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1 strike picket
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2 picket
'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.) piquete2) (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.) piquete
2. 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.) formar un piquete2) (to act as a picket (at): In this country, strikers have the legal right to picket; The soldiers picketed the camp.) formar parte de un piquetepicket n piquetetr['pɪkɪt]2 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL piquete nombre masculino3 (stick) estaca1 (factory etc) formar un piquete frente a1 formar parte de un piquete\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLpicket fence valladopicket line piquete nombre masculinopicket ['pɪkət] v: piquetearpicket n1) stake: estaca f2) striker: huelguista mf, integrante mf de un piqueten.• estaca s.f.• piquete (de huelga) s.m.'pɪkət, 'pɪkɪt
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1)a) ( group) piquete m; (before n)picket line — piquete m
2) ( stake) estaca f; (before n)picket fence — cerca f, valla f
II
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transitive verb \<\<factory/workplace\>\> formar un piquete frente a, piquetear (esp AmL)
2.
vi tomar parte en un piquete, piquetear (esp AmL)['pɪkɪt]1. N1) (=stake) estaca f2) (=strikers) piquete m ; (Mil) (=sentry) piquete m ; (=group) pelotón m2.VT [+ factory] poner piquetes a la puerta de, piquetear (LAm)3.VI formar piquetes, piquetear (LAm)4.CPDpicket duty N —
picket fence N — estacada f, cerca f
picket line N — piquete m
* * *['pɪkət, 'pɪkɪt]
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1)a) ( group) piquete m; (before n)picket line — piquete m
2) ( stake) estaca f; (before n)picket fence — cerca f, valla f
II
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transitive verb \<\<factory/workplace\>\> formar un piquete frente a, piquetear (esp AmL)
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vi tomar parte en un piquete, piquetear (esp AmL) -
3 picket
s.1 piquete (in strike, of guards)2 estaca (stake)3 estaca puntiaguda, estaca, poste.4 manifestante.5 retén, piquete de vigilancia.6 huelguista, miembro de un piquete.vt.1 hacer piquetes en (during strike)2 cercar con estacas, vallar con estacas.3 estar de guardia.4 vigilar con piquetes, vigilar. (pt & pp picketed) -
4 secondary
1) (coming after, and at a more advanced level than, primary: secondary education.) secundario2) (lesser in importance: a matter of secondary importance.) secundariosecondary adj secundariotr['sekəndərɪ]1 secundario,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsecondary education enseñanza secundariasecondary colour color nombre masculino secundariosecondary picketing piquetes nombre masculino plural de apoyosecondary school colegio de enseñanza secundaria, instituto de bachilleratosecondary ['sɛkən.dri] adj: secundarioadj.• secundario, -a adj.n.• secundario s.m.'sekənderi, 'sekəndri1)a) ( subordinate) < matter> de interés secundario; < road> secundarioto be secondary TO something — ser* de menor importancia que algo
b) (not primary, original) < source> de segunda mano; < industry> derivado; < infection> secundario; <strike/action/picketing> de solidaridad2) ( Educ) <teacher/pupils> de enseñanza secundaria['sekǝndǝrɪ]secondary education — enseñanza f secundaria
1. ADJ1) (=less important) [character, role, effect, source] secundarioof secondary importance — de importancia secundaria, de segundo orden
the cost is a secondary consideration — el coste es un factor secundario or de interés secundario
my desire to have children was always secondary to my career — el deseo de tener hijos siempre se vio supeditado a mi carrera, el deseo de tener hijos siempre ocupó un lugar secundario en relación con mi carrera
2) (Educ) [education] secundario; [schooling, student, teacher] de enseñanza secundariaafter five years of secondary education — tras cinco años de educación or enseñanza secundaria
subjects taught at secondary level — materias impartidas en los ciclos de educación or enseñanza secundaria
2. N1) (Univ etc) (=minor subject) asignatura f menorSee:see cultural note COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS in comprehensive3) (Med) (also: secondary tumour) tumor m secundario3.CPDsecondary action N — (Pol) movilizaciones fpl de apoyo
secondary cancer N — (Med) metástasis f inv
secondary colour N — color m secundario
secondary education N — educación f or enseñanza f secundaria, segunda enseñanza f
secondary era N — (Geol) era f secundaria
secondary explosion N — explosión f por simpatía
secondary infection N — (Med) infección f secundaria
secondary modern (school) N — (Brit) (formerly) instituto de enseñanza secundaria que centraba su actividad docente más en conocimientos prácticos y tecnológicos que en la formación académica
secondary picket(ing) N — piquete m secundario (en centros relacionados con el sector o fábrica en huelga)
secondary production N — producción f secundaria
secondary road N — carretera f secundaria
secondary school N — centro m or instituto m de enseñanza secundaria
See:see cultural note COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS in comprehensivesecondary school teacher N — profesor(a) m / f de secundaria
secondary storage N — almacenamiento m secundario
secondary stress N — (Ling) acento m secundario
secondary tumour N — tumor m secundario
* * *['sekənderi, 'sekəndri]1)a) ( subordinate) < matter> de interés secundario; < road> secundarioto be secondary TO something — ser* de menor importancia que algo
b) (not primary, original) < source> de segunda mano; < industry> derivado; < infection> secundario; <strike/action/picketing> de solidaridad2) ( Educ) <teacher/pupils> de enseñanza secundariasecondary education — enseñanza f secundaria
См. также в других словарях:
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
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
strike — 1 vb struck, struck, also, strick·en, strik·ing vi 1: to remove or delete something 2: to stop work in order to force an employer to comply with demands vt 1: to remove or delete from a legal document a … Law dictionary
picket line — picket .line n a group of people who stand outside a factory and try to prevent people from going in or coming out during a ↑strike on a picket line ▪ So far, there has been very little violence on the picket line. ▪ Very few workers were willing … Dictionary of contemporary 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 line — picket ,line noun count a PICKET. Workers who cross a picket line continue to work while other workers are on STRIKE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
strike — [v1] hit hard bang, bash, beat, boff, bonk, box, buffet, bump into, chastise, clash, clobber, clout, collide, conk*, crash, cuff*, drive, force, hammer, impel, knock, percuss, plant*, pop*, pound, pummel, punch, punish, run into, slap, slug,… … New thesaurus
strike pay — ➔ pay1 * * * strike pay UK US noun [U] HR, WORKPLACE ► money paid by a trade union to its members when they are on strike and not being paid by their company: »Workers receive $200 a week in strike pay if they take shifts on the picket line … Financial and business terms
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
Strike action — Female tailors on strike. New York City, February, 1910 … Wikipedia
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