No. 380 in Swedish
period
A length or span of time.
In a sentence
Jag har haft en stressig period på jobbet.
I have had a stressful period at work.
Here, 'period' refers to a span of time characterized by certain events or conditions.
Hon väntar på att hennes period ska börja.
She is waiting for her period to start.
In this case, 'period' denotes the menstrual cycle, a biological occurrence.
Under den här perioden i historien fanns det många förändringar.
During this period in history, there were many changes.
The term 'period' here is used to signify a specific epoch or era within a larger timeline.
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