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Swedish
Etymology
From French pièce, from Late Latin pettia, from Gaulish *pettyā, from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis.
Pronunciation
Noun
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- a play, a piece (to be performed at a theater)
- Synonym: teaterpjäs
Shakespeares pjäser- Shakespeare's plays
uppföra en pjäs- perform a play
- an (artillery) piece (large weapon, for example a canon or howitzer)
artilleripjäs- artillery piece
- a piece, a man (in a board game)
- Synonym: spelpjäs (“game piece”)
Jag flyttade min pjäs fem steg- I moved my piece five steps
- a (larger, often heavier) object (often a decorative one), a piece, a piece of work
Den där bronsstatyn är en tung pjäs- That bronze statue is heavy piece
Wow, vilken pjäs!- Wow, what a piece (implying imposing characteristics or the like)!
Rejäl pjäs, den där kängurun- Quite a piece, that kangaroo (implying muscularity – colloquial)
Usage notes
Sometimes used jocularly for a (large) penis in (sense 4) (or perhaps (sense 2)).
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