielzeit] | |
| wait [period of waiting] | 96 Wartezeit {f} | |
| med. hospitalization [period] | 66 Krankenhausaufenthalt {m} | |
| cycle [time period] | 63 Zeitraum {m} | |
| centenary [rare] [period of 100 years] | 60 Jahrhundert {n} [Zeitspanne von 100 Jahren] | |
| incarceration [period] | 58 Kerkerhaft {f} | |