piece

[US]/piːs/
[UK]/pis/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. en genstand; et afsnit; en del; en mønt
vt. at reparere; at samle; at passe sammen
Word Forms
Past Participlepieced
Third Person Singularpieces
Past Tensepieced
Pluralpieces
Present Participlepiecing

Phrases & Collocations

piece of advice

et godt råd

piece of art

et kunstværk

break into pieces

gå i stykker

piece of furniture

et møbel

piece of paper

et stykke papir

piece of information

et stykke information

missing piece

manglende del

a piece of

et stykke

one piece

en enkelt del

work piece

arbejdsdel

piece of cake

stykke kage

in one piece

i ét stykke

piece by piece

stykke for stykke

of a piece

som én helhed

in piece

i stykker

piece together

samle

master piece

mesterværk

first piece

første del

piece goods

metervarer

fall to pieces

falde fra hinanden

test piece

testdel

piece on

del på

Example Sentences

a piece of chinoiserie.

en kinesisk detalje.

a piece of patchwork.

et stykke patchwork.

a piece of luggage.

et stykke bagage.

a piece of rebar.

et stykke armeringsjern.

a piece of string.

et stykke snor.

a piece of cake.

et stykke kage.

a piece of furniture.

et møbel.

a deft piece of footwork.

et hurtigt og elegant fodarbejde.

a vital piece of information.

en vigtig informationsbid.

a piece of dark material.

en del af mørkt materiale.

a crucial piece of evidence.

et afgørende bevis.

the last piece of candy.

det sidste stykke slik.

a superlative piece of skill.

et fantastisk stykke dygtighed.

a massive piece of furniture.

et massivt møbel.

a piece of information

et stykke information

a great piece of paint

et flot stykke maling

a delicate piece of embroidery

et delikat broderi.

execute a piece of work

udføre et stykke arbejde

execute a piece of music

udføre et musikstykke

Real-world Examples

They are probably just pieces of reddish mineral.

De er sandsynligvis bare stykker af rødlig mineral.

Source: TPO Integrated Writing Listening Section

This is an elegant piece of writing.

Det er et elegant stykke tekst.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

Because when your piece got taken that piece gets killed.

Fordi når dit stykke bliver taget, bliver det stykke dræbt.

Source: Exciting moments of Harry Potter

A lightning rod is a long piece of metal.

En lynafleder er et langt stykke metal.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

When something shatters, it breaks into many small pieces.

Når noget splintrer, går det i mange små stykker.

Source: VOA Special April 2020 Collection

The police assembled their pieces of evidence.

Politiet samlede deres beviser.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

Usually we have a few little pieces of information dribble out.

Normalt har vi et par små stykker information, der siver ud.

Source: NPR News October 2019 Collection

The build process involves two main pieces.

Byggeprocessen involverer to hovedstykker.

Source: Apple latest news

“I've still got the pieces, though, ” he added brightly.

“Jeg har stadig stykkerne, selvom,” tilføjede han lystigt.

Source: All-Star Read "Harry Potter" Collection

So authorities are still piecing it all together.

Så myndighederne forsøger stadig at samle det hele.

Source: NPR News April 2019 Collection

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