pièce

/pjɛs/

la noun A1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les pièces

Meaning

  1. room

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

kot

Pièce is the general word for a room; kot is specifically Belgian French for a student's rented room or dorm room.

Similar in other languages

German

Zimmer

Zimmer is the German word for the same thing — both mean "room."

Practice

1 What does pièce mean?

2 Fill the gap: L'appartement compte trois ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pièce?

noun

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