No. 1,043 in French
pièces
"Pièces" means "pieces" or "rooms" in English.
In a sentence
J'ai acheté des pièces de rechange pour la voiture.
I bought spare parts for the car.
In this sentence, 'pièces' refers to individual parts or components of a machine, like spare parts for a car.
Les pièces de théâtre classiques sont souvent étudiées à l'école.
Classic plays are often studied in school.
Here, 'pièces' means plays or dramatic works, as part of literary or theatrical studies.
Nous avons besoin de plusieurs pièces pour construire ce modèle.
We need several pieces to build this model.
In this context, 'pièces' denotes individual distinct items or objects used as parts of a construction or assembly.
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