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# pièces — French to English

How French *pièces* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 6 translations with example sentences.

The Elamur Dictionary has no French section yet; the English translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: pièces (47 679). By style: everyday 171 · literary 12 · biblical 28 · parliamentary 1 334 · legal and administrative 12 875 · UN documents 33 259.

## parts

Used about 8 021 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 25 · parliamentary ≈ 83 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 755 · UN documents ≈ 4 157).

- Il y a une pénurie de **pièces** automobiles.
  There's a shortage of car **parts**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and sundown · checked, community translation · [\#9530304](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9530304) [\#12197470](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12197470))

- Un distributeur ou une société qui a dû attendre des **pièces** de rechange recevra-t-il une indemnisation?
  Will a dealer, a company, that had to wait for replacement **parts** receive compensation?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1390480)

- Structures et **pièces** structurelles
  Structures and **parts** of structures
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 1494027)

- 2.2.1. les parties rigides (boucle, **pièces** de fixation, rétracteur, etc.);
  2.2.1. rigid **parts** (buckle, attachments, retractor, etc.);
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 13921586)

- Il examina les **pièces** détachées une à une.
  He examined the spare **parts** one by one.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and AOCinJAPAN · checked, community translation · [\#1009278](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1009278) [\#1012852](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1012852))

## spare

Used about 6 458 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 222 · UN documents ≈ 6 236). Meaning: [spare in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spare/).

- Monsieur le Président, pour commencer, qui contrôlera ou supervisera le marché automobile et les **pièces** détachées produites par des tierces parties?
  . Mr President, firstly, who will control or supervise the car market and the **spare** parts produced by third parties?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 605295)

- **Pièces** de rechange, réparations et entretien.
  75. **Spare** parts, repairs and maintenance.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 4413258)

- Nous avons 260 millions de propriétaires de véhicules en Europe qui attendent une clause de "**pièces** détachées et réparation" qui fonctionne bien.
  We have 260 million vehicle owners in Europe, who are waiting to get a '**spare** parts and repair' clause which is well functioning.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1009014)

- Comptabilisation et entreposage des **pièces** détachées
  Recording and storage of **spare** parts
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 13096908)

- La clause de réparation ne soustrait pas à l'industrie automobile ses parts du marché des **pièces** détachées, mais l'expose seulement à la concurrence.
  The repair clause does not deprive the car industry of its market share of the **spare** parts trade but merely opens it up to competition.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1758591)

## documents

Used about 5 527 times in the texts (literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 139 · legal and administrative ≈ 536 · UN documents ≈ 4 850).

- «Messieurs ont le dossier des **pièces**, ajouta l'avocat du loi en s'asseyant, ils peuvent consulter le dire de Phoebus de Châteaupers.»
  “You have the **documents**, gentlemen,” added the king’s advocate, as he took his seat; “you can consult the testimony of Phœbus de Châteaupers.”
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo notre dame, row 4921)

- Le Parlement doit d' abord pouvoir accéder à toutes les **pièces** et documents de la Commission sans exception.
  Firstly, Parliament must have complete access to all Commission **documents**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 3302)

- F307: service dans lequel les **pièces** sont classées
  office holding supporting **documents**
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 1280357)

- Les **pièces** ci-après sont jointes à la présente:
  The following **documents** are enclosed:
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 8212111)

- Les **pièces** d' identité suédoises n' indiquent pas la nationalité mais ont pu, malgré cela, être utilisées dans le Nord.
  Swedish ID **documents** make no mention of citizenship, but it has been possible, in spite of that, to use them within Scandinavia.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 179474)

## pieces

Used about 2 761 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 53 · literary ≈ 9 · biblical ≈ 17 · parliamentary ≈ 111 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 878 · UN documents ≈ 693).

