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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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A n1 ( in strike) ( group of people) piquet m (de grève) ; ( one person) gréviste mf (qui fait partie d'un piquet) ; to be on a picket faire partie d'un piquet de grève ; ⇒ flying picket ;2 Mil ( detachment) détachement m ; ( one soldier) factionnaire m ; fire picket piquet m d'incendie ;B vtr1 ( to stop work) installer un piquet de grève aux portes de [factory, site] ; ( to protest) former un cordon de protestation devant [hall, meeting place, embassy] ;2 ( fence in) clôturer, palissader [land].C vi organiser un piquet de grève. -
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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 -
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pale f, palis m, pieu ( clôture) m, pieu(clôture) m, piquet mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > picket
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picket duty n to be on picket duty Ind faire partie d'un piquet de grève ; Mil être (de service) de guet. -
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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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to be on picket duty — Industry faire partie d'un piquet de grève; Military être (de service) de guet
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Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > picket fence
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Trav. piquet de grèveEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > picket line
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pieu m, pilot m, pilotis mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > fence picket
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picket — pick·et 1 n: a person posted by a labor organization at a place of employment affected by a labor dispute; broadly: a person posted for a demonstration or protest picket 2 vt: to post pickets in front of: walk or stand in front of as a picket… … Law dictionary
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picket — [pik′it] n. [Fr piquet < piquer, to pierce < pic,PIKE2] 1. a stake or slat, usually pointed, used as an upright in a fence, a hitching post for animals, a marker, etc. 2. a group of soldiers or a single soldier stationed, usually at an… … English World dictionary
Picket — Pick et, n. [F. piquet, properly dim. of pique spear, pike. See {Pike}, and cf. {Piquet}.] 1. A stake sharpened or pointed, especially one used in fortification and encampments, to mark bounds and angles; or one used for tethering horses. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Picket — Pick et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Picketed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Picketing}.] 1. To fortify with pointed stakes. [1913 Webster] 2. To inclose or fence with pickets or pales. [1913 Webster] 3. To tether to, or as to, a picket; as, to picket a horse.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
picket — [n1] post of structure pale, paling, palisade, panel, peg, pillar, rail, stake, stanchion, upright; concepts 445,479 picket [n2] person who demonstrates for cause demonstrator, picketer, protester, striker; concepts 348,359 picket [n3] person… … New thesaurus
picket — ► NOUN 1) a person or group of people standing outside a workplace trying to persuade others not to enter during a strike. 2) a soldier or small body of troops sent out to watch for the enemy. 3) a pointed wooden stake driven into the ground. ►… … English terms dictionary
Picket — (Feldmeßk.), so v.w. Kettennägel … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
picket — (n.) 1680s, pointed stake (for defense against cavalry, etc.), from Fr. piquet, from piquer to pierce (see PIKE (Cf. pike) (n.2)). Sense of troops posted to watch for enemy first recorded 1761; that of striking workers stationed to prevent others … Etymology dictionary
picket — The verb has inflected forms picketed, picketing … Modern English usage
picket — US /ˈpɪkɪt/ noun [C] HR, WORKPLACE ► (also picket line) a group of people who stand outside an organization s building holding signs to protest against something. The people who protest are often employees who disagree with the management: »The… … Financial and business terms