Translations for glacial period in the English»French Dictionary

glacial period N GEOL

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glacial period

ère f glaciaire

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glacial [Brit ˈɡleɪsɪəl, ˈɡleɪʃ(ə)l, Am ˈɡleɪʃəl] ADJ

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1. glacial GEOL:

2. glacial fig atmosphere, stare:

3. glacial CHEM:

I.period [Brit ˈpɪərɪəd, Am ˈpɪriəd] N

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1. period:

period (gen) GEOL, ASTRON, HISTORY

period (longer)

for a short period

pendant une courte période

a period of peace and prosperity

une période or une époque de paix et de prospérité

trial/Christmas period

période d'essai/de Noël

the late Roman/pre-war period

l'époque romaine tardive/l'époque or la période de l'avant-guerre

cloudy/sunny periods METEO

périodes nuageuses/d'ensoleillement

bright periods METEO

éclaircies fpl

rainy periods METEO

for/over a two-year period

pendant/en deux ans

for a long period

pendant longtemps

2. period ART:

Picasso's blue period

la période bleue de Picasso

3. period Am (full stop):

period lit, fig

4. period (menstruation):

6. period SPORTS:

période f de jeu

II.period [Brit ˈpɪərɪəd, Am ˈpɪriəd] ADJ

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glacial [ˈgleɪsiəl, Am ˈgleɪʃəl] ADJ

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1. glacial (related to glacier):

2. glacial (extremely cold):

I.period [ˈpɪəriəd, Am ˈpɪri-] N

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1. period (length of time) a. GEO, ECON:

in/over a period of six months

sur une période de six mois

3. period (lesson, class session):

4. period (distinct stage):

6. period Am LING:

II.period [ˈpɪəriəd, Am ˈpɪri-] ADJ

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period furniture, instruments, drama:

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Low outcroppings of rock in the mown turf were grooved and scarred by the last glacial period. en.wikipedia.org

Because these beetles are normally associated with tree line habitats, their location suggests an altitudinal tree limit during the glacial period. en.wikipedia.org

Numerous landslips have occurred in the post-glacial period in both bedrock and superficial deposits, though these are no longer active. en.wikipedia.org

They are important in determining sea level rise since the last glacial period. en.wikipedia.org

Some of the plant species have survived the last glacial period by turning into relict organisms. en.wikipedia.org

These were common throughout the area after the last glacial period, but have vanished with forestation. en.wikipedia.org

Wonky holes are located along riverbeds which existed in the last glacial period ending about 11,000 years ago. en.wikipedia.org

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