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♦ piece /pi:s/n.1 pezzo ( anche arte, mus. e giorn.); frammento; brano; parte; oggetto ( artistico); moneta ( metallica); (giorn.) articolo: a piece of paper, un foglio di carta; to be in pieces, essere a pezzi; to go (o to fall) to pieces, andare in pezzi; a piece of gold, una moneta d'oro; a ten-cent piece, un pezzo (o una moneta) da dieci centesimi: DIALOGO → - Pool- It takes a pound coin and a 20p piece, ci vogliono una moneta da una sterlina e una da venti centesimi; a dinner service of forty pieces, un servizio da tavola di quaranta pezzi; antique pieces, pezzi (o oggetti) d'antiquariato; a piece of music, un brano musicale; (giorn.) think piece, articolo d'opinione; to take st. to pieces, smontare qc.; to cut into pieces, tagliare in (o a) pezzi; to tear st. to pieces, stracciare q.3 (mil., antiq.) pezzo d'artiglieria; cannone● (comm.) a piece, al pezzo; cadauno □ piece by piece, pezzo per pezzo □ ( di tessuto) piece-dyed, tinto in pezza □ piece-goods, tessuti in pezza; (spec.) cotonine, seterie □ ( sport) a piece of action, un'azione; un episodio □ ( slang) a piece of the action, una parte dell'affare; una fetta della torta (fam.) □ a piece of advice, un consiglio □ (volg. USA) piece of ass, pezzo di fica (volg.), donna; ( anche) scopata (volg.) □ a piece of business, un affare □ (fig.) piece of cake, passeggiata (fig.), lavoro da ragazzi, cosa facilissima □ a piece of clothing, un capo di vestiario □ (stor.) piece of eight, dollaro spagnolo ( d'argento, pari a otto reali) □ a piece of furniture, un mobile □ a piece of good luck, un colpo di fortuna; una circostanza fortunata □ a piece of impudence, un'impudenza; un atto sfrontato; una bella sfacciataggine □ a piece of information, un'informazione □ a piece of news, una notizia □ a piece of nonsense, una sciocchezza; una stupidaggine; una fesseria □ ( slang, volg.) piece of piss, cavolata; cagata ( cosa facilissima da fare) □ (econ.) piece rate, retribuzione a pezzo (o a cottimo) □ (volg.) a piece of tail = a piece of ass ► sopra □ a piece of work, un lavoro; (fam. USA) un campione, un fenomeno; ( anche) un brutto tipo, un brutto soggetto: You're some piece of work!, sei davvero impagabile! □ piece wage, salario a cottimo □ all in one piece, tutto intero □ (comm.) by the piece, al pezzo; ( di stoffa) a pezze; (econ.) a cottimo □ (fam.) to give sb. a piece of one's mind, dire a q. quel che si pensa di lui; dirne quattro a q.; cantarla chiara e tonda a q. □ (fig.) to go to pieces, avere un cedimento, un tracollo ( fisico o morale): DIALOGO → - Discussing football- They went to pieces in the second half, sono crollati nel secondo tempo □ (fam.) a nasty piece of work, un brutto tipo, un brutto soggetto □ (fig.) of a (o of one) piece with, coerente con; analogo a; dello stesso tipo di; affine a □ to pay sb. by the piece, pagare q. a cottimo □ (fam.) to say (o to speak) one's piece, dire quello che si pensa □ a two-piece bathing costume, un costume a due pezzi; un duepezzi □ a two-piece dress, un abito a due pezzi.(to) piece /pi:s/v. t.1 ( anche to piece out, to piece together) mettere insieme, unendo pezzo per pezzo; congiungere cucendo; giuntare: to piece a quilt, giuntare una coperta imbottita; to piece a book together from a series of lectures, mettere insieme un libro da una serie di conferenze2 attaccare; congiungere; connettere: to piece one thing on to another, attaccare una cosa a un'altra4 (tecn.) giuntare● to piece out a gap, colmare una lacuna □ to piece out a story, ricostruire una storia □ piecing machine, giuntatrice.
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