Pièce, nf : a room, a sheet of paper, a coin, or a play; a piece only in the sense of a collection.

The French word « pièce » looks very similar to the English word “pièce.”

The word “piece” in English typically means “a part of something.”

As a semi-false cognate, in French « pièce » can mean “piece, but only in the sense of a collection; more generally, « pièce » means a room, a sheet of paper, a coin, or a play.

Il y a dix pièces dans notre maison.
There are ten rooms in our house.

J’ai besoin d’une pièce pour l’examen.
I need a sheet of paper for the exam.
I need a room for the exam.

Tu aurais une pièce d’un euro pour mettre dans le caddie ?
Have you got a one euro coin for the cart?

La troupe de théâtre de mon frère donne une pièce demain soir.
My brother’s theatre group is putting on a play tomorrow night.

Voici la plus belle pièce de ma collection.
Here is the most beautiful piece in my collection.