What does pièce in French mean?

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

The word pièce in French means room, piece, part, piece, item, piece, object, item, item, unit, coin, play, piece, portion, document, paper, piece, section, piece, piece, piece, floor cloth, snap, sweeping, each, per piece, punch, cookie cutter, have a role in a play, one-piece swimsuit, pay on a piecework basis, exhibit, living room, windowless room, accounting document, precision timepiece, proof of identity, proof of ID, gold coin, head of cattle, collector's piece, collector's item, coin, museum piece, pièce de résistance, pièce de résistance, play, piece of meat, spare part, butcher's cut, butcher's choice cut, three act play, play in three acts, attached document, proof of entitlement, light room, bright room, centrepiece, choice piece, wedding cake, main room, insert, in-law, one-off, unique piece, pay back in their own coin, give a taste of their own medicine, in one piece, entirely in one piece, do piecework, one-piece swimsuit, one-piece, sell retail, sell as individual items, sell as individual units. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pièce

room

nom féminin (espace clos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a dix pièces dans notre maison.
There are ten rooms in our house.

piece, part

nom féminin (élément)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Combien de pièces y a-t-il dans ce Meccano ® ?
How many pieces are there in this Lego set?

piece, item

nom féminin (élément d'un ensemble)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Voici la plus belle pièce de ma collection.
Here is the most beautiful piece in my collection.

piece, object, item

nom féminin (objet) (antique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce vase chinois est une pièce rare.
This Chinese vase is a rare piece.

item, unit

nom féminin (unité)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Les salades sont vendues à la pièce.
The lettuces are 80p each.

coin

nom féminin (monnaie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tu aurais une pièce d'un euro pour mettre dans le caddie ?
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Could you give me two fifty-pence pieces for a one pound coin?

play

nom féminin (représentation théâtrale) (theatre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La troupe de théâtre de mon frère donne une pièce demain soir.
My brother's theatre group is putting on a play tomorrow night.

piece, portion

nom féminin (morceau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je vais acheter une pièce de viande pour midi.
I'm going to get a piece of meat for lunch.

document, paper

nom féminin (soutenu, jargon (document)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
N'oubliez pas de joindre toutes les pièces au dossier.
Don't forget to attach all the documents to the file.

piece, section

nom féminin (parties d'un vêtement) (clothing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La couturière assemble les pièces de la robe pour les coudre.
The seamstress assembles the pieces of the dress to sew them together.

piece

nom féminin (rouleau de tissu) (cloth)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La vendeuse coupe 3 m dans la pièce de satinette.
The sales assistant cuts 3 m from the piece of sateen.

piece

nom féminin (Échecs) (Chess)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le cavalier est une pièce du jeu d'échecs.
The knight is a chess piece.

piece

nom féminin (armée : canon et ses servants) (weapon)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a fallu un tir d'artillerie pour mettre cette pièce hors d'état de nuire.

floor cloth

nom féminin (Provence (serpillière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Où as-tu mis la pièce ? J'ai renversé la bassine !

snap, sweeping

locution adjectivale (figuré (grossier, sans finesse)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

each

locution adverbiale (à l'unité, pas au poids)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

per piece

locution adverbiale (selon le nombre de pièces produites)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

punch

nom masculin (découpoir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ces plaques en acier sont créées à l'emporte-pièce.

cookie cutter

nom masculin (Cuisine : moule pour découper)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Marie utilise un emporte-pièce pour faire ses biscuits de Noël.

have a role in a play

locution verbale (être acteur au théâtre)

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

one-piece swimsuit

nom masculin (vêtement de bain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour la plage, certaines préfèrent les maillots deux pièces et d'autres les maillots une pièce.

pay on a piecework basis

locution verbale (payer au nombre d'objets produits)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les patrons du XIXe siècle payaient leurs ouvriers à la pièce.

exhibit

nom féminin (tribunal : élément à charge, preuve) (criminal court)

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

living room

nom féminin (séjour, salle à manger)

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

windowless room

nom féminin (pièce sans fenêtre)

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

accounting document

nom féminin (document nécessaire à la comptabilité)

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

precision timepiece

nom féminin (mécanisme de précision)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les horloges comtoises sont des pièces d’horlogerie.

proof of identity, proof of ID

nom féminin (papier prouvant une identité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans l'Union européenne, il n'est plus nécessaire de présenter une pièce d'identité aux frontières.

gold coin

nom féminin (pièce de valeur)

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

head of cattle

nom féminin (vieux (tête de bétail)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce troupeaux comte 32 pièces de bétail.

collector's piece, collector's item

nom féminin (œuvre d'art)

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

coin

nom féminin (argent liquide en métal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sa bourse regorgeait de pièces de monnaie.

museum piece

nom féminin (objet désuet) (figurative)

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

pièce de résistance

nom féminin (plat principal) (of meal: Gallicism)

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

pièce de résistance

nom féminin (figuré (partie la plus importante) ([sth] impressive: Gallicism)

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

play

nom féminin (œuvre destinée à être jouée) (theater piece)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette pièce de théâtre a été jouée à Paris récemment. Racine écrivit beaucoup de pièces de théâtre classiques.

piece of meat

nom féminin (morceau de viande)

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

spare part

nom féminin (pièce à assembler)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai pu trouver une pièce détachée pour la voiture.

butcher's cut, butcher's choice cut

nom féminin (viande sélectionnée par le boucher)

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

three act play, play in three acts

nom féminin (pièce de théâtre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Médecin malgré lui est une pièce en trois actes de Molière.

attached document

nom féminin (document annexé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je t'envoie la présentation en pièce jointe. Je n'ai pas pu envoyer les pièces jointes parce qu'elles étaient trop lourdes.

proof of entitlement

nom féminin (papier prouvant [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Afin de faire valoir vos droits, veuillez présenter une pièce justificative.

light room, bright room

nom féminin (pièce très éclairée)

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

centrepiece, choice piece

nom féminin (élément principal)

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

wedding cake

nom féminin (dessert de choux à la crème empilés)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pièce montée du mariage de Mathias était géante !

main room

nom féminin (salle-salon)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pièce principale de ma maison est orientée plein sud.

insert

nom féminin (partie ajoutée après coup) (fabric)

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

in-law

nom féminin (figuré (famille par alliance) (person)

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

one-off, unique piece

nom féminin (chose très rare)

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

pay back in their own coin, give a taste of their own medicine

locution verbale (figuré (prendre sa revanche sur [qqn]) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il a rendu la monnaie de sa pièce à son adversaire.

in one piece, entirely in one piece

locution adverbiale (en un seul morceau)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Cette flûte est taillée tout d'une pièce.

do piecework

locution verbale (être payé à la pièce)

Les artisans travaillent à la pièce.

one-piece swimsuit, one-piece

nom masculin invariable (maillot de bain une pièce)

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

sell retail

locution verbale (vendre au détail)

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

sell as individual items, sell as individual units

locution verbale (vendre à l'unité)

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

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