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/piːs/

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Morceau, partie

A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.

Examples :

"I’d like another piece of pie."

Je voudrais un autre morceau de tarte.

part item essential

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Morceau, pièce

A single item belonging to a class of similar items

Examples :

"a piece of machinery"

une pièce de machinerie

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Pièce, figure

One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished from a pawn; by extension, a similar counter etc. in other games.

Examples :

"My chess opponent moved his queen, a valuable piece, to attack my king. "

Mon adversaire aux échecs a déplacé sa reine, une pièce précieuse, pour attaquer mon roi.

game figure item essential

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Pièce de monnaie

A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency.

Examples :

"a sixpenny piece"

une pièce de six pence

value economy finance essential

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Œuvre, pièce

An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc.

Examples :

"She played two beautiful pieces on the piano."

Elle a joué deux belles pièces au piano.

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Article

An article published in the press.

Examples :

"The newspaper had a good piece about the school's new sports program. "

Le journal avait un bon article sur le nouveau programme sportif de l'école.

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Pièce d'artillerie, canon

An artillery gun.

Examples :

"The army brought out a large piece to fire at the enemy positions. "

L'armée a sorti une grosse pièce pour tirer sur les positions ennemies.

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Pistolet, arme

Examples :

"My uncle keeps a hunting piece safely locked away in his closet. "

Mon oncle garde un pistolet de chasse en sécurité, enfermé dans son placard.

weapon military essential

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Postiche, toupet

(short for hairpiece) A toupee or wig, especially when worn by a man.

Examples :

"The announcer is wearing a new piece."

L'annonceur porte une nouvelle postiche.

appearance wear body essential

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Morceau, tranche

A slice or other quantity of bread, eaten on its own; a sandwich or light snack.

Examples :

"For lunch, I had a piece of bread with butter and jam. "

Pour le déjeuner, j'ai mangé une tranche de pain avec du beurre et de la confiture.

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Plan cul, coup d'un soir

A sexual encounter; from piece of ass or piece of tail

Examples :

"I got a piece at lunchtime."

J'ai eu un coup d'un soir à l'heure du déjeuner.

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Camelote, daube

(mildly, short for piece of crap/piece of shit) A shoddy or worthless object (usually applied to consumer products like vehicles or appliances).

Examples :

"That new toaster is a real piece. It breaks down every other week. "

Ce nouveau grille-pain est une vraie daube. Il tombe en panne toutes les deux semaines.

item negative thing quality essential

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Pipe

A cannabis pipe.

Examples :

"My friend used his new piece to smoke some cannabis. "

Mon ami a utilisé sa nouvelle pipe pour fumer du cannabis.

utensil substance item essential

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Balle frappée mal, attrapée ou faute

Used to describe a pitch that has been hit but not well, usually either being caught by the opposing team or going foul. Usually used in the past tense with got.

Examples :

"The batter got a piece on the first pitch, and the shortstop easily caught it. "

Le frappeur a mal frappé la première balle, et l'arrêt-court l'a facilement attrapée.

sport essential

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Individu, personne

(sometimes derogatory) An individual; a person.

Examples :

"That difficult piece in my history class just doesn't seem to get it. "

Cet individu difficile dans mon cours d'histoire ne semble tout simplement pas comprendre.

person essential

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Château fort, forteresse

A castle; a fortified building.

Examples :

"The old stone piece served as a historical landmark in the town. "

Le vieux château de pierre servait de monument historique dans la ville.

architecture building military essential

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Sucette

A pacifier; a dummy.

Examples :

"The baby chewed on her piece contentedly. "

Le bébé mâchouillait sa sucette avec contentement.

item family device essential

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Distance, trajet

Examples :

"a fair piece off"

À une bonne distance.

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Morceau, exercice

A structured practice row, often used for performance evaluation.

Examples :

"At practice we rowed four 5,000 meter pieces."

À l'entraînement, nous avons ramé quatre exercices de 5 000 mètres.

music education job work achievement essential

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Morceau de travail, tâche

An amount of work to be done at one time; a unit of piece work.

Examples :

"The carpenter agreed to complete one piece of the furniture assembly for $50. "

Le charpentier a accepté de réaliser une tâche d'assemblage de meubles pour 50 $.

work job amount essential

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Assembler, réunir

(usually with together) To assemble (something real or figurative).

Examples :

"These clues allowed us to piece together the solution to the mystery."

Ces indices nous ont permis de reconstituer la solution de l'énigme.

part action process thing work essential

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Raccommoder, réparer

To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; often with out.

Examples :

"to piece a garment"

Raccommoder un vêtement.

part material action work building essential

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Réaliser une pièce de graffiti

To produce a work of graffiti more complex than a tag.

Examples :

"The artist pieced a detailed mural on the school wall, much more elaborate than the simple tags often seen around town. "

L'artiste a réalisé une fresque murale détaillée sur le mur de l'école, beaucoup plus élaborée que les simples tags que l'on voit souvent en ville.

art culture style essential