piece

(Anglais)

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.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/piːs/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: pece

Appartenant à anglais: fit

Appartenant à islandais: fit

Appartenant à allemand: Fitze

Appartenant à ancien haut allemand: *fitjâ

Appartenant à gallois: peth

Appartenant à breton: pez

Appartenant à irlandais: cuid

Appartenant à français: pièce

Appartenant à portugais: peça

Appartenant à espagnol: pieza

Appartenant à italien: pezza

Appartenant à italien: 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.

Concepts

morceau

pièce

partie

part

fragment

bout

🔚

portion

élément

passage

tissu

contingent

durée

feu

🔥

petit morceau

tranche

gros morceau

morceau de tissu

morceaux

pan

tronçon

un morceau

gage

homme

👨

joindre

lopin

mâle

♂️

menuiserie

meuble

moment

bit

œuvre

ouvrage

bien que

pays

pendant que

petite entaille

peu

pie

assembler

pièce de tissu

pion

arme à feu

prendre

quoique

recueillir

reste

tandis

tandis que

tant

temps

⌚

Synonymes

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

Phrases

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

Un gros morceau s'est soudainement détaché et est tombé avec un bruit fort et pointu.

A woman sits on a piece of art furniture .

Une femme est assise sur une œuvre d'art meubles.

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

C'était un prix record pour une pièce de kooning vendue aux enchères.

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

Je vais travailler toute la nuit, jusqu'à l'aube, et je nettoierai chaque morceau de cristal dans votre boutique.