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I [piːs]1) (indeterminate amount) pezzo m.2) (unit)a piece of work — un lavoro; (referring to book) un'opera; (referring to article) un pezzo
3) (component part) pezzo m.to come in pieces — [ furniture] essere da montare
to take sth. to pieces — smontare qcs
4) (broken fragment) pezzo m., frammento m.to fall to pieces — [ object] cadere in pezzi; fig. [ argument] essere demolito
to go to pieces — fig. [ person] (from shock, emotionally) avere un crollo (nervoso), andare in pezzi; (in interview) andare nel pallone
5) (artistic work) (of music) brano m., pezzo m.; (sculpture, painting, article) pezzo m.; (play) pièce f.6) (instance)a piece of — un esempio di [propaganda, flattery]
a wonderful piece of running, acting — una magnifica corsa, interpretazione
7) (coin) moneta f., pezzo m.10) colloq. (gun) rivoltella f., pistola f.11) - piece in compostia 5-piece band — mus. una band di 5 elementi
••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 qcs.
to be still in one piece — [ object] essere ancora intero o intatto; [ person] essere intero o indenne
to give sb. a piece of one's mind — dire a qcn. il fatto suo
II [piːs]to pick sth. to pieces — fare a pezzi o demolire qcs.
verbo transitivo unire, connettere* * *[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) pezzo2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) pezzo3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) pezzo, articolo4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) moneta5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) pedina•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) frammentario- go all to pieces- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
- to pieces* * *I [piːs]1) (indeterminate amount) pezzo m.2) (unit)a piece of work — un lavoro; (referring to book) un'opera; (referring to article) un pezzo
3) (component part) pezzo m.to come in pieces — [ furniture] essere da montare
to take sth. to pieces — smontare qcs
4) (broken fragment) pezzo m., frammento m.to fall to pieces — [ object] cadere in pezzi; fig. [ argument] essere demolito
to go to pieces — fig. [ person] (from shock, emotionally) avere un crollo (nervoso), andare in pezzi; (in interview) andare nel pallone
5) (artistic work) (of music) brano m., pezzo m.; (sculpture, painting, article) pezzo m.; (play) pièce f.6) (instance)a piece of — un esempio di [propaganda, flattery]
a wonderful piece of running, acting — una magnifica corsa, interpretazione
7) (coin) moneta f., pezzo m.10) colloq. (gun) rivoltella f., pistola f.11) - piece in compostia 5-piece band — mus. una band di 5 elementi
••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 qcs.
to be still in one piece — [ object] essere ancora intero o intatto; [ person] essere intero o indenne
to give sb. a piece of one's mind — dire a qcn. il fatto suo
II [piːs]to pick sth. to pieces — fare a pezzi o demolire qcs.
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2 some *****
[sʌm]1. adj1)some tea/water/biscuits/girls — del tè/dell'acqua/dei biscotti/delle ragazzeI have some books — ho qualche libro or alcuni libri
there's some milk in the fridge — c'è un po' del latte in frigo
there were some people outside — c'era della gente fuori
he asked me some questions about the accident — mi ha fatto qualche domanda or alcune domande or delle domande sull'incidente
have some tea/ice-cream — prendi un po' di tè/gelato
if you have some time to spare — se hai un po' di tempo a disposizione
2) (certain: in contrast) certo (-a), alcuni (-e) pl3) (vague, indeterminate) un (-a) certo (-a), qualchesome politician or other — un qualche uomo politico
some other time! — sarà per un'altra volta!
4)it took some courage to do that — ci è voluto un bel coraggio per farlo5)(emphatic: a few, a little)
that's SOME consolation! — questo è già qualcosa!there's still SOME petrol in the tank — c'è ancora un po' di benzina nel serbatoio
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fam: intensive) that's some fish! — questo sì che è un pesce!2. pron1) (a certain number) alcuni (-e) pl, certi (-e) plsome of them are crazy — alcuni di loro sono pazzi
2) (a certain amount) un po'some more — prendine ancora un po'some! — prendine un po'!some of the book — ho letto parte del librosome of what he said was true — parte di ciò che ha detto era vero
some of it was left — ne è rimasto un po'
3. adv
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