pieza

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noun

pieza

feminine noun

1. piece (pedazo, parte); part (de mecanismo)

una pieza de ajedrez -> a chess piece
una pieza de fruta -> a piece of fruit
un dos piezas -> a two-piece suit
dejar/quedarse de una pieza -> to leave/be thunderstruck
pieza de coleccionista -> collector's item
pieza de museo -> museum piece, exhibit
pieza de recambio o repuesto -> spare o replacement part, extra (United States)

2. catch (de pesca); kill (de caza)

3. (Irónico) (persona)

4. room (habitación)

5. play (obra) (dramática); piece (Mús)

pieza [pe-ay’-thah]

noun

1. Piece, part of a whole; a fragment. (f)

2. Coin, piece of money. (f)

3. Piece of cloth woven at one time. (f)

4. Piece of furniture. (f)

5. Room in a house. (f)

6. Piece of ordnance. (f)

7. Buffoon, wag, jester. (f)

8. Any bird or animal of the chase. (f)

9. Any manufactured article and each of the parts which compose it. (f)

10. Piece or man in the games of draughts, chess, etc. 11. (f)

Quedarse de una piez -> or hecho una pieza, (coll.) to be stunned, to remain astonished
Hacer piezas -> to take anything to pieces
Pieza arqueológica -> object
Juan es una pieza -> (LAm.) Juan is as honest as the day is long
Pieza de oro -> gold coin
Buena pieza -> rogue, villain
Me he quedado de una pieza -> I was speechless
Pieza de artillery -> piece of artillery
Pieza de ajedrez -> chess piece

(Her.) Each of the parts into which the coat of arms or shield is divided.


Q:	jose quiso una pieza de pan tostado?
A:	Also: José quiso una *lasca* de pan tostado. José quiso una tostada. lasca de pan---slice of bread una tostada---a slice of toasted bread.