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 Translation for 'piece' from English to French
NOUN   a piece | pieces
VERB   to piece | pieced | pieced
piecing | pieces
SYNO art object | bit | composition | ...
pièce {f}piece
18
morceau {m}piece
6
armes
flingue {f} [fam.]
piece [Am.] [coll.] [firearm]
cuis.
carré {m} [de chocolat]
piece [of chocolate]
jeux
pion {m} [sur un damier, etc.]
piece [on a draughtboard, checkerboard etc.]
tronçon {m} [morceau]piece [segment, bit]
2 Words: Others
d'un seul tenant {adj}one-piece [attr.]
2 Words: Nouns
jeux
pièce {f} (d'un jeu d'échecs)
chess piece
mus.
morceau {m} d'accompagnement
companion piece
cuis.
talon {m} [de jambon, saucisson, pain]
end (piece) [of bread, etc]
modèle {m} d'expositionexhibition piece
meub.
curiosité {f} d'époque
period piece
mus.
morceau {m} de piano
piano piece
occup.
travail {m} aux pièces
piece work
occup.
travail {m} à la piece
piece work
ind.occup.
ouvrier {m} à la tâche
piece-worker
ind.occup.
ouvrière {f} à la tâche
piece-worker [female]
3 Words: Others
tech.
d'un seul jet {adv} [couler]
in one piece
d'affilée {adv}in one piece [en bloc]
d'un seul tenant {adj}of one piece
3 Words: Verbs
occup.
être payé à la tâche
to get piece rates
reconstituer qc. [objet en morceaux]to piece sth. together again
3 Words: Nouns
chiffon {m}(piece of) cloth
renseignement {m}(piece of) information
immo.
terrain {m}
(piece of) land
géol.
bloc {m} de roche
(piece of) rock
cuis.
morceau {m} de gâteau
piece of cake
porcelaine {f} [objet]piece of china
vêt.
vêtement {m}
piece of clothing
cristal {m} [objet]piece of crystalware
artsmatériel
faïence {f} [objet]
piece of earthenware
textile
broderie {f} [ouvrage]
piece of embroidery
meub.
meuble {m}
piece of furniture
meub.
pièce {f} de mobilier
piece of furniture
bijou {m}piece of jewellery [Br.]
rogaton {m} [objet de rebut]piece of junk [coll.]
saleté {f} [chose de mauvaise qualité] [fam.]piece of junk [pej.]
coup {m} de chancepiece of luck
providence {f} [chance]piece of luck
bagage {m}piece of luggage
cuis.
morceau {m} de viande
piece of meat
nouvelle {f}piece of news
hist.mil.
bouche {f} à feu
piece of ordnance
armes
pièce {f} d'artillerie
piece of ordnance
morceau {m} de papierpiece of paper
porcelaine {f} [objet]piece of porcelain
bout {m} de cordepiece of rope
mil.
éclat {m} d'obus
piece of shrapnel
cuis.
tartine {f} grillée
piece of toast
hort.
plaque {f} de gazon
piece of turf
matériel
bout {m} de bois
piece of wood
débris {m} [de véhicule accidenté]piece of wreckage
4 Words: Verbs
mus.
attaquer un morceau
to launch into a piece
4 Words: Nouns
cuis.
ménagère {f} 24 pièces
24-piece cutlery canteen
teigneux {m} [fam.]nasty piece of work
chameau {m} [fam.] [personne désagréable]nasty piece of work [coll.] [evil person]
fouteur {m} de merde [fam.] [vulg.]nasty piece of work [coll.] [malicious person]
fouteuse {f} de merde [fam.] [vulg.] nasty piece of work [coll.] [malicious person] [female]
teigneuse {f} [fam.]nasty piece of work [female]
morceau {m} de verrepiece of (broken) glass
épluchure {f} de pommepiece of apple peel
adm.tech.
machine {f} de bureau
piece of office equipment
fond {m} de sa penséepiece of one's mind [fig.]
artsmeub.
meuble {m} rocaille
rocaille piece of furniture
géogr.
ligne {f} droite [de route]
straight piece of road
5+ Words: Others
C'est du nanan ! [loc.]It's a piece of cake! [idiom]
C'est du gâteau ! [loc.]It's a piece of cake! [idiom]
C'est du tout cuit ! [loc.]It's a piece of cake! [idiom]
C'est une plaisanterie ! [loc.]It's a piece of cake! [idiom]
littérat.sci.
C'est un livre d'une grande érudition.
The book is a fine piece of scholarship.
Quelle chance !What (a piece of) luck!
5+ Words: Verbs
revenir indemneto come back in one piece [idiom]
dire deux mots à qn. [loc.]to give sb. a piece of one's mind [idiom]
unverified passer un savon à qn. [fam.] [loc.]to give sb. a piece of one's mind [idiom]
savonner la tête de qn. [fam.] [loc.]to give sb. a piece of one's mind [idiom]
dire ses quatre vérités à qn. [fam.] [loc.]to give sb. a piece of one's mind [idiom]
avoir une sale tête [fam.] [loc.] [faire peur] to look like a nasty piece of work [coll.] [idiom] [to look evil]
cuis.
tartiner un toast avec de la confiture
to spread jam on a piece of toast
prendre une nouvelle avec flegmeto take a piece of news phlegmatically
y aller de son petit couplet [loc.]to trot out one's party piece [idiom]
5+ Words: Nouns
cuis.hist.
tailloir {m} [vieux]
piece of bread or wood used as plate in Middle Ages
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Translation for 'piece' from English to French