- Il manque plusieurs **pièces**.
  There are several **pieces** missing.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Igider and CK · checked, community translation · [\#12691511](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12691511) [\#12692838](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12692838))

- --Trois **pièces**-cent-sous, dit Fauchelevent.
  “Three **pieces** of a hundred sous,” said Fauchelevent.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 12232)

- Judas jeta les **pièces** d’argent dans le temple, se retira, et alla se pendre.
  He threw down the **pieces** of silver in the sanctuary and departed. Then he went away and hanged himself.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAT 27:5)

- Il semble parfois que nous sommes en train d’essayer de faire un puzzle dont nous ne connaissons même pas toutes les **pièces**.
  It sometimes seems that we are playing around with a jigsaw puzzle and do not even know what all the **pieces** are.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 599096)

- ARYM (jusqu'à 1500 **pièces**)
  FYROM (up to 1,500 **pieces**)
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2826741)

## coins

Used about 2 234 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 39 · biblical ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 584 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 609).

- Tom ramassa les **pièces**.
  Tom picked the **coins** up.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by zogwarg and CK · checked, community translation · [\#11900669](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11900669) [\#11900677](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11900677))

- Il vit aussi une pauvre veuve, qui y mettait deux petites **pièces**.
  He saw a certain poor widow casting in two small brass **coins**.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LUK 21:2)

- Valeurs des **pièces** libellées en euros
  Denominations and specifications of Euro **coins**
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1769235)

- **Pièces** et billets de banque
  **Coins** and bank notes
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 4716273)

- Les **pièces** sont en métal.
  **Coins** are made of metal.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by mamat and sundown · checked, community translation · [\#10281921](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10281921) [\#465300](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/465300))

## cut

Used about 274 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 6 · legal and administrative ≈ 268). Meaning: [cut in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/cut/).

- Toutes les nations m’environnaient: Au nom de l’Éternel, je les taille en **pièces**.
  All the nations surrounded me, but in the LORD’s name I **cut** them off.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 118:10)

- Étiquettes, écussons et articles similaires, en matières textiles, non brodés, en **pièces**, en rubans ou découpés, tissés
  Labels, badges and the like of textile materials, not embroidered, in the piece, in strips or **cut** to shape or size, woven
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 4588558)

- Elles m’environnaient, m’enveloppaient: Au nom de l’Éternel, je les taille en **pièces**.
  They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me. In the LORD’s name I indeed **cut** them off.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 118:11)

- Elles m’environnaient comme des abeilles; Elles s’éteignent comme un feu d’épines; Au nom de l’Éternel, je les taille en **pièces**.
  They surrounded me like bees. They are quenched like the burning thorns. In the LORD’s name I **cut** them off.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 118:12)

- le maître de ce serviteur viendra le jour où il ne s’y attend pas et à l’heure qu’il ne connaît pas, il le mettra en **pièces**, et lui donnera sa part avec les infidèles.
  then the lord of that servant will come in a day when he isn’t expecting him and in an hour that he doesn’t know, and will **cut** him in two, and place his portion with the unfaithful.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LUK 12:46)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- Les passages dans les livres sur lesquels est bâtie l'idée de la théorie de la rédemption ont été fabriqués de toutes **pièces** à cette fin.
  The passages in the books upon which the idea of theory of redemption is built, have been manufactured and fabricated for that purpose.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and teapot · checked, community translation · [\#1530070](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1530070) [\#1533698](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1533698))

- La science est un complot monté de toutes **pièces** par le collectif des lasers spatiaux pour nous manipuler.
  Science is a conspiracy manufactured by the space laser people to manipulate us.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by zogwarg and DJ\_Saidez · checked, community translation · [\#10617206](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10617206) [\#11920955](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11920955))

- Il y a beaucoup de **pièces**.
  There are many rooms.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and CK · checked, community translation · [\#4494718](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4494718) [\#5418904](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5418904))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [French grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/fr/) · [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [translating between English and French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-fr/) · [translating from French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-fr/) · [translating into English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-en/).

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