"To nie jest dobry okres."
Translation:This is not a good period.
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The noun okres/cykl (period/time) refers to a span of time only.
The noun pora (time) may refer to a span of time (pora/okres roku, pora deszczowa/okres deszczowy, pora wakacyjna/okres wakacji). But, it may also refer to a specific point in time, eg. "Pora na obiad!" (It's time for dinner!).
To nie jest dobry okres - It is not a good time (span of time/period)
To nie jest pora na obiad - It is not a time for lunch (point in time)
Could you describe more specifically the nuances of how okres is used? I am completely unfamiliar with this word.
Also, could this be translated, "This is not a good time period"? Like, I don't like the 1800's. This is not a good time period.
I also have to agree with everyone else and say that period is not used alone like this to describe a period of time in English.
I added "time period" and even made it the best answer. That's basically what it means. Please note that "okres czasu" is something that you can hear quite often in Poland, but it is actually the most common example of a pleonasm (I personally disagree because 'okres' has other meanings and the 'time' part isn't obvious, but well, it's not up to me to decide).
Other meanings of "okres" that are not "time period" include "period" that women have and the one in physics.
I'd say that it was a lot too early to introduce this word and there just wasn't enough vocabulary to create more natural sentences.