piece rate in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for piece rate 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.rate¹ [Brit reɪt, Am reɪt] N

1. rate (speed):

rate

ritmo m

rate

velocità f

the rate of improvement, of production

il ritmo di crescita, di produzione

the rate at which children learn

la velocità di apprendimento dei bambini

to work at a steady rate

lavorare a ritmo regolare

at a rate of 50 an hour

ai 50 all'ora

at this rate we'll finish in no time

di questo passo finiremo in men che non si dica

at this rate we'll never be able to afford a car fig

(se andiamo avanti) di questo passo non potremo mai permetterci un'automobile

at the rate you're going… fig

con questo ritmo, con il ritmo che hai…

to drive at a terrific rate

guidare a tutta velocità

to work at a terrific rate

lavorare a ritmo indiavolato

2. rate (number of occurrences):

rate

tasso m

the birth, unemployment rate

il tasso di natalità, di disoccupazione

the divorce rate

la percentuale dei divorzi

the pass, failure rate for that exam is 60%

in quell'esame la percentuale dei promossi, bocciati è del 60%

3. rate (level):

the interest rate

il tasso di interesse

the mortgage rate

il tasso ipotecario

the rate of growth, of inflation, of exchange

il tasso di crescita, di inflazione, di cambio

4. rate (charge):

rate

tariffa f

rate

costo m

rate

prezzo m

postal, advertising rates

tariffe postali, pubblicitarie

translator's rates

tariffe dei traduttori

what is the rate for a small ad?

qual è la tariffa per la piccola pubblicità?

telephone calls are charged at several rates

esistono diverse tariffe per le chiamate telefoniche

at a reduced rate

a prezzo ridotto

to get a reduced rate

beneficiare di una tariffa ridotta

what's the going rate for a Picasso?

qual è il costo attuale di un Picasso?

5. rate (wage):

rate

tariffa f

his hourly rate is £12

la sua paga oraria è di 12 sterline

to pay sb the going rate for the job

pagare qn per il suo lavoro secondo le tariffe in vigore

what's the going rate for a babysitter?

qual è la tariffa attuale di una babysitter?

what is your hourly rate of pay?

quanto sei pagato all'ora? qual è la tua paga oraria?

6. rate ECON (in foreign exchange):

rate

corso m

II.rates N

rates npl Brit:

rates

imposta f locale, comunale

business rates

= imposta sugli immobili adibiti ad uso commerciale e/o industriale

business rates before n increase, rebate

delle imposte locali

III.rate¹ [Brit reɪt, Am reɪt] VB trans

1. rate (classify):

I rate his new novel very highly

apprezzo moltissimo il suo nuovo romanzo

how do you rate this restaurant, him as an actor?

che cosa pensi di questo ristorante, di lui come attore?

how do you rate the food in that restaurant?

come trovi la cucina di quel ristorante?

to rate sb as a great composer

considerare qn un grande compositore

to rate sb among the best pianists in the world

annoverare qn tra i migliori pianisti del mondo

highly rated

molto quotato

2. rate (deserve):

rate medal, round of applause

meritare

this hotel rates three stars

questo albergo merita tre stelle

the joke, the story hardly rates a mention

la barzelletta, la storia non merita quasi di essere raccontata

3. rate (value):

rate honesty

ammirare

rate friendship

tenere in grande considerazione

rate person

stimare

I rate courage very highly

ammiro moltissimo il coraggio

IV.rate¹ [Brit reɪt, Am reɪt] VB intr (rank)

how did our cheese, wine rate?

com'è stato giudicato il nostro formaggio, vino?

where do I rate compared to him?

dove mi colloco rispetto a lui?

she rates among the best sopranos in Europe

è annoverata tra i migliori soprani d'Europa

that rates as the best wine I've ever tasted

è il miglior vino che abbia mai assaggiato

that doesn't rate high on my list of priorities

quella non è una cosa importante per me

V.to rate oneself VB refl

how do you rate yourself as a driver?

come ti valuti al volante? come pensi di guidare?

she doesn't rate herself very highly

non ha una grande considerazione di se stessa

VI.rate¹ [Brit reɪt, Am reɪt]

at any rate

in ogni caso or a ogni modo

rate² [Brit reɪt, Am reɪt] VB trans arch

rate person, dog:

rate

rimproverare, sgridare

piece rate in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for piece rate in the English»Italian Dictionary

piece rate N

piece rate

prezzo m per unità

Translations for piece rate 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.rate [reɪt] N

1. rate (speed):

rate

velocità f

at this rate

a questo ritmo

at one's own rate

al proprio passo

2. rate (proportion):

rate

quota f

birth rate

indice m di natalità

death rate

indice m di mortalità

unemployment rate

tasso m di disoccupazione

3. rate (price):

rate

tariffa f

rate of exchange

tasso m di cambio

interest rate

tasso m di interesse

Phrases:

at any rate

ad ogni modo

II.rate [reɪt] VB trans

rate

stimare

to rate sb/sth as sth

considerare qn/qc come qc

III.rate [reɪt] VB intr

to rate as

essere considerato come

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The hawkers are chanting the going piece rate at the various fields.

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The former worker, who did not want to be identified, said the way the piece rate system operated was opaque and unfair.

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The piece rate pay system isn't fair.

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The workers move from one unit to another at fast pace in short intervals and many of them are employed on piece rate wages given on daily/weekly basis.

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More than 50 percent had stipulations concerning paid holidays, union-input in setting piece rates, and overtime pay after forty hours per week.

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Freelancers may charge by the day, hour, a piece rate, or on a per-project basis.

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For example, piece rates are preferred for labor tasks where quality is readily observable, e.g. sharpened sugar cane stalks ready for planting.

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These wages were taken from piece rate workers (largely farmworkers) and given to employers evidently as a gift to big business owners.

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A piece rate is where an employee gets paid for the amount picked, packed, pruned or made.

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Workers are not employees, and are paid either an hourly or piece rate.

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