picket
picket(
pih
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kiht
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el piquete (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There is no assurance that the picket will get anything done, but we can't allow things to go on as they stand.No hay garantía de que se logre algo con el piquete, pero no podemos permitir que las cosas sigan como están.
2. (stake)
a. la estaca (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A few of the pickets broke when the mailman crashed into the fence.Algunas estacas se rompieron cuando el cartero chocó contra la cerca.
3. (military)
a. el piquete (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A picket of soldiers arrived to escort us to the palace.Un piquete de soldados llegó para acompañarnos al palacio.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
4. (to protest)
a. piquetear
A group of disgruntled workers were picketing in front of the building.Un grupo de trabajadores descontentos piqueteaban delante el edificio.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
5. (to protest)
a. hacer un piquete en
The union is planning to picket the main highway.El sindicato está planeando hacer un piquete en la carretera principal.
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