party piece in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for party piece in the English»Italian Dictionary

party piece [Brit] N

to do one's party piece inf

fare il proprio pezzo forte

Translations for party piece in the Italian»English Dictionary

fare il proprio pezzo forte

to do one's party piece

Translations for party piece in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.piece [Brit piːs, Am pis] N

1. piece (indeterminate amount):

piece (of fabric, wood, paper, metal, string, ribbon, chocolate)

pezzo m

piece (of cake, pie, meat, cheese)

pezzo m

piece (of cake, pie, meat, cheese)

fetta f

2. piece (unit):

a piece of furniture

un mobile

a piece of pottery

una ceramica

a piece of sculpture

una scultura

a piece of luggage

una valigia

a piece of advice

un consiglio

a piece of evidence

una prova

a piece of information

un'informazione

a piece of legislation

una legge

a piece of news

una notizia

a piece of work

un lavoro

a piece of work (referring to book)

un'opera

a piece of work (referring to article)

un pezzo

a piece of luck

una (botta di) fortuna

a piece of history

un pezzo di storia

to be paid by the piece

essere pagato a cottimo

they cost £20 a piece

costano 20 sterline cadauno

3. piece (component part):

piece (of jigsaw, machine, model)

pezzo m

piece by piece

pezzo per pezzo

in pieces

in pezzi

to come in pieces kit furniture:

essere da montare

to take sth to pieces

smontare qc

4. piece (broken fragment):

piece (of glass, cup)

pezzo m

piece (of glass, cup)

frammento m

in pieces

in pezzi

to fall to pieces machine, object:

cadere in pezzi

to fall to pieces fig case, argument:

essere demolito

it came to pieces in my hands

mi si è sbriciolato fra le mani

to go to pieces fig person: (from shock, emotionally)

avere un crollo (nervoso), andare (in pezzi)

to go to pieces (in interview)

andare nel pallone

5. piece (artistic work):

piece (of music)

brano m

piece (of music)

pezzo m

piece (sculpture)

scultura f

piece (painting)

dipinto m

piece (article)

pezzo m (on su)

piece (play)

pièce f

he read them a piece out of the book

ha letto loro un passaggio del libro

6. piece (instance):

a piece of propaganda, materialism, flattery

un esempio di

a wonderful piece of running, acting, engineering

una magnifica corsa, recitazione, opera di ingegneria

7. piece (coin):

piece

moneta f

piece

pezzo m

a 50p piece

una moneta da 50 penny

30 pieces of silver

30 monete d'argento

8. piece GAMES:

piece (in chess)

pezzo m

piece (in draughts)

pedina f

chess piece

pezzo degli scacchi

9. piece MIL:

piece (gun)

fucile m

piece (cannon)

pezzo m (d'artiglieria)

10. piece (gun):

piece inf

rivoltella f

piece inf

pistola f

11. piece (woman):

piece inf, offens

(bel) pezzo m di ragazza

II.-piece COMP

a 60-piece cutlery set

un servizio di posate da 60 pezzi

a 5-piece band MUS

una band di or composta da 5 elementi

III.piece [Brit piːs, Am pis] VB trans

piece

unire

piece

connettere

IV.piece [Brit piːs, Am pis]

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

essere costruito in stile omogeneo

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

essere in pieno accordo con qc

to be still in one piece object:

essere ancora intero or intatto

to be still in one piece person:

essere intero or indenne

to give sb a piece of one's mind

dire a qn il fatto suo

to pick sth to pieces

fare a pezzi or demolire qc also fig

to pick up the pieces

raccogliere i pezzi

to say one's piece

dire la propria

I.party¹ [Brit ˈpɑːti, Am ˈpɑrdi] N

1. party:

party (social event)

festa f

party (in evening)

soirée f

party (formal)

ricevimento m

birthday party

festa di compleanno

children's party

festa per bambini

leaving party

festa d'addio

to give or have a party for sb

dare or organizzare una festa per qn

I'm having a party

do or faccio una festa

I'm having a party before n atmosphere, spirit

di festa

I'm having a party game

di società

2. party (group):

