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picket

/ˈpɪkɪt/

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noun

Estaca

A stake driven into the ground.

Examples :

"a picket fence"

una valla de estacas

property agriculture

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noun

Empalamiento

A type of punishment by which an offender had to rest his or her entire body weight on the top of a small stake.

Examples :

"During the harsh military training, soldiers who disobeyed orders sometimes faced the picket as punishment. "

Durante el duro entrenamiento militar, los soldados que desobedecían las órdenes a veces se enfrentaban al empalamiento como castigo.

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noun

Piqueta

A tool in mountaineering that is driven into the snow and used as an anchor or to arrest falls.

Examples :

"The mountaineer used a picket to secure the rope before descending the icy slope. "

El montañero usó una piqueta para asegurar la cuerda antes de descender la ladera helada.

sport utensil technical

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noun

Centinela, puesto de avanzada

One of the soldiers or troops placed on a line forward of a position to warn against an enemy advance; or any unit (for example, an aircraft or ship) performing a similar function.

Examples :

"The picket line of security guards prevented unauthorized entry into the building. "

La línea de centinelas de los guardias de seguridad impidió la entrada no autorizada al edificio.

military war position unit

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Centinela, guardia

(sometimes figurative) A sentry.

Examples :

"The first picket of security guards arrived before dawn to secure the building. "

El primer centinela de los guardias de seguridad llegó antes del amanecer para asegurar el edificio.

military police

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noun

Piquete, manifestante

A protester positioned outside an office, workplace etc. during a strike (usually in plural); also the protest itself.

Examples :

"Pickets normally endeavor to be non-violent."

Los piquetes normalmente procuran no ser violentos.

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noun

Piquet

The card game piquet.

Examples :

"My grandparents enjoy playing a game of piquet every afternoon after lunch. "

A mis abuelos les gusta jugar una partida de piquet todas las tardes después del almuerzo.

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verb

Piquetear, hacer piquetes

To protest, organized by a labour union, typically in front of the location of employment.

Examples :

"The striking workers decided to picket the factory gates, hoping to discourage replacement workers from entering. "

Los trabajadores en huelga decidieron hacer piquetes frente a las puertas de la fábrica, con la esperanza de disuadir a los trabajadores de reemplazo de entrar.

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verb

Cercar con estacas, fortificar con estacas

To enclose or fortify with pickets or pointed stakes.

Examples :

"The construction crew picked the perimeter of the new schoolyard with wooden pickets to prevent trespassers. "

El equipo de construcción cercó el perímetro del nuevo patio de la escuela con estacas de madera para evitar intrusos.

property architecture

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verb

Atar a una estaca

To tether to, or as if to, a picket.

Examples :

"to picket a horse"

Atar un caballo a una estaca.

property agriculture

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verb

Vigilar, proteger

To guard, as a camp or road, by an outlying picket.

Examples :

"The soldiers picketed the perimeter of the training camp to prevent unauthorized entry. "

Los soldados vigilaron el perímetro del campo de entrenamiento para evitar la entrada no autorizada.

military police action war

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verb

Empalar

To torture by forcing to stand with one foot on a pointed stake.

Examples :

"Historical accounts describe soldiers being cruelly picketed as a form of punishment, forced to balance on a sharpened stake for hours. "

Los relatos históricos describen a soldados siendo cruelmente empalados como forma de castigo, obligados a equilibrarse sobre una estaca afilada durante horas.

inhuman suffering war action