museum piece in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for museum piece in the English»French Dictionary

museum piece N pej or hum

museum piece

pièce f de musée

Translations for museum piece in the French»English Dictionary

pièce de musée

museum piece

Translations for museum piece in the English»French Dictionary

museum [Brit mjuːˈzɪəm, Am mjuˈziəm] N

museum

musée m

science/natural history/military museum

musée des sciences/d'histoire naturelle/militaire

science/natural history/military museum attr curator, display, collection

de musée

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

museum piece in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for museum piece in the English»French Dictionary

museum piece N

museum piece

pièce f de musée

Translations for museum piece in the French»English Dictionary

pièce de musée

museum piece

Translations for museum piece in the English»French Dictionary

museum [mju:ˈzɪəm] N

museum

musée m

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The following year the narrow-gauge railway was abandoned, and only a short stretch has been retained as a museum piece.

en.wikipedia.org

It's basically a museum piece, with only 8,400 miles on the odometer.

thechronicleherald.ca

The collection is housed in a building which is in itself a museum piece; it goes back to the 19th century.

en.wikipedia.org

Yet the ideal city can not just be a museum piece, a throw-back to the past, as enjoyable as it might be.

www.bbc.co.uk

The building has become known as a museum piece of the 1820 decade.

en.wikipedia.org

It's not a museum piece carted in to show what ye olde cinema used to be, however.

www.grenfellrecord.com.au

This is not some kind of museum piece.

www.walesonline.co.uk

We don't want to be that staid museum piece that unfortunately so many people think that opera companies are.

performing.artshub.com.au

As an archival relic, a museum piece, it is terrific.

www.seattletimes.com

Rather than functioning as a museum piece preserved only for performances and special events, it is a vivid expression of everyday life.

en.wikipedia.org