Pickets Meaning in English

word · lemma: picket

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التعريف

'Pickets' are people who gather outside a workplace to protest, usually as part of a strike. It can also mean short, pointed posts used to make a fence.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Plural 'pickets' often refers to groups protesting ('join the pickets'), but can also mean fence posts ('wooden pickets'). In labor contexts, it's usually informal, but 'picket line' is a common term. Don't confuse strike pickets with 'tickets' or 'pockets.'

• Spanish: piquetes (manifestación) - estacas (valla)
• Portuguese (BR): piquetes (manifestação) - estacas (cerca)
• Portuguese (PT): piquetes (manifestação) - estacas (cerca)
• Chinese (Simplified): 示威者 - 木桩
• Chinese (Traditional): 示威者 - 木樁
• Hindi: धरना देने वाले - बाड़ की लकड़ियाँ
• Arabic: المعتصمون (إضراب) - أوتاد السياج
• Bengali: পিকেটার - খুঁটি (বেড়ার জন্য)
• Russian: пикетчики - колья (забора)
• Japanese: ピケ参加者 - 柵の杭
• Vietnamese: người đình công (picket) - cọc (hàng rào)
• Korean: 피켓 시위자 - 말뚝(울타리)
• Turkish: grevciler - çit kazıkları
• Urdu: پکٹ کرنے والے - باڑ کی میخیں
• Indonesian: pemogokan (piket) - patok (pagar)

جمل نموذجية

We need more pickets for the new fence.

basic

The police watched the pickets closely.

basic

Some workers joined the pickets to show their support.

natural

He painted all the pickets on the old garden gate.

natural

Crossing the pickets made some people nervous.

natural

The pickets stood outside the factory all morning.

basic