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picnic

/ˈpɪk.nɪk/

Translations

picnicnoun

picnics

/ˈpɪk.nɪk/

pique-nique

We're planning a picnic on the beach this Saturday.

Nous prévoyons un pique-nique sur la plage ce samedi.

pique-niqueRepas emporté pour être mangé en plein air.

She packed the picnic and put it in a wicker basket.

Elle a préparé le pique-nique et l’a mis dans un panier en osier.

Additional translations

sinécureDans la locution négative no picnic, au sens de « quelque chose de pénible ».

Synonyms

al fresco dining

outdoor meal

day trip

excursion

lunch

picnicverb

picnicked

Past Simple

picnicked

Past Participle

picnicking

Gerund

/ˈpɪk.nɪk/

pique-niquer

We decided to picnic by the lake on Saturday.

Nous avons décidé de pique-niquer au bord du lac samedi.

Synonyms

feast outdoors

have a meal outdoors

eat outdoors

dine al fresco

eat al fresco

dine outdoors

take a picnic

have a picnic

picnicadjective

/ˈpɪk.nɪk/

Used attributively to describe objects or places related to or suitable for a picnic (e.g., picnic basket, picnic area).

de pique-niqueS’emploie pour désigner ce qui est destiné au pique-nique ou adapté au repas en plein air.

We packed a picnic blanket and some picnic plates.

Nous avons pris une couverture de pique-nique et quelques assiettes de pique-nique.

Synonyms

al fresco

Definitions

picnicnoun

An occasion on which a packed meal is eaten outdoors, especially during an outing.

We're planning a picnic on the beach this Saturday.

Something difficult, unpleasant, or requiring effort (usually in negative constructions: no picnic).

Looking after three small children all day is no picnic.

The food prepared or taken for eating outdoors on such an occasion.

She packed the picnic and put it in a wicker basket.

picnicverb

To go on or participate in a picnic.

We decided to picnic by the lake on Saturday.

picnicadjective

Relating to or suitable for a picnic; designed for outdoor eating.

We packed a picnic blanket and some picnic plates.