pièce

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See also: piece

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French piece, from Old French piece, from Late Latin pettia, from Gaulish *pettya, from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pjɛs/
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Noun

pièce f (plural pièces)

  1. room in a house, etc.
  2. patch
  3. piece
    Near-synonyms: morceau, part
    une pièce de rechange ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    une pièce détachée ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    une pièce de monnaie ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  4. Ellipsis of pièce de monnaie (“coin”).
    rendre la monnaie de sa pièce ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  5. play
    une pièce de musique ― a composition
    une pièce de théâtre ― a theatrical play
  6. (law) document, paper
    une pièce comptable ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    une pièce justificative ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    une pièce à conviction ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    une pièce d’identité ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  7. (heraldry) ordinary

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