Piece in spanish
pronunciation: tɹ̩oʊθoʊ part of speech: noun
piece1 = trozo, porción, sección, parte, pieza.
Example: Within one main class the same piece of notation may be used to signify different concepts.more:
» apiece = cada uno.
Example: Once it is available, duplicates in large quantities could probably be turned out for a cent apiece beyond the cost of materials.» a piece of = un trozo de, un poco de.
Example: In a classification scheme each subject is allocated a piece of notation, and that notation is used to represent the subject.» a piece of + advice = un consejo.
Example: At the ceremony, they asked each of us to get up and say a piece of advice that we've felt helped us in our career.» a piece of + broken crock = trozo de tiesto, trozo de maceta. [Usado generalmente para cubrir el agüjero de una maceta de modo que no se bloquee y se favorezca el drenaje]
Example: Place a piece of broken crock over the hole in the base of the pot to maintain good drainage.» a piece of + research = una investigación.
Example: For example, an abstract accompanying a report is intended primarily to permit the manager, sponsor or contractee to evaluate a piece of research = Por ejemplo, un resumen que acompaña a un informe tiene como su principal objetivo permitir al responsable, al patrocinador o al contratista evaluar una investigación.» art piece = pieza de arte, pieza artística, obra de arte.
Example: Art pieces not only hold value for the beholder, but are fast becoming a sound investment option.» be a piece of cake = estar tirado, ser facilísimo, ser pan comido, ser coser y cantar.
Example: That was a piece of cake compared with getting the resulting research agency off the ground.» be in one piece = estar (todavía) entero, estar (todavía) completo.
Example: Earlier this spring, I hauled out the garden fork, the shovel and the hoe, only to find that only one of them was in one piece.» bits and pieces = partes, trozos, retazos, minucias, cosas.
Example: At the same time, indigenous knowledge has become more fragmented and specialised as scientists and humanitarians pick at the bits and pieces that fit with their interests and disciplines.» blow + Nombre + to pieces = hacer añicos, destrozar completamente, destruir completamente.
Example: If you sit on the lid of progress, you will be blown to pieces.» broken piece = fragmento, trozo.
Example: Using charred bits of wood from campfires, broken pieces of clay pots, and stone spearpoints and arrowheads, the archaeologist investigates the past.» centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA] = protagonista principal, eje, centro de atención.
Example: The speakers will explain what actions have been taken to ensure that freedom of access to information remains the centrepiece of library philosophy in these difficult times.» come to + pieces = hacerse pedazos, desmoronarse, abatirse.
Example: They are characters living in the margins, often coming to pieces, and sometimes, as in a nightmare, in constant flight from something horrid.» cut + Nombre + in(to) pieces = cortar en pedazos.
Example: If you like the skin, cut it into pieces with kitchen shears and arrange it on the platter with the sliced meat.» cut up into + small pieces = cortar en pedacitos.
Example: The 'sweated' rags were next cut up into small pieces and placed in wooden mortars where they were pounded to a pulp (or stuff) by water-powered hammers.» dice + Nombre + into small pieces = cortar en trocitos.
Example: I want a sword to slit her end to end and then dice her body into small pieces and leave the bloodied, quivering remains on her front lawn.» fall to + pieces = caerse en pedazos, caerse a pedazos, hacerse pedazos, desmoronarse, deshacerse en pedazos, abatirse, descuajaringarse.
Example: One must accept that it is impossible to satisfy all people all the time; this author has seen several prison librarians fall to pieces, while the librarian was drowning in details.» give + Nombre + a piece of advice = dar un consejo, aconsejar.
Example: She's pretty undecided upon what would fit best so you must take a look at her clothes and accessories and give her a piece of advice.» go to + pieces = perder el control, quedar deshecho, quedar destrozado.
Example: When she heard of his death she went to pieces and fell apart.» hairpiece = tupé, postizo.
