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pickets

/ˈpɪkɪts/

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noun

Колышек, кол

A stake driven into the ground.

Examples :

"a picket fence"

Забор из колышков

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noun

Стояние на колу

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 pickets as punishment, forced to stand on sharp stakes until they collapsed. "

Во время суровых военных учений солдаты, ослушавшиеся приказов, иногда подвергались наказанию в виде стояния на колу, их заставляли стоять на острых кольях, пока они не падали в обморок.

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noun

Колья

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

Examples :

"The mountaineer hammered the pickets deep into the icy slope for safety. "

Альпинист забил колья глубоко в ледяной склон для безопасности.

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Пикеты, передовые посты

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 general ordered the pickets to be stationed around the perimeter of the camp to watch for any sign of the approaching enemy. "

Генерал приказал выставить пикеты по периметру лагеря, чтобы следить за признаками приближающегося врага.

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Часовой, дозорный

(sometimes figurative) A sentry.

Examples :

"The security guards acted as pickets, watching the entrances for any suspicious activity. "

Сотрудники службы безопасности действовали как часовые, наблюдая за входами на предмет подозрительной деятельности.

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Пикетчики, бастующие

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."

Пикетчики обычно стараются быть ненасильственными.

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noun

Пике

The card game piquet.

Examples :

"During the rainy afternoon, they decided to stay inside and play pickets. "

В дождливый день они решили остаться дома и поиграть в пике.

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verb

Выставлять пикеты, пикетировать

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

Examples :

"The union workers picketed the factory to demand better wages. "

Члены профсоюза выставили пикеты у фабрики, чтобы потребовать повышения заработной платы.

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verb

Огораживать кольями

To enclose or fortify with pickets or pointed stakes.

Examples :

"The construction crew picked the perimeter of the new playground with wooden pickets to keep children safe. "

Строительная бригада огородила периметр новой детской площадки деревянными кольями, чтобы обеспечить безопасность детей.

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verb

Привязывать к колышку

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

Examples :

"to picket a horse"

Привязать лошадь к колышку.

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verb

Выставлять пикеты, охранять

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

Examples :

"The soldiers picketed the road leading to the town, preventing anyone from entering or leaving. "

Солдаты выставили пикеты на дороге, ведущей в город, не позволяя никому войти или выйти.

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verb

Пытать, заставляя стоять на колу

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

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