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1 piecemeal
adverb (a little bit at a time; not as a whole: He did the work piecemeal.) aos bocados* * *piece.meal[p'i:smi:l] adj 1 feito peça por peça, gradativo, feito em etapas, fragmentado, parcelado. 2 feito de retalhos. • adv 1 peça por peça, aos poucos, gradativamente. 2 em peças, em pedaços. -
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adverb (a little bit at a time; not as a whole: He did the work piecemeal.) pouco a pouco, por partes -
3 piecemeal opinion
piece.meal o.pin.ion[p'i:smil əpinjən] n parecer parcial. -
4 piecemeal attack
ataque parceladoEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > piecemeal attack
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5 piecemeal commitment
emprego parcelado dos meiosEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > piecemeal commitment
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[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) pedaço2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) um papel/uma notícia, etc.3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) composição4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) moeda5) (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.) peça•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) fragmentado- go all to pieces- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
- to pieces* * *[pi:s] n 1 peça, parte, pedaço, fragmento. 2 parte de uma coleção. 3 composição literária. 4 pintura, quadro. 5 peça teatral. 6 composição musical. 7 peça de artilharia. 8 moeda. 9 Game figura, pedra, peça. 10 espécime, amostra, exemplo. 11 obra, trabalho. 12 pequena quantidade. 13 opinião, ponto de vista. 14 artigo (em jornal, etc.). 15 sl mulher (principalmente como objeto sexual). • vt 1 remendar, consertar, reparar. 2 juntar, unir. • adj 1 feito de peças. 2 por peça. all to pieces em pequenos fragmentos. a piece of advice um conselho. a piece of bread and butter uma fatia de pão com manteiga. a piece of cake fig algo muito fácil. a piece of furniture um móvel, uma peça de mobília. a piece of news uma novidade. by the piece por peça, por unidade, por cabeça. he gave him a piece of his mind ele o repreendeu severamente, disse tudo o que pensava a seu respeito. in one piece inteiro, intacto. in pieces quebrado, partido. of a piece inteiro, idêntico, igual, uniforme. piece of ass pedaço de mau caminho (mulher). to fall into pieces ou to go to pieces ruir, cair em pedaços. to piece on to ajustar a. to piece out completar juntando peças, encompridar, dilatar. to piece together compor, reunir. to piece up remendar, completar. to take to pieces desmontar. to tear into pieces despedaçar. -
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[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) pedaço2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) fragmento3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) peça4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) moeda5) (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.) peça•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) fragmentado- go all to pieces- go to pieces - in pieces - piece together - to pieces
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Piecemeal — Piece meal , adv. [OE. pecemele; pece a piece + AS. m?lum, dat. pl. of m?l part. See {Meal} a portion.] 1. In pieces; in parts or fragments. On which it piecemeal brake. Chapman. [1913 Webster] The beasts will tear thee piecemeal. Tennyson. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Piecemeal — Piece meal , a. Made up of parts or pieces; single; separate. These piecemeal guilts. Gov. of Tongue. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
piecemeal — adverb by degrees, drop by drop, gradually, in installments, in small doses, in small quantities, inch by inch, little by little, partially associated concepts: piecemeal zoning Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Piecemeal — Piece meal , n. A fragment; a scrap. R. Vaughan. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
piecemeal — (adv.) c.1300, from PIECE (Cf. piece) (n.) + O.E. mælum at a time, dative plural of mæl appointed time, food served (see MEAL (Cf. meal) (n.1)). The second element once was more commonly used, e.g. O.E. styccemælum bit by bit, gearmælum … Etymology dictionary
piecemeal — [adj/adv] bit by bit at intervals, by degrees, by fits and starts*, fitfully, fragmentary, gradual, gradually, intermittent, intermittently, interrupted, little by little*, partial, partially, patchy, spotty, step by step*; concepts 531,544 Ant.… … New thesaurus
piecemeal — ► ADJECTIVE & ADVERB ▪ done piece by piece over a period of time. ORIGIN from PIECE(Cf. ↑piece) + an Old English word meaning «measure, quantity taken at one time» … English terms dictionary
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