What does morceau in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word morceau in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use morceau in French.

The word morceau in French means piece, bit, fragment, piece, bit, lump, cube, bit, piece, hunk, slog, grind, cheap cut, spit it out, in one piece, have a bite to eat, choice cut, best bit, piece of music, musical piece, work on a number, work on a piece. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word morceau

piece, bit, fragment

nom masculin (partie d'un objet brisé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le vase s'est cassé en mille morceaux.
The vase broke into a thousand pieces.

piece, bit

nom masculin (petite quantité de [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
S'il te plaît, donne-moi un morceau de pain.
Could you give me a bit more bread, please?

lump, cube

nom masculin (aliment sous forme calibrée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Donne-moi un morceau de sucre, s'il te plaît.
Pass me a sugar lump, please.

bit

nom masculin (partie, bribe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La vieille dame racontait sa vie par morceaux.
The old lady told her life story bit by bit.

piece

nom masculin (extrait d'œuvre musicale) (music)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'aime beaucoup jouer ce morceau au piano.
I love playing this piece on the piano.

hunk

nom masculin (familier (personne, souvent imposant) (colloquial, male)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ta voisine, c'est un beau morceau !
Your neighbour is a bit of a dish!

slog, grind

nom masculin (familier (chose énorme à faire) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce rapport, c'est un sacré morceau.
This report is a real slog.

cheap cut

locution adjectivale (viande moins noble) (meat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La viande utilisée pour faire le pot-au-feu est classée comme bas morceau.

spit it out

locution verbale (familier (finir par révéler [qch]) (informal, figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Come on, spill!

in one piece

locution adverbiale (figuré (indemne)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Malgré la conduite plus que dangereuse du chauffeur, je suis rentré chez moi en un seul morceau.

have a bite to eat

locution verbale (satisfaire sa faim)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

choice cut

nom masculin (meilleur morceau de viande)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

best bit

nom masculin (figuré (meilleur morceau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

piece of music, musical piece

nom masculin (air mélodieux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans le salon, il y a un piano sur lequel nous jouons des morceaux de musique.

work on a number, work on a piece

locution verbale (s'exercer à un morceau de musique) (music)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Some groups spend hours working on a number.

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