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Engelsk navneord: piece

1. piece (om genstand) a separate part of a whole


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningAn important piece of the evidence.


Mindre specifikke termerpart, portion


Mere specifikke termerbeam, fragment, piece of cloth, piece of leather, piece of material, scrap, shard, sherd, snip, snippet, snipping, spindle

2. piece (om genstand) an item that is an instance of some type


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHe designed a new piece of equipment.
She bought a lovely piece of china.


Mindre specifikke termeritem

3. piece (om ting) a portion of a natural object


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThey analyzed the river into three parts.
He needed a piece of granite.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)part


Mindre specifikke termerthing


Mere specifikke termeracicula, base, body part, corner, corpus, craton, cutting, fragment, hunk, lump, nub, segment, slice, strip, stub, world


Eksempler på forekomster af mere specifikke termerNorth Atlantic, North Pacific, South Atlantic, South Pacific


Omfatter disse overordnede termerbuilding block, unit

4. piece (om kommunikation) a musical work that has been created


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe composition is written in four movements.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)composition, musical composition, opus, piece of music


Mindre specifikke termermusic


Mere specifikke termeradagio, allegretto, allegro, andante, arrangement, bagatelle, canon, capriccio, divertimento, duet, duette, duo, etude, fantasia, idyl, idyll, incidental music, intermezzo, introit, larghetto, largo, medley, morceau, motet, movement, musical arrangement, musical passage, nocturne, notturno, octet, octette, passage, pastiche, pastoral, pastorale, potpourri, program music, programme music, quartet, quartette, quintet, quintette, realisation, realization, septet, septette, serenade, sestet, sextet, sextette, sheet music, solo, song, study, suite, symphonic poem, toccata, tone poem, trio, vocal


Omfatter disse specifikke termercoda, finale

5. piece (om begivenhed) an instance of some kind


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningIt was a nice piece of work.
He had a bit of good luck.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)bit


Mindre specifikke termercase, example, instance

6. piece (om kommunikation) an artistic or literary composition


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHe wrote an interesting piece on Iran.
The children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests.


Mindre specifikke termercreation


Mere specifikke termerafterpiece, article, fragment, hiatus, morceau

7. piece (om genstand) a portable gun


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHe wore his firearm in a shoulder holster.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)firearm, small-arm


Mindre specifikke termergun


Mere specifikke termer.22, autoloader, handgun, muzzle loader, pistol, repeater, repeating firearm, rifle, riot gun, scattergun, self-loader, shooting iron, shotgun, side arm, smoothbore, twenty-two


Omfatter disse specifikke termerfiring pin, lock, sights

8. piece (om mad) a serving that has been cut from a larger portion


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningA piece of pie.
A slice of bread.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)slice


Mindre specifikke termerhelping, portion, serving


Mere specifikke termercutlet, escallop, filet, fillet, fish filet, fish fillet, scallop, scollop

9. piece (om egenskab) a distance


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningIt is down the road a piece.


Mindre specifikke termerdistance

10. piece (om genstand) a work of art of some artistic value


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThis store sells only objets d'art.
It is not known who created this piece.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)art object, objet d'art


Mindre specifikke termerwork of art


Mere specifikke termervirtu

11. piece (om tid) a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHe was here for a little while.
I need to rest for a piece.
A spell of good weather.
A patch of bad weather.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)patch, spell, while


Mindre specifikke termertime


Mere specifikke termercold snap, cold spell, hot spell, snap

12. piece (om forhold) a share of something


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningA slice of the company's revenue.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)slice


Mindre specifikke termerpart, percentage, portion, share

13. piece (om genstand) game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHe taught me to set up the men on the chess board.
He sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)man


Mindre specifikke termergame equipment


Mere specifikke termerblack, checker, chequer, chess piece, chessman, tile, white


Engelsk udsagnsord: piece

1. piece (om relation) to join or unite the pieces of


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningPatch the skirt.


Eksempler på anvendelseThey piece the cape


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)patch


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s something with something


Mindre specifikke termerconjoin, join


Mere specifikke termervamp, vamp up

2. piece (om tilvejebringelse) create by putting components or members together


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningShe pieced a quilt.
He tacked together some verses.
They set up a committee.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)assemble, put together, set up, tack, tack together


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something.
Something ----s somebody.
Something ----s something


Mindre specifikke termerbring together, create, join, make


Mere specifikke termercomfit, compound, confect, confection, configure, confuse, jumble, mix up, reassemble, rig up


Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer)break apart, disassemble, take apart, dismantle, break up

3. piece (om relation) join during spinning


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningPiece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings.


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something


Mindre specifikke termersplice

4. piece (om forbrug, indtagelse el. anvendelse) eat intermittently; take small bites of


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHe pieced at the sandwich all morning.
She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)nibble, pick


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something


Mindre specifikke termereat

5. piece (om ændring) repair by adding pieces


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningShe pieced the china cup.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)patch


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something


Mindre specifikke termerbushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on









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