four-piece band in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for four-piece band in the English»French Dictionary

four-piece band N

four-piece band (jazz)

quartette m

four-piece band (classical)

quatuor m

Translations for four-piece band in the English»French Dictionary

a 5-piece band MUS

un groupe de 5 musiciens

Translations for four-piece band 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.four [Brit fɔː, Am fɔr] N

four

quatre m inv

to make up a four

compléter un quatuor inf

II.four [Brit fɔː, Am fɔr] ADJ

four

quatre

III.four [Brit fɔː, Am fɔr]

on all fours

à quatre pattes

to the four winds

aux quatre vents

I.band [Brit band, Am bænd] N

1. band MUS:

band (rock)

groupe m (de rock)

band (army)

clique f

band (municipal)

fanfare f

brass/jazz band

orchestre m de cuivres/de jazz

2. band (with common aim):

band

groupe m (of de)

3. band (of light, colour, land):

band

bande f

4. band RADIO:

band

bande f

the 31 metre band

la bande des 31 mètres

5. band Brit (of age, income tax):

band

tranche f

6. band SCHOOL Brit (level):

band

niveau m

7. band (for binding):

band (ribbon) (for hair, hat)

ruban m

band (around waist)

ceinture f

band (around neck)

col m

band (around arm)

brassard m

band (around head)

bandeau m

rubber or elastic Brit band

élastique m

8. band TECH:

band (metal)

ruban m (métallique)

band (rubber)

courroie f

9. band:

band (track) MUS (on record)

plage f

band COMPUT (on disk)

piste f

10. band (ring):

band

anneau m

II.band [Brit band, Am bænd] VB trans

1. band Brit SCHOOL:

band

classer [qc] par niveaux

2. band (stripe):

band

border

four-piece band in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for four-piece band in the English»French Dictionary

three-piece band

trio m

Translations for four-piece band 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.four [fɔ:ʳ, Am fɔ:r] ADJ

four

quatre

II.four [fɔ:ʳ, Am fɔ:r] N

four

quatre m

Phrases:

to be on all fours

être à quatre pattes

See also eight

I.eight [eɪt] ADJ

eight

huit

he is eight

il a huit ans

II.eight [eɪt] N

1. eight (number):

eight

huit m

eight o'clock

huit heures

it's eight

il est huit heures

eight twenty hours

huit heures vingt

2. eight (boat):

eight

canot m à huit rameurs

Phrases:

to have had one over the eight Brit inf

avoir un verre dans le nez

band¹ [bænd] N

1. band MUS:

band

orchestre m

band pop group

groupe m

brass band

fanfare f

2. band (group):

band

bande f

I.band² [bænd] N

1. band (strip):

band

bande f

hat band

ruban m

head band

bandeau m

waist band

ceinture f

2. band (range):

band

tranche f

tax band

tranche d'imposition

3. band (ring):

band

anneau m

wedding band

alliance f

4. band (section):

band

série f

a band of light rain and showers

un passage de pluies légères et d'averses

II.band² [bænd] VB trans

band

grouper

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They started performing as a melodic rock four-piece band with a manic live show.

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They added the new influences of jazz-rock, blues, soul and funk to their style and the four-piece band became an eight-piece with brass players.

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