picket

Streikposten, Streikpostenkette

Eine Person, die während eines Streiks vor einem Betrieb protestiert, oder dieser Protest selbst.

In einfachem Englisch: A person protesting outside a workplace during a strike, or the protest itself.

• Pickets stood outside the factory.
• The union organized a peaceful picket at the gate.
• Drivers refused to cross the picket line.

Synonyme: protester, striker

Häufige Wendungen: picket line, peaceful picket, join a picket

Pfahl, Zaunlatte

Ein schmales Stück Holz oder Metall, das im Boden steckt, oft als Teil eines Zauns.

In einfachem Englisch: A narrow piece of wood or metal fixed in the ground, often as part of a fence.

• One picket was broken.
• He hammered a wooden picket into the ground.
• We painted every picket in the garden fence white.

Synonyme: stake, pale

Häufige Wendungen: picket fence, wooden picket, drive a picket

Streikposten stehen

Während eines Streiks mit anderen Beschäftigten vor einem Betrieb stehen und protestieren.

In einfachem Englisch: To stand outside a workplace with other workers to protest during a strike.

• Workers picketed the factory.
• The union plans to picket outside the hospital tomorrow.
• They have been picketing the gates all week.

So benutzt man es: picket something (The workers picketed the factory.); picket outside something (Union members picketed outside the main office.)

Häufige Wendungen: picket a factory, picket outside something, picket the gates

anpflocken

Ein Tier an einen Pfahl binden, damit es nicht weglaufen kann.

In einfachem Englisch: To tie an animal to a stake so it cannot wander away.

• We picketed the horses.
• He picketed his pony beside the tent.
• The animals were picketed to wooden stakes overnight.

So benutzt man es: picket something to something (They picketed the horses to stakes near the camp.)

Synonyme: tether, tie up

Gegenteile: untether

Häufige Wendungen: picket a horse, picket to something