party piece in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for party piece in the English»French Dictionary

party piece N

to do one's party piece inf

faire son numéro inf

Translations for party piece in the French»English Dictionary

y aller de sa petite chanson

to do one's party piece

y aller de son petit couplet

to trot out one's party piece

Translations for party piece in the English»French Dictionary

I.piece [Brit piːs, Am pis] N

1. piece (indeterminate amount):

piece (of fabric, wood, paper, metal)

morceau m

piece (of fabric, wood, paper, metal)

bout m

piece (of string, ribbon)

bout m

piece (of cake, pie, pâté)

morceau m

piece (of cake, pie, pâté)

tranche f

piece (of meat, cheese, chocolate)

morceau m

2. piece (unit):

a piece of furniture

un meuble

a piece of pottery

une poterie

a piece of sculpture

une sculpture

a piece of luggage

une valise

a piece of advice

un conseil

a piece of evidence

une preuve

a piece of information

un renseignement

a piece of legislation

une loi

a piece of news

une nouvelle

a piece of work (gen)

un travail

a piece of work (referring to book, article etc)

une œuvre

a piece of luck

un coup de chance

a piece of history

une tranche d'histoire

to be paid by the piece

être payé à la pièce

they cost £20 a piece

ils coûtent 20 livres pièce

3. piece (component part):

piece (of jigsaw, machine, model)

pièce f

piece by piece

pièce par pièce

in pieces

en pièces (détachées)

to come in pieces kit furniture:

être livré en kit

to take sth to pieces

démonter qc

4. piece (broken fragment):

piece (of glass, cup)

morceau m

piece (of glass, cup)

fragment m

in pieces

en morceaux, en miettes

to fall to pieces machine, object:

tomber en morceaux

to fall to pieces fig case, argument:

s'effondrer

it came to pieces in my hands

ça s'est cassé dans mes mains

to go to pieces fig person: (from shock)

s'effondrer

to go to pieces (emotionally)

craquer inf

to go to pieces (in interview)

paniquer complètement

5. piece (artistic work):

piece (of music)

morceau m

piece (sculpture)

sculpture f

piece (painting)

peinture f

piece (article)

article m (on sur)

piece (play)

pièce f

he read them a piece out of the book

il leur a lu un passage du livre

6. piece:

a piece of (instance of) propaganda, materialism, flattery

un exemple de

a wonderful piece of running/acting/engineering

une très belle course/interprétation/réalisation technique

7. piece (coin):

piece

pièce f

a 50p piece

une pièce de 50 pence

30 pieces of silver

30 pièces d'argent

8. piece GAMES:

piece (in chess)

pièce f

piece (in draughts)

pion m

9. piece MIL:

piece (gun)

fusil m

piece (cannon)

pièce f (d'artillerie)

10. piece (gun):

piece inf

flingue m inf

piece inf

pistolet m

11. piece (woman):

piece sl pej

beau brin m de fille inf

II.-piece COMP

a 60-piece cutlery set

un service de couverts de 60 pièces

a 5-piece band MUS

un groupe de 5 musiciens

III.piece [Brit piːs, Am pis]

to be (all) of a piece town, house:

être d'un style homogène

to be (all) of a piece with sth action, statement, ideas:

s'accorder avec qc

to be still in one piece object:

être intact

to be still in one piece person:

être sain et sauf

to give sb a piece of one's mind

dire ses quatre vérités or son fait à qn

to pick sth to pieces

descendre qc en flammes

to pick up the pieces

recoller les morceaux

to say one's piece

dire ce qu'on a à dire

I.party [Brit ˈpɑːti, Am ˈpɑrdi] N

1. party:

party (social event)

fête f

party (in evening)

soirée f

party (formal)

réception f

children's party

goûter m d'enfants

leaving party

pot m de départ inf

to give or have a party for sb

organiser une fête pour qn

I'm having a party

je fais une fête

I'm having a party attr atmosphere, spirit

de fête

I'm having a party game

de société

2. party (group):

