piece

(Inglés)

Noun

1. A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
2. A single item belonging to a class of similar items.
3. One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished from a pawn; (by extension) those with which draughts, backgammon, and other similar board games are played.
4. A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency.
5. An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc.
6. An article published in the press.
7. An artillery gun.
8. (US, colloquial) A gun.
9. (Canada, US, colloquial) A toupee or wig, especially when worn by a man.
10. (Ireland, Scotland, UK, US, dialectal) A slice or other quantity of bread, eaten on its own; a sandwich or light snack.
11. (US, colloquial, vulgar) A sexual encounter; from piece of ass or piece of tail.
12. (US, colloquial, mildly, vulgar) A shoddy or worthless object (usually applied to consumer products like vehicles or appliances).
13. (US, slang) A cannabis pipe.
14. (uncountable) 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 get.
15. (dated, derogatory, sometimes) An individual; a person.
16. (obsolete) A castle; a fortified building.
17. (US) A pacifier; a dummy.
18. (colloquial) A distance.
19. A structured practice row, often used for performance evaluation.
20. An amount of work to be done at one time; a unit of piece work.
21. (slang) An ounce of a recreational drug.

Verb

1. (transitive, usually) To assemble (something real or figurative).
2. To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; often with out.
3. (slang) To produce a work of graffiti more complex than a tag.
4. (dated, informal, intransitive, often, with-on) To eat small quantities of food between meals; to snack; to take small or intermittent bites at a food item.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/piːs/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: pece

Cognado con inglés: fit

Cognado con islandés: fit

Cognado con alemán: Fitze

Cognado con alto alemán antiguo: *fitjâ

Cognado con galés: peth

Cognado con bretón: pez

Cognado con irlandés: cuid

Cognado con francés: pièce

Cognado con portugués: peça

Cognado con español: pieza

Cognado con italiano: pezza

Cognado con italiano: pezzo

In summary

From Middle English pece, peece, peice, from Old French piece, from Late Latin petia, pettia, possibly from Gaulish *pettyā, from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis (“piece, portion, quota”); doublet of English fit, fytte, fytt (“musical piece, chapter”), Icelandic fit (“web”), German Fitze (“skein”), from Old High German *fitjâ. Compare Welsh peth, Breton pez (“thing”), Irish cuid. Compare French pièce, Portuguese peça, Spanish pieza, Italian pezza, Italian pezzo.

Conceptos

pedazo

pieza

trozo

parte

fragmento

obra

composición

juntar

moneda

🪙

porción

pieza de artillería

mueble

experto

ficha

franja

hoja

instante

ladrillo

minuto

momento

montar

país

pastilla

💊

patria

picar

prenda

provincia

recorte

región

retazo

reunir

sección

segundo

tela

territorio

unidad

zona

fraccion

fractura

mordisquear

muebles

pedacito

quebradura

rotura

tijeretazo

trocito

partes de la planta

reensamblar

arma

trozito

Sinónimos

bit

part

fragment

slice

portion

section

lump

chunk

scrap

patch

shred

segment

morsel

chip

strip

hunk

component

flake

cut

man

👨

share

division

penetrate

item

slab

half

assemble

side

put together

bite

block

musical composition

work

coin

🪙

slip

song

🎶

join

joint

splinter

stick

cloth

element

detail

firearm

plot

parcel

particle

composition

article

combine

Oraciones

A large piece suddenly came off and fell with a loud and sharp noise .

Una pieza grande de repente se quitó y cayó con un ruido fuerte y agudo.

A woman sits on a piece of art furniture .

Una mujer se sienta en una pieza de muebles de arte.

This was a record price for a Kooning piece sold at auction .

Este fue un precio récord para una pieza de kooning vendida en una subasta.

I'll work all night , until dawn , and I'll clean every piece of crystal in your shop .

Trabajaré toda la noche, hasta el amanecer, y limpiaré cada pieza de cristal de tu tienda.