piece
pièce {f}

morceau {m}
piece [Am.] [coll.] [firearm]
flingue {f} [fam.]armes
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piece [of chocolate]
carré {m} [de chocolat]cuis.
piece [on a draughtboard, checkerboard etc.]
pion {m} [sur un damier, etc.]jeux
piece [segment, bit]
tronçon {m} [morceau]

one-piece [attr.]
d'un seul tenant {adj}

chess piece
pièce {f} (d'un jeu d'échecs)jeux
companion piece
morceau {m} d'accompagnementmus.
end (piece) [of bread, etc]
talon {m} [de jambon, saucisson, pain]cuis.
exhibition piece
modèle {m} d'exposition
period piece
curiosité {f} d'époquemeub.
piano piece
morceau {m} de pianomus.
piece work
travail {m} aux piècesoccup.

travail {m} à la pieceoccup.
piece-worker
ouvrier {m} à la tâcheind.occup.
piece-worker [female]
ouvrière {f} à la tâcheind.occup.

in one piece
d'un seul jet {adv} [couler]tech.
in one piece [en bloc]
d'affilée {adv}
of one piece
d'un seul tenant {adj}

to get piece rates
être payé à la tâcheoccup.
to piece sth. together again
reconstituer qc. [objet en morceaux]

(piece of) cloth
chiffon {m}
(piece of) information
renseignement {m}
(piece of) land
terrain {m}immo.
(piece of) rock
bloc {m} de rochegéol.
piece of cake
morceau {m} de gâteaucuis.
piece of china
porcelaine {f} [objet]
piece of clothing
vêtement {m}vêt.
piece of crystalware
cristal {m} [objet]
piece of earthenware
faïence {f} [objet]artsmatériel
piece of embroidery
broderie {f} [ouvrage]textile
piece of furniture
meuble {m}meub.

pièce {f} de mobiliermeub.
piece of jewellery [Br.]
bijou {m}
piece of junk [coll.]
rogaton {m} [objet de rebut]
piece of junk [pej.]
saleté {f} [chose de mauvaise qualité] [fam.]
piece of luck
coup {m} de chance

providence {f} [chance]
piece of luggage
bagage {m}
piece of meat
morceau {m} de viandecuis.
piece of news
nouvelle {f}
piece of ordnance
bouche {f} à feuhist.mil.

pièce {f} d'artilleriearmes
piece of paper
morceau {m} de papier
piece of porcelain
porcelaine {f} [objet]
piece of rope
bout {m} de corde
piece of shrapnel
éclat {m} d'obusmil.
piece of toast
tartine {f} grilléecuis.
piece of turf
plaque {f} de gazonhort.
piece of wood
bout {m} de boismatériel
piece of wreckage
débris {m} [de véhicule accidenté]

to launch into a piece
attaquer un morceaumus.

