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section / piece
A separated part, a section, or an individual piece of a larger whole. It can refer to routes, areas, materials, or objects.
Das letzte Teilstück des Wanderweges führt steil bergab.
The last section of the hiking trail leads steeply downhill.
cut
Specifically in butchery, a particular trimmed cut of meat from an animal.
Für den Braten kaufte sie ein besonders zartes Teilstück vom Rind.
For the roast, she bought a particularly tender cut of beef.
The word is made up of 'Teil' (part) and 'Stück' (piece). So it describes a piece that is part of something larger. The 's' in the middle is a linking sound that connects the two words.
Die Bauarbeiten betreffen nur ein kurzes Teilstück der Straße.
The construction work only affects a short section of the road.
To say what something is a section of, you usually use the genitive or a 'von' (of/from) construction. For example: 'das Teilstück des Rohres' (the section of the pipe) or 'ein Teilstück von der alten Mauer' (a section of the old wall).
Ein Teilstück der Brücke muss erneuert werden.
A section of the bridge has to be replaced.
When 'Teilstück' (cut/section) is used in the context of cooking, eating, or a butcher shop, it almost always means a specific cut of meat.
Der Metzger empfahl mir dieses Teilstück vom Schwein für den Braten.
The butcher recommended this cut of pork to me for the roast.
part
Teil and Teilstück can refer to a distinct component of a larger whole. Teil is the general term. Teilstück is especially suitable for a section that can be clearly defined spatially or materially, such as a precisely bounded stretch or a separated piece of material.
Wir erneuern ein 500 Meter langes Teilstück der Straße.
We are renewing a 500-meter section of the road.
Wir erneuern den nördlichen Teil der Straße.
We are renewing the northern part of the road.
