peak period in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for peak period in the English»French Dictionary

peak period N (on road, in shops)

peak period

période f de pointe

at or during peak periods

en période de pointe

Translations for peak period in the English»French Dictionary

in the off-peak period

en période creuse, en dehors des heures de pointe

Translations for peak period in the English»French Dictionary

I.period [Brit ˈpɪərɪəd, Am ˈpɪriəd] N

1. period:

period (gen) GEOL, ASTRON, HISTORY

période f

period (longer)

époque f

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

averses fpl

for/over a two-year period

pendant/en deux ans

for a long period

pendant longtemps

2. period ART:

period

période f

Picasso's blue period

la période bleue de Picasso

3. period Am (full stop):

period lit, fig

point m

4. period (menstruation):

period

règles fpl

5. period SCHOOL (lesson):

period

cours m

period

leçon f

a double period of French

deux cours de français à la suite

to have a free period

≈ avoir une heure de libre

6. period SPORTS:

period

période f de jeu

period

manche f

II.period [Brit ˈpɪərɪəd, Am ˈpɪriəd] ADJ

period (of a certain era) costume, furniture, instrument

d'époque

period (reproduction) costume, instrument, style, performance

caractéristique de l'époque

period furniture

de style (ancien)

I.peak [Brit piːk, Am pik] N

1. peak (of mountain):

peak

pic m (of de)

2. peak (of cap):

peak

visière f

3. peak STAT:

peak (of inflation, quantity, demand, price, market)

maximum m (in dans, of de)

peak (in hormone, popularity)

pic m

peak (on a graph)

sommet m

to be at its or a peak

être à son maximum

4. peak fig:

peak (high point) (of career, achievement, empire, mental powers, creativity)

apogée m (of de)

peak (of fitness, form)

meilleur m (of de)

her success is at its peak , she is at the peak of her success

son succès a atteint son apogée

her fitness is at its peak , she is at the peak of her fitness

elle est au meilleur de sa forme

at his peak, he earned…

à l'apogée de sa carrière, il gagnait…

in the peak of condition

en excellente santé

to be past its or one's peak

avoir fait son temps

5. peak (busiest time) (gen):

peak

heure f de pointe

peak TELEC

heures fpl rouges

to cost 40 pence peak TELEC

coûter 40p au tarif rouge

6. peak:

peak (of roof)

faîte m

peak (of hair)

banane f

‘beat the egg white until it forms stiff peaks’

‘battre les blancs jusqu'à ce qu'ils deviennent fermes’

II.peak [Brit piːk, Am pik] ADJ attr

peak demand, figure, level, population, price, risk

maximum, maximal

peak fitness, form, performance

meilleur

III.peak [Brit piːk, Am pik] VB intr

peak inflation, rate, market, workload:

culminer (at à)

peak fig career, performance, enthusiasm, interest:

culminer

to peak in May/in the morning

culminer en mai/dans la matinée

to peak too early runner:

se lancer trop tôt

to peak too early prodigy:

s'épanouir trop tôt

to peak too early (in career)

réussir trop tôt

peak period in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for peak period in the English»French Dictionary

peak in a period

moment m le plus fort

Translations for peak period in the English»French Dictionary

I.peak [pi:k] N

1. peak (mountain top):

peak

pic m

to reach the peak

atteindre le sommet

2. peak (climax):

peak

sommet m

peak in a period

moment m le plus fort

peak of a trend

apogée f

to be at the peak of one's career

être au sommet de sa carrière

3. peak Brit (hat part):

peak

visière f

II.peak [pi:k] VB intr

peak sb's career

être à son sommet

peak athletes

atteindre un record

peak figures, rates, production

atteindre son niveau maximum

III.peak [pi:k] ADJ

1. peak (the busiest):

peak hours

heures fpl de pointe

2. peak (the best, highest):

peak speed, capacity

maximal(e)

peak demand

record

peak season

haut(e)

in peak condition

dans le meilleur état

in peak periods

pendant les périodes de pointe

peak time viewing

heures de pointe d'écoute

I.period [ˈpɪəriəd, Am ˈpɪri-] N

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

period

période f

in/over a period of six months

sur une période de six mois

2. period (interval of time):

period

intervalle m

he's had periods of unemployment

il a eu des périodes de chômage

periods of sun

intervalles ensoleillés

3. period (lesson, class session):

period

classe f

4. period (distinct stage):

period

époque f

5. period (menstruation):

period

règles fpl

to get/have one's period

avoir ses règles

period pain

douleur f menstruelle

6. period Am LING:

period

point m

II.period [ˈpɪəriəd, Am ˈpɪri-] ADJ

period furniture, instruments, drama:

period

d'époque

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The usual peak period travel time, is between 1624 minutes.

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Its peak period fleet of 67 buses was recently enhanced with the addition of five hybrid gasoline-electric buses.

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The usual peak period travel time, is between 9-13 minutes.

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The rate of sterilizations per 100000 residents per year during the peak period of sterilizations, in the mid 1930s, was about 10.

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The usual peak period travel time, is between 1626 minutes.

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But it still did not sell as well as albums from the group's 196971 commercial peak period.

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Its peak period of use was between about 1870 and 1920.

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The usual peak period travel time, is between 1930 minutes.

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In an early 1950s timetable there were substantial peak period electric services on the main routes.

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By the latter part of this century, the city has reached its peak period.

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