Example: The domains covered in the performance tests for the area of cosmetology were: haircut, permanent wave, shampooing, wigs and hairpieces, skin care, hair conditioners (scalp and treatment), and manicuring.» headpiece = tocado.
Example: As a bridal manufacturer we have made finest quality of bridal headpieces, wedding veils, bridal veils and tiaras since 1993.» in one piece = intacto, entero, sano y salvo, en buen estado.
Example: I can't believe I'm all in one piece today -- my body is sore all over and all my muscles ache.» make it through in + one piece = conseguir salir ileso, salir sano y salvo, conseguir salir sano y salvo, salir sano y salvo.
Example: I'm sure it was a long seven days in the slammer, but Piper made it through in one piece.» mantelpiece = repisa de la chimenea.
Example: He was a late riser, and as the clock on the mantelpiece showed me that it was only a quarter-past seven, I blinked up at him in some surprise.» masterpiece = obra maestra, obra de arte.
Example: The stereotypical writer, for example, needs only a cold garret, some paper, and ink to produce a masterpiece.» missing piece = pieza clave que falta.
Example: If, in addition, this new piece of information provides an important missing piece of the 'mental jigsaw' or helps to restructure it, we tend to attach greater value to it.» musical piece = pieza musical.
Example: The introduction of this musical piece is so famous that it has almost become a cliché in popular culture.» nasty piece of work = bicho malo, canalla, malaleche, malaje, malange, tipo de cuidado, pájaro de cuidado.
Example: Mary, on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work who is at her best is frosty and aloof and at her worst is hostile and cruel.» opinion piece = artículo de opinión.
Example: This is not a rigorous statistical investigation, but an opinion piece offered to encourage other librarians to address this problem.» pick up + the pieces = recoger los platos rotos, pagar los platos rotos, sacar las castañas del fuego, pagar el pato, cargar con el muerto, cargar con el mochuelo.
Example: The standards of education in the UK are woefully low leaving employers to often pick up the pieces.» pick up + the pieces = recuperarse, recobrarse, reponerse.
Example: More than just a time for picking up the pieces, divorce is a new opportunity to improve on the past and create a fuller life .» piecemeal = poco a poco, gradual, de manera poco sistemática.
Example: The current practice of promotion and projection of public library services tends to be amateurish, piecemeal, unsustained and difficult to evaluate.» piece of art = pieza de arte, pieza artística, obra de arte.
Example: Over the years, history's greatest painters, sculptors, and craftsman have toiled to create the iconic pieces of art we've all become familiar with.» piece of evidence = evidencia, prueba.
Example: The cholesterol campaign is based not on scientific evidence that cholesterol reduction is beneficial, but on educated guesses, on pieces of evidence that suggest it might be.» piece of information = información, dato.
Example: On other occasions a user wants every document or piece of information on a topic traced, and then high recall must be sought, to the detriment of precision.» piece of land = parcela de terreno, terreno, parcela.
Example: So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.» piece of music = pieza musical.
Example: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.» piece of open ground = descampado, erial, eriazo.
Example: It may have been the only piece of open ground in the area at that time large enough for the battle.» piece of resistance = ejemplo sobresaliente, obra maestra, producto bandera, producto emblemático, lo mejor de, el orgullo de, la joya de, pieza estrella, modelo en su género, modelo en su clase, joya.
Example: On the other hand, the greatest eye-catcher and the piece of resistance of this incredible home is the wood and iron grand staircase.» piece of wasteland = descampado, erial, eriazo.
Example: People grow food in allotments and on high-rise rooftops, on river banks and roadside verges, in parks and market gardens and any piece of wasteland they can find.» piece of work = trabajo, obra.
Example: Few other watercolour artists, before or since, could produce such a scintillating piece of work with such economy as Edward Wesson.» piece of writing = composición, redacción.
Example: Every piece of writing should have a logical conclusion, and it's your job as the reader to identify that conclusion.» piecewise = compuesto de variables, con variables, a trozos, en trozos, compuesto de trozos, hecho a trozos.
