FromFrenchpièce, fromLate Latinpettia, fromGaulish*pettyā, fromProto-Celtic*kʷezdis.
pjäs c
- aplay, apiece (to be performed at a theater)
- Synonym:teaterpjäs
Shakespearespjäser- Shakespeare'splays
uppföra enpjäs- perform aplay
- an (artillery)piece (large weapon, for example a canon or howitzer)
artilleripjäs- artillerypiece
- apiece, aman (in a board game)
- Synonym:spelpjäs(“game piece”)
Jag flyttade minpjäs fem steg- I moved mypiece five steps
- a (larger, often heavier)object (often a decorative one), apiece, apiece of work
Den där bronsstatyn är en tungpjäs- That bronze statue is heavypiece
Wow, vilkenpjäs!- Wow, what apiece (implying imposing characteristics or the like)!
Rejälpjäs, den där kängurun- Quite apiece, that kangaroo (implying muscularity – colloquial)
Sometimes used jocularly for a (large) penis in (sense 4) (or perhaps (sense 2)).
