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period piece N

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period piece

curiosité f d'époque

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I.period [Brit ˈpɪərɪəd, Am ˈpɪriəd] N

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1. period:

period (gen) GEOL, ASTRON, HISTORY

period (longer)

for a short period

pendant une courte période

a period of peace and prosperity

une période or une époque de paix et de prospérité

trial/Christmas period

période d'essai/de Noël

the late Roman/pre-war period

l'époque romaine tardive/l'époque or la période de l'avant-guerre

cloudy/sunny periods METEO

périodes nuageuses/d'ensoleillement

bright periods METEO

éclaircies fpl

rainy periods METEO

for/over a two-year period

pendant/en deux ans

for a long period

pendant longtemps

2. period ART:

Picasso's blue period

la période bleue de Picasso

3. period Am (full stop):

period lit, fig

4. period (menstruation):

6. period SPORTS:

période f de jeu

II.period [Brit ˈpɪərɪəd, Am ˈpɪriəd] ADJ

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I.piece [Brit piːs, Am pis] N

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2. piece (unit):

a piece of furniture

a piece of pottery

a piece of sculpture

a piece of luggage

a piece of advice

a piece of evidence

a piece of information

un renseignement

a piece of legislation

a piece of news

a piece of work (gen)

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

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

4. piece (broken fragment):

piece (of glass, cup)

piece (of glass, cup)

en morceaux, en miettes

to fall to pieces machine, object:

tomber en morceaux

to fall to pieces fig case, argument:

it came to pieces in my hands

ça s'est cassé dans mes mains

to go to pieces fig person: (from shock)

to go to pieces (emotionally)

to go to pieces (in interview)

paniquer complètement

8. piece GAMES:

piece (in chess)

piece (in draughts)

9. piece MIL:

piece (gun)

piece (cannon)

pièce f (d'artillerie)

10. piece (gun):

piece inf

flingue m inf

piece inf

11. piece (woman):

piece sl pej

beau brin m de fille inf

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III.piece [Brit piːs, Am pis]

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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:

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

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I.period [ˈpɪəriəd, Am ˈpɪri-] N

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1. period (length of time) a. GEO, ECON:

in/over a period of six months

sur une période de six mois

3. period (lesson, class session):

4. period (distinct stage):

6. period Am LING:

II.period [ˈpɪəriəd, Am ˈpɪri-] ADJ

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period furniture, instruments, drama:

piece [pi:s] N

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1. piece (bit):

piece glass, pottery

to tear sth into pieces

déchirer qc en morceaux

to fall to pieces

in one piece

en un seul morceau

in one piece fig person

to come to pieces

partir en morceaux

to come to pieces kit furniture

to take to pieces Brit

to go (all) to pieces fig

3. piece (unit in game):

piece chess

5. piece (coin):

a 50p piece

une pièce de 50 pence

6. piece vulg (woman):

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The game, printed in black and white on pulp-like sepia paper to resemble a period piece, was conceived as a one-book game line, and was never supported by official supplements. en.wikipedia.org

Swift had previously desired to film a period piece music video because of its distinctiveness from modern videos and videos she had filmed. en.wikipedia.org

Reed contemplated making the movie as a period piece set in the early 1960s during the space race when the comic was first published. en.wikipedia.org

The video featured old school skateboarding tricks, and as such is considered a classic visual period piece of skateboarding. en.wikipedia.org

This is not a period piece, but rather a carefully reassembled puzzle: some of the pieces remain missing whilst others have been deliberately left out. en.wikipedia.org

She was known for her technique of painting fabrics and thoroughly researching a project's subject matter, especially when it was a period piece. en.wikipedia.org

Twenty years on, the play feels like a period piece cornball, sure, but with a big-heartedness and linguistic vitality that todays emerging writers could learn from. en.wikipedia.org

The period piece, a comedy, had the story's characters continually reset a dining table set for a fine dinner for 14 people. en.wikipedia.org

It will be a period piece. en.wikipedia.org

He called it a genuine period piece but one that still has the power to sting. en.wikipedia.org

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