| Traduções principais |
| piece n | (separate morsel) (porções separadas) | pedaço sm |
| | The mother cut her kid's food into smaller pieces. |
| | A mãe cortou a comida do filho em pequenos pedaços. |
| piece n | (determined portion of a whole) (porção de um todo) | pedaço sm |
| | Please give me a piece of the apple pie. |
| | Por favor, dê-me um pedaço de torta de maçã. |
| piece n | (bit or part of [sth]) (pedaço ou parte de algo) | parte sf |
| | I picked up the pieces of the broken plate. |
| | Peguei as partes do prato quebrado. |
| piece n | (item in a set) (item num conjunto) | peça sf |
| | My new dinner set has thirty-four pieces. |
| | Meu novo aparelho de jantar tem trinta e quatro peças. |
| piece n | (specimen, example) (amostra, exemplo) | obra sf |
| | This piece of art really shows Warhol's style. |
| | Esta obra de arte realmente demonstra o estilo de Warhol. |
piece,
piece of music n | (musical composition) (composição musical) | peça sf |
| | That piece by Bach was very nice. |
| | Aquela peça de Bach foi muito boa. |
piece,
puzzle piece n | (part of a jigsaw puzzle) (parte de um quebra-cabeça) | peça sf |
| | This jigsaw puzzle's got 1000 pieces! |
| | Este quebra-cabeça tem 1000 peças! |
piece,
game piece n | (board game counter) (jogo de tabuleiro) | peça sf |
| | After rolling the dice, she moved her piece forward five spaces. |
| | Depois de jogar o dado, ela avançou cinco espaços com sua peça. |
Formas compostas:
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| a piece n | UK, regional (a distance, a way) | um pouco loc adv |
| | The farm is down the road a piece. |
| a piece of cake n | figurative, informal ([sth] easy to do) (figurado) | moleza sf |
| | (gíria) | mamão com açúcar loc sm |
| | (gíria) | facinho adj |
| | The new software installation was a piece of cake, no problems! |
| | A instalação do novo software foi uma moleza, sem problemas! |
| a piece of the action n | informal (involvement, participation) (figurado) | uma fatia do bolo loc sf |
| | | participação sf |
| | If I'm to help you, I want a piece of the action. |
a piece of work,
a real piece of work n | US, figurative, informal (unusual character, individual) (figurado: pessoa excêntrica) | figura sf |
a piece of work,
a real piece of work,
also UK: a nasty piece of work n | figurative, informal (unpleasant, difficult person) (gíria) | osso duro de roer sm |
| | (gíria) | carne de pescoço sf |
| | Tommy's a real piece of work; I heard he blamed his mistake on the boss. |
| | That woman is a nasty piece of work; she's been making her neighbours' lives hell for years. |
all-in-one,
one-piece n | UK (bodysuit, catsuit) | macacão catsuit, macacão de couro sm |
| | Gloria was wearing an all-in-one. |
| chess piece n | (chess: playing piece) | peça de xadrez loc sf |
| | Rooks, pawns and bishops are all examples of chess pieces. |
| game piece n | (counter or token used in a game) (contador ou pino usado em um jogo) | peça de jogo loc sf |
| | We couldn't play chess because he lost a game piece. |
| give [sb] a piece of your mind v expr | (scold harshly) (figurado: repreender, discutir) | falar umas verdades para alguém expres v |
| | (figurado) | dar sermão vt + sm |
| It's a piece of cake! interj | informal (it's very easy) (figurado) | É moleza! interj |
| | (gíria) | É mamão com açúcar! interj |
| | (gíria) | É facinho! interj |
| | I don't think that arithmetic problem is difficult. It's a piece of cake! |
Lego brick,
Lego block,
a piece of Lego,
also US: Lego n | ® (piece in a Lego set) (®, peça de montar) | lego sm |
| museum piece n | (antique, ancient artefact) | peça de museu loc sf |
| | That old musket won't fire; it's just a museum piece. |
one-piece,
one-piecer n | (one-piece garment) | maiô sm |
| one-piece n as adj | (clothing: in one continuous piece) (vestuário: em uma só peça) | inteiro adj |
| period piece n | (antique, artefact) | obra de época sf |
| | The exhibition showcases a stunning collection of period pieces created during the Ming Dynasty. |
| period piece n | (play, film) | peça de época sf |
| | | filme de época sm |
| | The play is a period piece set in the 19th century. |
| piece by piece adv | (gradually) | pouco a pouco loc adv |
| | | gradualmente adv |
| | | aos poucos loc adv |
| | Following the accident, Sheila recovered her memory piece by piece. |
| piece by piece adv | (one fragment at a time) | um por um loc adv |
| | | uma por uma loc adv |
| | She very carefully picked up the shards of glass piece by piece. |
piece de resistance,
pièce de résistance,
plural: pieces de resistance n | (meal: highlight or finest part) | cereja do bolo expres |