Example: The constructed piecewise model generates the same portion of curve as the original one.» piecework = trabajo a destajo.
Example: A scale of piecework prices did not guarantee the average earnings of a man in intermittent employment.» piece-worker [pieceworker] = trabajador a destajo.
Example: There was also a widespread tendency amongst pieceworkers to work for no longer and earn no more than they required for their immediate needs.» playing piece = ficha de juego.
Example: Some of the blackgammon playing pieces lost included a centaur with bow, a hooded archer, a violinist and a seated harpist.» put + the pieces together = atar (los) cabos sueltos, tirar de la madeja, sumar dos y dos, hacer el cálculo necesario, hacer los cálculos necesarios, hilar, atar (los) cabos.
Example: The question then is, what are my options and how do I put the pieces together to solve the puzzle?.» sheet music piece = partitura musical.
Example: Another collection that has gradually accumulated over the years from donations is a collection of popular sheet music pieces going back as far as the mid-1850s = Otra colección que se ha ido acumulando a lo largo de los años mediante donaciones es la de partituras musicales populares que se remonta hasta mediados de los 50 del siglo XIX.» showpiece = ejemplo sobresaliente, obra maestra, producto bandera, producto emblemático, lo mejor de, el orgullo de, la joya de, pieza estrella, modelo en su género, modelo en su clase, joya.
Example: Every garden also needs a showpiece flower, easy to grow but fabulous and exotic in the vase.» tailpiece = apéndice, coletilla.
Example: The article 'Taipiece on bibliographies of special material' shows that in studying the structure of bibliographic control it is not difficult to discover strange, and even hilarious, examples of specialist bibliographic sources.» take + Nombre + to pieces = desmontar, desarmar, desmantelar.
Example: Furniture from ships was sometimes built-in, sometimes capable of being taken to pieces easily, and sometimes it bore fittings allowing it to be secured to deck or bulkhead.» tear + Nombre + (in)to pieces = hacer trocitos, romper en pedazos, hacer añicos.
Example: Fumbling inside my school bag, I pulled out a blank sheet of paper and started tearing it into pieces.» tie + the pieces together = dar el último repaso, conjuntarlo todo, coordinarlo todo.
Example: The six essential planning guidelines are: identify the project, nail down the details, determine conversion methodology, develop a realistic conversion schedule, determine who is going to do your conversion, and tie the pieces together.» want + a slice/piece/share of the action = querer sacar tajada también, querer + Posesivo + tajada también, querer aprovecharse también, querer beneficiarse también, querer meter la cuchara.
Example: It burst onto the scene several years ago and now everyone wants a piece of the action.» want + a slice/piece/share of the cake = querer sacar tajada también, querer + Posesivo + tajada también, querer aprovecharse también, querer beneficiarse también, querer meter la cuchara.
Example: And then as time went on, more and more people wanted a piece of the cake.» want + a slice/piece/share of the pie = querer sacar tajada también, querer + Posesivo + tajada también, querer aprovecharse también, querer beneficiarse también, querer meter la cuchara.
Example: Fox got wind of how much money could be made from comics and decided he wanted a slice of the pie.» waste piece of land = descampado, erial, eriazo.
Example: Just outside the town lies a waste piece of land now used as a drying ground for linen and as a playground by the small fry of the neighbourhood.» workpiece = pieza. [Trozo de materia sobre el que se trabaja]
Example: This guide to punch press selection examines the advantages/disadvantages of available machine designs and stresses how workpiece size and shape is critical to every purchase plan.» write + a piece = escribir un artículo.
Example: Ms. Hinton has written several pieces on cataloging.piece together2 = unir, juntar, combinar.
Example: During his stay in Laputa, Captain Gulliver was very impressed by a book-writing machine which produced fragments of sentences which were dictated to scribes and later pieced together.