No. 406 in Catalan
període
"Període" in Catalan means "period" or "interval of time" in English.
In a sentence
El període de matrícula per al curs vinent comença demà.
The enrollment period for the upcoming course begins tomorrow.
In this sentence, 'període' is used to mean 'time frame' or 'duration' specifically reserved for taking an action, in this case, enrollment.
Durant el període de vacances, les oficines romandran tancades.
During the holiday period, the offices will remain closed.
Here, 'període' indicates a specific span of time during which holidays are observed.
L'informe cobreix un període de cinc anys.
The report covers a period of five years.
In this example, 'període' refers to a specified interval of time pertaining to the coverage of a report.
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