| | The main course was delicious but the piece de resistance was the dessert. |
| | O prato principal estava delicioso, mas a cereja do bolo foi a sobremesa. |
piece de resistance,
pièce de résistance,
plural: pieces de resistance n | figurative (most important element) (o elemento mais importante) | piece de resistance estrang |
| piece of advice n | (recommendation or warning) | conselho sm |
| | I´ll give you just one piece of advice, young man: stay away from that girl. |
| | Vou te dar apenas um conselho, jovem: fique longe daquela garota. |
| piece of art n | (artwork) | obra de arte loc sf |
| | Several pieces of art were stolen from the museum. |
| | Muitas obras de arte foram roubadas do museu. |
| piece of cake n | (slice or chunk of cake) | pedaço de bolo sm |
| | | fatia de bolo sf |
| | Would you like a piece of cake? |
| | Quer um pedaço de bolo? |
| a piece of cake n | figurative ([sth] easy) (BRA, gíria) | mamão com açúcar expres |
| | (informal) | moleza, molezinha sf |
| | | é canja expres |
| | | foi tolo de fácil expres |
| | The spelling test was a piece of cake; I got all the answers right! |
| | A prova de ortografia foi mamão com açúcar; acertei todas as respostas. |
| piece of junk n | informal (article: unwanted) (informal: algo indesejado) | um lixo sm |
| | That's not an antique: it's a piece of junk! |
| piece of news n | (recent information) | novidade sf |
| | Candice has a piece of news for us; she's getting married! |
| piece of paper n | (paper: sheet) | folha sf |
| | I'm writing a poem with a black pen on this red piece of paper. |
| | Estou escrevendo um poema com uma caneta preta nessa folha vermelha. |
| piece of paper n | (paper: scrap) | folha sf |
| piece of s*** n | vulgar, offensive, slang (despicable person) | pessoa desprezível sf |
| | | pessoa abjeta sf |
| | | pessoa repugnante sf |
| | | pessoa vil sf |
| | Why do I have to accept that piece of s*** in my group? |
| piece of s*** n | vulgar, offensive, slang ([sth] worthless, badly made) | porcaria sf |
| | | droga sf |
| | (figurado, popular) | bosta sf |
| | If that car only cost you a couple hundred dollars, it's probably a piece of s***! |
| piece of trash n | US, figurative, pejorative, slang (worthless person) (figurado) | lixo sm |
| | That guy's a piece of trash; don't have anything to do with him. |
| piece of work n | ([sth] made or done) | trabalho sm |
| | The novel is a magnificent piece of work which is beautifully written. |
| | Esse romance é um trabalho magnífico que foi lindamente escrito. |
| piece [sth] together vtr + adv | figurative (make coherent) | juntar as peças expres v |
| | It was hard to piece together what he meant. |
| | Foi difícil juntar as peças do que ele quis dizer. |
| piece [sth] together vtr + adv | (assemble, collate) | montar vt |
| | I pieced together a bookshelf from boards and cement blocks. |
| | Eu montei uma estante com tábuas e blocos de cimento. |
piecework,
piece work,
piece-work n | (work paid by the unit) | trabalho por peça sm + prep + sf |
| set piece n | (film, book: scene or extract) (anglicismo) | trailer sm |
| | | cena sf |
| | | trecho sm |
| | At the end of the film, there is a set piece involving a gun battle. |
| set piece n | ([sth] carried out according to plan) | jogada ensaiada sf |
| | | cena sf |
| | The soccer players were trying out set pieces during their training session. |
| theatrical piece n | (stage play) (peça de palco) | peça teatral loc sf |
| | The author wrote several theatrical pieces in the 1960s. |
| three-piece n | (item of clothing with 3 parts) | com três partes loc adj |
| three-piece n | informal (music group with 3 members) | com três membros loc adj |
| three-piece n as adj | (clothing: with 3 pieces) | com três partes loc adj |
| three-piece n as adj | (furniture suite: with 3 items) | com três partes loc adj |
| three-piece n as adj | (music group: with 3 members) | com três membros loc adj |
| three-piece suit n | (men's formal outfit) (roupa formal masculina) | terno de três peças loc sm |
| | My brother looks surprisingly good in a three-piece-suit. |
| three-piece whistle n | (musical instrument) (música: tradicional instrumento de sopro) | flauta sf |
| | My grandfather taught me how to play the three-piece whistle. |
| two-piece adj | (garment: with two pieces) | com duas peças loc adj |
| | | de duas peças loc adj |
| two-piece n | (garment with two pieces) | de duas peças loc adj |
| | | com duas peças loc adj |
| | (BRA, roupa com duas peças) | conjunto sm |
| two-piece swimsuit n | (bikini, tankini) | biquíni sm |
| | (biquíni) | duas peças loc sf |
| | She wore a two-piece swimsuit to the beach party. |