piece in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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1.1. piece (part of sth broken, torn, cut, divided):

piece
pedazo m
piece
trozo m
a piece of bread
un pedazo or un trozo de pan
she ripped the letter into pieces
rompió la carta en pedacitos
she ripped the letter into pieces
hizo trizas la carta
a piece of land
un terreno
a piece of land
una parcela
to come or fall to pieces
hacerse pedazos
she smashed the vase to pieces
hizo añicos el jarrón
he was blown to pieces by a mine
una mina lo voló en pedazos
the toy lay in pieces on the floor
el juguete estaba en el suelo, hecho pedazos
her life in pieces, she made up her mind to …
con la vida deshecha or en ruinas, decidió …
in one piece they got back in one piece
volvieron sanos y salvos
I dropped it, but it's still in one piece
se me cayó, pero está intacto
to be a piece of cake inf
ser pan comido inf
to be a piece of cake inf
ser un bollo RioPl inf
to go to pieces (be very upset)
quedar deshecho or destrozado
to go to pieces (break down)
perder el control
he went to pieces after his wife left him
quedó deshecho or destrozado cuando la mujer lo dejó
to pick up the pieces he gets himself into trouble and expects me to pick up the pieces
se mete en líos y después pretende que yo le saque las castañas del fuego
he's trying to pick up the pieces of his life
está tratando de rehacer su vida
to pull sth/sb to pieces
destrozar algo/a alguien
he pulled her essay to pieces
le destrozó el trabajo
he pulled her essay to pieces
le criticó duramente el trabajo

2. piece (item):

a piece of advice
un consejo
500 pieces of artillery
500 piezas de artillería
a piece of chewing gum
un chicle
a piece of clothing
una prenda (de ropa)
a piece of fruit
una fruta
a piece of fruit
una pieza de fruta
a piece of furniture
un mueble
a piece of jewelry
una alhaja
an absurd piece of legislation
una norma (or disposición etc.) absurda
that was a piece of luck!
¡qué suerte!
how many pieces of luggage do they have?
¿cuántos bultos llevan?
a piece of news
una noticia
a piece of paper
un papel
an excellent piece of work
un trabajo excelente
we sell the cutlery by the piece Brit
vendemos los cubiertos sueltos or por piezas
of a piece they are all of a piece
están todos cortados por el mismo patrón
to be a nasty piece of work inf
ser una basura
to be a nasty piece of work inf
ser una porquería inf
to give sb a piece of one's mind
cantarle las cuarenta or decirle cuatro verdades a alguien

three-piece [Am ˈθri ˈˌpis, Brit ˈθriːpiːs] ADJ attr

two-piece [Am ˈtu ˌpis, Brit tuːˈpiːs] ADJ

piece together VB [Am pis -, Brit piːs -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

piece in the PONS Dictionary

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piece together VB trans (reconstruct)

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Cylinder blocks mounted with an included 60-degree angle onto inclined upper faces of a two-piece crankcase.
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Fill a wooden tub or half barrel with these bulbs and you have a fabulous show and interesting conversation piece for your garden.
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This man had an impressive head chiselled from one piece of bone, and the top part was covered down to his eyes by a floppy-brimmed sun hat.
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With every chess piece you takeover, the game cuts into an animated clip where one piece devours another piece in a creative yet funny way.
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I am not interested in the end product, the finished piece.
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Gently dry with a piece of kitchen roll, place on a platter and coat with a light drizzle of olive oil.
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The opponent is compelled to move the more valuable piece to avoid its capture, thereby exposing the less valuable piece which can then be captured (see chess piece relative value).
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Tangier will be made up of six distinctive communities with a hill-top community as the centre-piece.
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He said the pilot episode was an engaging piece of work which was photographed with stunning care and taste.
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The piece of art has been cited to be so special that it can be given to the public for the evaluation without hesitation.
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