Значение piece в русском языке

• 0 an amount of something, or a part of something -- кусок, часть

  • a piece of paper/wood

  • She cut the flan into eight pieces.

  • Some of the pieces seem to be missing.

  • These shoes are falling to pieces (= breaking into pieces).

• 1 one of a particular type of thing -- предмет

  • a useful piece of equipment

  • It's a beautiful piece of furniture.

• 2 some of a particular type of thing -- употребляется с неисчисляемыми существительными для выражения значения один

  • a piece of news/information

  • Can I give you a piece of advice?

• 3 an example of artistic, musical, or written work -- произведение, статья

  • There was an interesting piece on alternative medicine in the paper yesterday.

  • He's got two pieces on show in the Summer exhibition.

• 4 a coin with a value of ten/twenty, etc pence (= British money) -- монета в десять/двадцать и т. д. пенсов

  • Have you got any twenty-pence pieces for the parking meter?