24-piece cutlery canteen
ménagère {f} 24 piècescuis.
nasty piece of work
teigneux {m} [fam.]
nasty piece of work [coll.] [evil person]
chameau {m} [fam.] [personne désagréable]
nasty piece of work [coll.] [malicious person]
fouteur {m} de merde [fam.] [vulg.]
nasty piece of work [coll.] [malicious person] [female]
fouteuse {f} de merde [fam.] [vulg.]
nasty piece of work [female]
teigneuse {f} [fam.]
piece of (broken) glass
morceau {m} de verre
piece of apple peel
épluchure {f} de pomme
piece of office equipment
machine {f} de bureauadm.tech.
piece of one's mind [fig.]
fond {m} de sa pensée
rocaille piece of furniture
meuble {m} rocailleartsmeub.
straight piece of road
ligne {f} droite [de route]géogr.

It's a piece of cake! [idiom]
C'est du nanan ! [loc.]

C'est du gâteau ! [loc.]

C'est du tout cuit ! [loc.]

C'est une plaisanterie ! [loc.]
The book is a fine piece of scholarship.
C'est un livre d'une grande érudition.littérat.sci.
What (a piece of) luck!
Quelle chance !

to come back in one piece [idiom]
revenir indemne
to give sb. a piece of one's mind [idiom]
dire deux mots à qn. [loc.]

unverified passer un savon à qn. [fam.] [loc.]

savonner la tête de qn. [fam.] [loc.]

dire ses quatre vérités à qn. [fam.] [loc.]
to look like a nasty piece of work [coll.] [idiom] [to look evil]
avoir une sale tête [fam.] [loc.] [faire peur]
to spread jam on a piece of toast
tartiner un toast avec de la confiturecuis.
to take a piece of news phlegmatically
prendre une nouvelle avec flegme
to trot out one's party piece [idiom]
y aller de son petit couplet [loc.]

piece of bread or wood used as plate in Middle Ages
tailloir {m} [vieux]cuis.hist.
  • pièce {f} = room
  • pièce {f} = piece
  • pièce {f} [de monnaie] = coin
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Usage Examples English
  • The last piece of each part is notated in such a way that the score forms an image: a cross (piece 4), a circle (piece 8), and a spiral (piece 12).
  • If a piece moves adjacent to (in front of, behind, or to the side of, but not diagonally from) an opposing piece, the piece that was moved can challenge the opposing piece.
  • The "PÜNCT-piece" may be useful to help gauge the movement.
  • Barrels are manufactured in three basic configurations: one piece, two piece and three piece.
  • An opposing piece is captured by "displacement": That is, if a piece moves to a square occupied by an opposing piece, the opposing piece is displaced and removed from the board.

  • An opposing piece is captured by "displacement:" That is, if a piece moves to a square occupied by an opposing piece, the opposing piece is displaced and removed from the board.
  • The DTX402 range is based on a five piece kit set up. The basic model – DTX402 – can be easily updated piece by piece to the owners requirements.
  • A "relative pin" is one where the piece shielded by the pinned piece is a piece other than the king, but typically is more valuable than the pinned piece.
  • A piece defeats an opponent’s piece by moving on to the same square as it.
  • A pin (ピン "pin") occurs when a defending piece that is attacked by a ranging piece cannot move without exposing a more valuable piece behind it.

  • A player can capture an opponent's piece by landing their piece upon it.
  • A snowmobile suit may be constructed as a one piece, or a two piece garment. One piece suits are typically warmer than two piece suits, as air intrusion between jacket/pants is minimized.
  • As in chess, a square may contain no more than one piece, and a piece is captured when an enemy piece lands on the square it occupies.
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