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picket line n ( outside factory etc) (cordon m de) piquet m de grève ; ( outside embassy) cordon m de protestation ; to cross the picket line traverser les piquets de grève. -
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Trav. piquet de grèveEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > picket line
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6 cross, a, picket, line, to
traverser une ligne de piquetageEnglish-French legislative terms > cross, a, picket, line, to
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picket ['pɪkɪt]1 noun∎ there was a picket outside the factory il y avait un piquet de grève devant l'usine;∎ to be on picket duty faire partie d'un piquet de grève;∎ twenty pickets stood in front of the factory vingt grévistes se tenaient devant l'usine∎ the strikers picketed the factory les grévistes ont mis en place un piquet de grève devant l'usine;∎ demonstrators picketed the consulate at the week-end des manifestants ont bloqué le consulat ce week-endIndustry mettre en place un piquet de grève►► picket duty piquet m;picket fence clôture f de piquets, palissade f;picket line piquet m de grève;∎ to be or to stand on a picket line faire partie d'un piquet de grève;∎ to cross a picket line franchir un piquet de grève -
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picket [ˈpɪkɪt]1. noun• the demonstrators picketed the French embassy les manifestants ont formé un cordon devant l'ambassade de France[strikers] organiser un piquet de grève4. compounds* * *['pɪkɪt] 1.1) ( in strike) ( group of people) piquet m (de grève); ( one person) gréviste mf ( qui fait partie d'un piquet)3) ( stake) piquet m, pieu m2.transitive verb1) ( to stop work) installer un piquet de grève aux portes de [factory]; ( to protest) former un cordon de protestation devant [meeting place, embassy]2) ( fence in) clôturer, palissader -
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1 noun(group) piquet m de grève; (individual) membre m d'un piquet de grève;∎ there was a picket outside the factory il y avait un piquet de grève devant l'usine;∎ twenty pickets stood outside the factory vingt grévistes se tenaient devant l'usinepicket duty piquet de grève;∎ to be on picket duty faire partie d'un piquet de grève;picket line piquet de grève;∎ to stand or be on a picket line faire partie d'un piquet de grève;∎ to cross a picket line franchir un piquet de grèveto picket a factory faire le piquet de grève devant une usine -
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['pikit] 1. noun1) ((any one of) a number of people employed at a factory etc who are on strike and who try to persuade workers not to go to work there, not to deliver goods there etc: The men set up a picket to stop lorries getting into the factory; ( also adjective) a picket line.) piquet de grève2) (a soldier or a small group of soldiers on special duty, usually to guard against a sudden attack by the enemy: The commander placed pickets at various points round the camp; ( also adjective) picket duty.) détachement2. verb1) (to place a group of soldiers, strikers etc somewhere as a picket: The strikers' leaders decided to picket the factory; The commander picketed the camp.) organiser un piquet/cordon de2) (to act as a picket (at): In this country, strikers have the legal right to picket; The soldiers picketed the camp.) faire du piquetage -
11 cross
cross [krɒs]croix ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) hybride ⇒ 1 (c) biais ⇒ 1 (d) traverser ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (a) croiser ⇒ 2 (b), 2 (d) faire une croix ⇒ 2 (c) contrarier ⇒ 2 (e) se croiser ⇒ 3 (b) de mauvaise humeur ⇒ 4 (a) diagonal ⇒ 4 (b)1 noun(a) (mark, symbol) croix f;∎ he signed with a cross il a signé d'une croix;∎ the Iron Cross la Croix de fer∎ the Cross la Croix;∎ to make the sign of the cross faire le signe de (la) croix;∎ we each have our cross to bear chacun porte sa croix∎ a cross between a horse and a donkey un croisement ou hybride du cheval et de l'ânesse;∎ figurative the novel is a cross between a thriller and a comedy ce roman est un mélange de policier et de comédie∎ on the cross en biais;∎ to cut sth on the cross couper qch dans le biais;∎ a sleeve cut on the cross une manche coupée en biais(a) (go across → road, room, sea) traverser; (→ bridge, river) traverser, passer; (→ fence, threshold) franchir;∎ the bridge crosses the river at Orléans le pont franchit ou enjambe le fleuve à Orléans;∎ she crossed the Atlantic elle a fait la traversée de l'Atlantique;∎ to cross a picket line franchir un piquet de grève;∎ a look of distaste crossed her face une expression de dégoût passa sur son visage;∎ it crossed my mind that… j'ai pensé ou l'idée m'a effleuré que…;∎ didn't it cross your mind that she might have been lying? est-ce qu'il ne t'est pas venu à l'idée qu'elle ait pu mentir?∎ he crossed my path again a few years later nos chemins se sont à nouveau croisés quelques années plus tard;∎ figurative I'll cross that bridge when I come to it je m'occuperai de ce problème en temps voulu;∎ Nautical to cross the line passer l'équateur(b) (place one across the other) croiser;∎ to cross one's arms/one's legs croiser les bras/les jambes;∎ cross your fingers or keep your fingers crossed for me pense à moi et croise les doigts;∎ let's keep our fingers crossed croisons les doigts;∎ also figurative to cross swords with sb croiser le fer avec qn;∎ cross my palm (with silver)! donnez-moi une petite pièce!(c) (mark with cross) faire une croix;∎ Religion to cross oneself faire le signe de (la) croix, se signer;∎ cross your "t"s barrez ou mettez des barres à vos "t";∎ American figurative we'll send you the contract as soon as we've crossed the "t"s nous vous enverrons le contrat dès que nous aurons réglé les derniers détails;∎ British to cross a cheque barrer un chèque;∎ familiar cross my heart (and hope to die) croix de bois croix de fer(, si je mens je vais en enfer)∎ to be crossed in love avoir une déception amoureuse∎ we've got a crossed line il y a des interférences sur la ligne(a) (go across) traverser;∎ she crossed (over) to the door elle est allée à la porte;∎ she crossed (over) to the other side of the road elle a traversé la route;∎ we crossed from Belgium into France nous sommes passés de Belgique en France;∎ they crossed from Dover to Boulogne ils ont fait la traversée de Douvres à Boulogne(b) (intersect → lines, paths, roads) se croiser, se rencontrer;∎ our letters crossed in the post nos lettres se sont croisées∎ she's cross with me elle est fâchée contre moi;∎ don't be cross with me il ne faut pas m'en vouloir;∎ he makes me so cross! qu'est-ce qu'il peut m'agacer!;∎ I got cross with them je me suis fâché contre eux;∎ I never heard her utter a cross word elle ne dit jamais un mot plus haut que l'autre;∎ we've never had a cross word nous ne nous sommes jamais disputés;(b) (diagonal) diagonal►► Optics cross hairs = fils croisés d'une lunette qui déterminent la ligne de visée;Building industry cross member traverse f, entremise f;American cross street rue f transversale;cross wires = fils croisés d'une lunette qui déterminent la ligne de visée∎ to cross sb off the list radier qnbarrer, rayer -
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(commission, etc)constituer, créer;( picket line)former;( program)mettre sur pied;( prove)démontrer;(school, etc)fonder, ouvrir;( system)instaurer;( trust)constituer
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