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picketing

/ˈpɪkɪtɪŋ/

Translations

picketingnoun

piquet de grèveAction de protester publiquement devant un lieu, souvent dans un contexte syndical ou militant.

The workers organized picketing outside the factory to demand better wages.

Les ouvriers ont organisé un piquet de grève devant l’usine pour réclamer de meilleurs salaires.

Additional translations

piquetageTerme plus abstrait, employé surtout dans le registre syndical ou juridique.

Synonyms

picketingadjective

more picketing

Comp.

most picketing

Super.

Attributive use meaning ‘relating to the practice or activity of picketing’, e.g. ‘picketing regulations’.

de piquet de grèveSe dit de ce qui concerne une action de piquet de grève.

New picketing rules were introduced after the dispute.

De nouvelles règles de piquet de grève ont été introduites après le conflit.

Synonyms

picketinggerund / present participle

/ˈpɪk.ɪ.tɪŋ/

Used attributively before nouns to describe people or groups engaged in a picket action

en piquet de grèveEmploi adjectival ou participial.

Picketing employees blocked the entrance during the strike.

Les employés en piquet de grève ont bloqué l’entrée pendant la grève.

Synonyms

on strike

picketverb

picketing

Gerund

picketed

Past Simple

picketed

Past Participle

picketing

Gerund

/ˈpɪkɪt/

attacher à un piquetPour un animal, surtout un cheval.

The cavalry troops picketed their horses for the night.

Les troupes de cavalerie ont attaché leurs chevaux à un piquet pour la nuit.

faire du piquet de grèveDans le contexte d’une grève ou d’une manifestation.

The workers decided to picket the factory to demand better wages.

Les ouvriers ont décidé de faire du piquet de grève devant l’usine pour demander de meilleurs salaires.

Synonyms

Definitions

picketingnoun

The act of standing or marching in a public place to protest or support a cause, often outside a place of work or a public building.

The workers organized picketing outside the factory to demand better wages.

picketingadjective

Relating to or characteristic of picketing or pickets.

New picketing rules were introduced after the dispute.

picketinggerund / present participle

Engaged in or involved with picketing.

Picketing employees blocked the entrance during the strike.

picketverb

To stand or march in a public place to protest or demonstrate against something, often with signs or placards.

The workers decided to picket the factory to demand better wages.

To act as a picket, or to station pickets, especially to guard or control access to a place during a strike.

Union members picketed the entrance to prevent non-union workers from entering.

To tether or secure (an animal, especially a horse) to a stake or rope.

The cavalry troops picketed their horses for the night.