Morceaux (en. Pieces)

[mɔʁo.so]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Parts, pieces, or segments of an object or material.

He cut the cake into several pieces.

Il a découpé le gâteau en plusieurs morceaux.

Excerpts from a work, for example, a piece of music.

I love listening to jazz pieces.

J'adore écouter des morceaux de jazz.

Constituent elements of a whole.

These puzzle pieces don't fit together.

Ces morceaux de puzzle ne s'emboîtent pas.

From old French 'morceau', derived from Latin 'morsus', meaning bite or piece.

selected pieces

Selection of excerpts or fragments from various texts or works.

morceaux choisis

to be in pieces

To be very damaged or hurt, physically or emotionally.

être en morceaux

to mix up the pieces

To combine different parts in a disordered manner.

mélanger les morceaux

bite

Action of biting, taking a part with the teeth.

morsure

choice piece

A part or element of high quality or value.

morceau de choix

piece of paper

A small piece of paper.

morceau de papier

Quickly composed, often improvised pieces of music.

He dropped a few pieces in the style of hip-hop.

Il a balancé quelques morceaux dans le style du hip-hop.

When something is incomplete or degraded.

This project is still in pieces, but we can improve it.

Ce projet est encore en morceaux, mais on peut l'améliorer.