party

gruppo m

party MIL

distaccamento m

party MIL

reparto m

a party of tourists

una comitiva di turisti

a party of children

un gruppo di bambini

rescue party

squadra di soccorso

3. party POL:

party

partito m

the Party

il Partito (Comunista)

the Party before n activist, conference, meeting, member, policy

di, del partito

the Party loyalty

al partito

the party faithful

i fedeli al partito

4. party LAW (individual, group):

party

parte f

a solution acceptable to both, all parties

una soluzione accettabile per entrambe, tutte le parti

to be a party to a contract, treaty

essere parte contraente di or firmare un contratto, trattato

a party to the suit LAW

una parte in causa

5. party (participant) form:

to be a party to crime

essere complice di

I won't be party to any violence

non mi renderò complice di alcuna violenza

6. party (person):

party arch, inf, hum

tipo m

II.party¹ [Brit ˈpɑːti, Am ˈpɑrdi] VB intr inf

party

fare festa

party

divertirsi

party² [Brit ˈpɑːti, Am ˈpɑrdi] ADJ HERALD

party shield

partito

party piece in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for party piece in the English»Italian Dictionary

piece [pi:s] N

1. piece (small unit):

piece of wood, metal, bread

pezzo m

piece smaller

pezzetto m

a piece of land

un appezzamento di terreno

a piece of paper (scrap)

un pezzo di carta

a piece of paper (sheet)

un foglio

in one piece

(tutto)intero

in pieces

a pezzi

to break sth to/in pieces

fare a pezzi qc

to tear sth into pieces

stracciare qc

(all) in one piece (not damaged)

incolume

piece by piece

pezzo per pezzo

to go (all) to pieces (collapse, break)

crollare

2. piece (item, one of set):

piece

unità f

piece of luggage

collo m

piece of clothing

indumento m

3. piece (in games):

piece

pezzo m

4. piece (with mass nouns):

a piece of advice

un consiglio

a piece of evidence

una prova

a piece of information

un'informazione

a piece of news

una notizia

5. piece:

piece ART, MUS

pezzo m

piece ART, MUS

brano m

piece JOURN

annuncio m

a piece of writing

uno scritto

6. piece (coin):

piece

moneta f

a 50 cent piece

una moneta da 50 centesimi

7. piece sl (gun):

to carry a piece

avere una pistola

Phrases:

to get a piece of the action (profits)

avere una fetta della torta

to get a piece of the action (excitement)

passare bene

to be a piece of cake inf

essere facilissimo

to want a piece of the pie

volere un pezzo della torta

to give sb a piece of one's mind inf

dirne quattro a qu

to say one's piece

dire la propria

I.party <-ies> [ˈpɑ:r·t̬i] N

1. party (social gathering):

party

festa f

party

party m inv

to have [or throw] a party

dare una festa

2. party + sing/pl vb POL:

party

partito m

opposition/ruling party

partito all'opposizione/al potere

3. party + sing/pl vb (group):

party

gruppo m

party of students

gruppo di studenti

a party of three/eight

un gruppo di tre/otto

4. party a. LAW:

party

parte f

the guilty party

la parte responsabile

to be a party to sth

essere parte attiva in qc

to be party to an arrangement

essere parte di un accordo

to be a party to a crime

essere complice di un delitto

5. party inf (person):

party

tizio m

II.party <-ie-> [ˈpɑ:r·t̬i] VB intr

party

andare alle feste

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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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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He was the life and soul of the party, and his party piece (a mish mash of songs he put together himself) has gone down in history.

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They would write party pieces because they could not survive otherwise.

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Whenever there is conflict and misunderstanding, it is so meaningful for both parties to have their respective points of view represented by a third party piece such as this.

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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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Everybody had to have a party piece.

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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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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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Some even performed a party piece and showcased their talent.

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