conversation piece en el diccionario francés Oxford-Hachette

Traducciones de conversation piece en el diccionario inglés»francés

conversation piece SUST.

1. conversation piece:

to be a conversation piece

susciter des remarques

2. conversation piece TEAT.:

conversation piece

pièce de théâtre comportant essentiellement des dialogues

Traducciones de conversation piece en el diccionario inglés»francés

conversation [ingl. brit. kɒnvəˈseɪʃ(ə)n, ingl. am. ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃ(ə)n] SUST.

conversation

conversation f (about sur, au sujet de)

to have or hold a conversation

avoir une conversation

to strike up/break off a conversation

engager/interrompre la conversation

to make conversation

faire la conversation

(deep) in conversation

en (grande) conversation

I.piece [ingl. brit. piːs, ingl. am. pis] SUST.

1. piece (indeterminate amount):

piece (of fabric, wood, paper, metal)

morceau m

piece (of fabric, wood, paper, metal)

bout m

piece (of string, ribbon)

bout m

piece (of cake, pie, pâté)

morceau m

piece (of cake, pie, pâté)

tranche f

piece (of meat, cheese, chocolate)

morceau m

2. piece (unit):

a piece of furniture

un meuble

a piece of pottery

une poterie

a piece of sculpture

une sculpture

a piece of luggage

une valise

a piece of advice

un conseil

a piece of evidence

une preuve

a piece of information

un renseignement

a piece of legislation

une loi

a piece of news

une nouvelle

a piece of work (gen)

un travail

a piece of work (referring to book, article etc)

une œuvre

a piece of luck

un coup de chance

a piece of history

une tranche d'histoire

to be paid by the piece

être payé à la pièce

they cost £20 a piece

ils coûtent 20 livres pièce

3. piece (component part):

piece (of jigsaw, machine, model)

pièce f

piece by piece

pièce par pièce

in pieces

en pièces (détachées)

to come in pieces kit furniture:

être livré en kit

to take sth to pieces

démonter qc

4. piece (broken fragment):

piece (of glass, cup)

morceau m

piece (of glass, cup)

fragment m

in pieces

en morceaux, en miettes

to fall to pieces machine, object:

tomber en morceaux

to fall to pieces fig. case, argument:

s'effondrer

it came to pieces in my hands

ça s'est cassé dans mes mains

to go to pieces fig. person: (from shock)

s'effondrer

to go to pieces (emotionally)

craquer coloq.

to go to pieces (in interview)

paniquer complètement

5. piece (artistic work):

piece (of music)

morceau m

piece (sculpture)

sculpture f

piece (painting)

peinture f

piece (article)

article m (on sur)

piece (play)

pièce f

he read them a piece out of the book

il leur a lu un passage du livre

6. piece:

a piece of (instance of) propaganda, materialism, flattery

un exemple de

a wonderful piece of running/acting/engineering

une très belle course/interprétation/réalisation technique

7. piece (coin):

piece

pièce f

a 50p piece

une pièce de 50 pence

30 pieces of silver

30 pièces d'argent

8. piece JUEGOS:

piece (in chess)

pièce f

piece (in draughts)

pion m

9. piece MILIT.:

piece (gun)

fusil m

piece (cannon)

pièce f (d'artillerie)

10. piece (gun):

piece coloq.

flingue m coloq.

piece coloq.

pistolet m

11. piece (woman):

piece argot pey.

beau brin m de fille coloq.

II.-piece COMPOSIT.

a 60-piece cutlery set

un service de couverts de 60 pièces

a 5-piece band MÚS.

un groupe de 5 musiciens

III.piece [ingl. brit. piːs, ingl. am. pis]

to be (all) of a piece town, house:

être d'un style homogène

to be (all) of a piece with sth action, statement, ideas:

s'accorder avec qc

to be still in one piece object:

être intact

to be still in one piece person:

être sain et sauf

to give sb a piece of one's mind

dire ses quatre vérités or son fait à qn

to pick sth to pieces

descendre qc en flammes

to pick up the pieces

recoller les morceaux

to say one's piece

dire ce qu'on a à dire

conversation piece en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de conversation piece en el diccionario inglés»francés

conversation [ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃən, ingl. am. ˌkɑ:nvɚ-] SUST.

conversation

conversation f

to hold a conversation

tenir une conversation

to run out of conversation

être à court de conversation

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to strike up a conversation with sb

entamer une conversation avec qn

piece [pi:s] SUST.

1. piece (bit):

piece

morceau m

piece land

parcelle f

piece glass, pottery

fragment m

in pieces

en morceaux

to tear sth into pieces

déchirer qc en morceaux

to fall to pieces

s'effondrer

in one piece

en un seul morceau

in one piece fig. person

intact(e)

to come to pieces

partir en morceaux

to come to pieces kit furniture

se démonter

to take to pieces ingl. brit.

démonter

to go (all) to pieces fig.

s'effondrer

2. piece (item, one of set):

a piece of baggage

une valise

piece of clothing

un vêtement

a piece of paper

une feuille de papier

a piece of furniture

un meuble

a piece of advice

un conseil

a piece of evidence

une preuve

a piece of information

une information

a piece of news

une nouvelle

3. piece (unit in game):

piece chess

pièce f

4. piece (work):

piece written, musical

morceau m

piece painted, drawn, sculpted

pièce f

a good piece of work

du bon travail

a lovely piece of dancing

un beau morceau de danse

5. piece (coin):

piece

pièce f

a 50p piece

une pièce de 50 pence

6. piece vulg. (woman):

piece

meuf f

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to be a piece of cake coloq.

être du gâteau

to want a piece of the cake

vouloir une part du gâteau

to give sb a piece of sb's mind coloq.

dire ses quatre vérités à qn

to pick up the pieces

recoller les morceaux

to say one's piece

dire ce qu'on a à dire

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

He played a part in the development of the conversation piece, making groups of model figures to judge effects of light and shade.

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He excelled in painting conversation pieces and landscapes.

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It punctuated each stage of a banquet, prepared the diners for the next serving and functioned as a conversation piece.

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A unique wooden sculpture, which my daughter declared a must-have while we were choosing the table, quickly became a beloved conversation piece.

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The phrase conversation piece later acquired a different meaning.

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A majestic painting functions as a focal point and conversation piece at the dining area.

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You can imagine it would make a great conversation piece in someone's home.

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In the following years he turned his attention to the production of small conversation pieces (i.e., groups in oil of full-length portraits from 12to 15 high).

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Many of these are intended as conversation pieces or speak merely for the entertainment of hearing sounds or words spoken by an inanimate object.

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There are many varieties of conversation piece.

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