period piece in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.period [Am ˈpɪriəd, Brit ˈpɪərɪəd] N

1.1. period:

period (interval, length of time)
periodo m
period (interval, length of time)
período m
period (when specifying a time limit)
plazo m
a two-year period
un período de dos años
within a two-month period
dentro de un plazo de dos meses
she is away on business for long periods
pasa mucho tiempo fuera or pasa largos períodos fuera en viajes de negocios
for a period of five hours/12 months
por un espacio de cinco horas/período de 12 meses
in such a short period (of time)
en un espacio/en un período tan corto de tiempo
during her period in office
durante el tiempo or período en que desempeñó el cargo
when he returned after a period of illness
cuando regresó tras una enfermedad form
when he returned after a period of illness
cuando regresó luego de una enfermedad LatAm form

II.period [Am ˈpɪriəd, Brit ˈpɪərɪəd] ADJ

See also period piece

1.1. piece (part of sth broken, torn, cut, divided):

piece
pedazo m
piece
trozo m
a piece of bread
un pedazo or un trozo de pan
she ripped the letter into pieces
rompió la carta en pedacitos
she ripped the letter into pieces
hizo trizas la carta
a piece of land
un terreno
a piece of land
una parcela
to come or fall to pieces
hacerse pedazos
she smashed the vase to pieces
hizo añicos el jarrón
he was blown to pieces by a mine
una mina lo voló en pedazos
the toy lay in pieces on the floor
el juguete estaba en el suelo, hecho pedazos
her life in pieces, she made up her mind to …
con la vida deshecha or en ruinas, decidió …
in one piece they got back in one piece
volvieron sanos y salvos
I dropped it, but it's still in one piece
se me cayó, pero está intacto
to be a piece of cake inf
ser pan comido inf
to be a piece of cake inf
ser un bollo RioPl inf
to go to pieces (be very upset)
quedar deshecho or destrozado
to go to pieces (break down)
perder el control
he went to pieces after his wife left him
quedó deshecho or destrozado cuando la mujer lo dejó
to pick up the pieces he gets himself into trouble and expects me to pick up the pieces
se mete en líos y después pretende que yo le saque las castañas del fuego
he's trying to pick up the pieces of his life
está tratando de rehacer su vida
to pull sth/sb to pieces
destrozar algo/a alguien
he pulled her essay to pieces
le destrozó el trabajo
he pulled her essay to pieces
le criticó duramente el trabajo

2. piece (item):

a piece of advice
un consejo
500 pieces of artillery
500 piezas de artillería
a piece of chewing gum
un chicle
a piece of clothing
una prenda (de ropa)
a piece of fruit
una fruta
a piece of fruit
una pieza de fruta
a piece of furniture
un mueble
a piece of jewelry
una alhaja
an absurd piece of legislation
una norma (or disposición etc.) absurda
that was a piece of luck!
¡qué suerte!
how many pieces of luggage do they have?
¿cuántos bultos llevan?
a piece of news
una noticia
a piece of paper
un papel
an excellent piece of work
un trabajo excelente
we sell the cutlery by the piece Brit
vendemos los cubiertos sueltos or por piezas
of a piece they are all of a piece
están todos cortados por el mismo patrón
to be a nasty piece of work inf
ser una basura
to be a nasty piece of work inf
ser una porquería inf
to give sb a piece of one's mind
cantarle las cuarenta or decirle cuatro verdades a alguien

period piece in the PONS Dictionary

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I.period [ˈpɪəriəd, Am ˈpɪri-] N

II.period [ˈpɪəriəd, Am ˈpɪri-] INTERJ Am

1. piece (bit):

piece of wood, metal, food
trozo m
piece of text
sección f
piece of land
terreno m
piece of broken glass
fragmento m
a piece of paper (scrap)
un trozo de papel
a piece of paper (sheet)
una hoja
in one piece
en una sola pieza
in pieces
en pedazos
to break sth to/in piece
hacer algo pedazos
to tear sth into pieces
desgarrar algo
(all) in one piece
(todo) de una pieza
piece by piece
pieza por pieza
to come to pieces (shatter)
hacerse añicos
to come to pieces (made to be disassembled)
ser desmontable
to take sth to pieces Brit
desmontar algo
to go (all) to pieces (trauma)
sufrir un ataque de nervios
to go (all) to pieces (collapse, break)
venirse abajo
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The film will be a period piece.
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This is not a period piece, but rather a carefully reassembled puzzle: some of the pieces remain missing whilst others have been deliberately left out.
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This is pure imagination, a period piece, literate some might say wordy.
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She recasts the play as a period piece and introduces new stage techniques.
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Still, yesterday's news isn't without value, and this might hold up nicely as a period piece, when contemporary currency is fully out of sight.
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You're constantly aware that you're watching a period piece, albeit one with some vivid scenes and interesting details.
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An unusual example which actually looks like a period piece, not a modern replica.
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But this is no mere period piece.
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But this didn't stop the page from looking like a 1920s period piece.
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Twenty years on, the play feels like a period piece cornball, sure, but with a big-heartedness and linguistic vitality that todays emerging writers could learn from.
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