party

groupe m

party MIL

détachement m

a party of tourists/children

un groupe de touristes/d'enfants

3. party POL:

party

parti m

the Party

le Parti (Communiste)

the Party attr activist, conference, loyalty, meeting, member, policy

du parti

the party faithful

les fidèles du parti

4. party LAW (individual, group):

party

partie f

a solution acceptable to both/all parties

une solution acceptable pour les deux parties/toutes les parties

to be a party to a contract/treaty

être partie prenante dans un contrat/traité

a party to the suit LAW

une personne en cause

5. party:

to be a party to (participant) form crime

être complice de

I won't be party to any violence

je ne me ferai complice d'aucune violence

6. party (person):

party inf, hum, dated

individu m

II.party [Brit ˈpɑːti, Am ˈpɑrdi] VB intr inf

party

faire la fête

party piece in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for party piece in the English»French Dictionary

piece [pi:s] N

1. piece (bit):

piece

morceau m

piece land

parcelle f

piece glass, pottery

fragment m

in pieces

en morceaux

to tear sth into pieces

déchirer qc en morceaux

to fall to pieces

s'effondrer

in one piece

en un seul morceau

in one piece fig person

intact(e)

to come to pieces

partir en morceaux

to come to pieces kit furniture

se démonter

to take to pieces Brit

démonter

to go (all) to pieces fig

s'effondrer

2. piece (item, one of set):

a piece of baggage

une valise

piece of clothing

un vêtement

a piece of paper

une feuille de papier

a piece of furniture

un meuble

a piece of advice

un conseil

a piece of evidence

une preuve

a piece of information

une information

a piece of news

une nouvelle

3. piece (unit in game):

piece chess

pièce f

4. piece (work):

piece written, musical

morceau m

piece painted, drawn, sculpted

pièce f

a good piece of work

du bon travail

a lovely piece of dancing

un beau morceau de danse

5. piece (coin):

piece

pièce f

a 50p piece

une pièce de 50 pence

6. piece vulg (woman):

piece

meuf f

Phrases:

to be a piece of cake inf

être du gâteau

to want a piece of the cake

vouloir une part du gâteau

to give sb a piece of sb's mind inf

dire ses quatre vérités à qn

to pick up the pieces

recoller les morceaux

to say one's piece

dire ce qu'on a à dire

I.party <-ties> [ˈpɑ:ti, Am ˈpɑ:rt̬i] N

1. party (social gathering):

party

fête f

2. party (evening gathering):

party

soirée f

to have a party

faire une soirée

3. party (reception):

party

réception f

4. party (political group):

party

parti m

5. party (group of visitors):

party

groupe m

6. party (side in lawsuit, contract):

party

partie f

the guilty party hasn't been found

le coupable en question n'a pas été trouvé

to be a party to sth

être mêlé à qc

to be party to an arrangement

participer à un arrangement/accord

to be a party to a crime

être complice d'un crime

7. party Am inf (person):

party

type m

II.party <-ie-> [ˈpɑ:ti, Am ˈpɑ:rt̬i] VB intr

party

faire la fête

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He sang the song as a party piece, leaving his sisters in stitches.

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The big party piece of the engine is that it does not need to carry onboard oxygen for combustion.

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Then it was time for his party piece, as he set off on all fours across the plush carpet.

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I was always trying to do things physically to impress him; being able to punch really hard as a child was my party piece.

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This is impressive enough, but the lads haven't yet revealed their full party piece.

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The party piece of this model, though, is of course the automatic transmission.

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But its real party piece is that it programs itself, learning when and how much you turn on the heat in your house, then doing it for you.

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The party piece, however, is the 7-inch high-resolution touch screen that drives the 6-speaker sound system with steering-wheel controls.

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His party piece used to be to display his biceps, measuring 19 inches, although he hated doing it.

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I always sang at family occasions, but then, so did everyone in my family, as we all had a party piece.

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