piece

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• 1 a (part of sth broken, torn, cut, divided) pedazo (m) trozo (m) she ripped the letter into pieces = rompió la carta en pedacitos to come o fall to pieces = hacerse* pedazos a piece of land = un terreno, una parcela in one piece (safe) = sano y salvo (unbroken) intacto to go to pieces = perder* el control to pull sth/sb to pieces = destrozar* algo/a algn to say one's piece = dar* su ( or mi etc) opinión b (component) pieza (f) parte (f) to take sth to pieces = desarmar algo

• 2 (item) a piece of advice = un consejo a piece of furniture = un mueble a piece of paper = un papel an excellent piece of work = un trabajo excelente to give sb a piece of one's mind = cantarle las cuarenta a algn

• 3 a [Mus] a piece (of music) = una pieza (de música) b [Journ] artículo (m)

• 4 (coin) moneda (f)

• 5 (in board games) ficha (f); (in chess) figura (f)