picnic

pic·nic  (pknk)

n.

1. A meal eaten outdoors, as on an excursion.

2. Slang An easy task or a pleasant experience.

3. A smoked section of pork foreleg and shoulder.

intr.v. pic·nicked, pic·nick·ing, pic·nics

To go on or participate in a picnic.

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[French pique-nique, probably reduplication of piquer, to pick; see pique.]

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picnick·er n.

picnick·y adj.

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picnic [ˈpɪknɪk]

n

1. a trip or excursion to the country, seaside, etc., on which people bring food to be eaten in the open air

2. (Cookery)

a.  any informal meal eaten outside

b.  (as modifier) a picnic lunch

3. Informal chiefly Austral a troublesome situation or experience

no picnic Informal a hard or disagreeable task

vb -nics, -nicking, -nicked

(intr) to eat a picnic

[from French piquenique, of unknown origin]

picnicker  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	picnic - a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering outing, field day holiday, vacation - leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure; "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico"
	2.	picnic - any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" child's play, cinch, duck soup, piece of cake, pushover, breeze, walkover, snap doddle - an easy task project, task, undertaking, labor - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"
	3.	picnic - any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion meal, repast - the food served and eaten at one time cookout - an informal meal cooked and eaten outdoors
Verb	1.	picnic - eat alfresco, in the open air; "We picnicked near the lake on this gorgeous Sunday" eat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"

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picnic

noun

1. excursion, fête champêtre (French), barbecue, barbie (informal), cookout (U.S. & Canad.), alfresco meal, déjèuner sur l'herbe (French), clambake (U.S. & Canad.), outdoor meal, outing We're going on a picnic tomorrow.

2. (Informal) (In this sense, the construction is always negative) walkover (informal), breeze (U.S. & Canad. informal), pushover (slang), snap (informal), child's play (informal), piece of cake (Brit. informal), cinch (slang), no-brainer (informal), cakewalk (informal), duck soup (U.S. slang) Emigrating is no picnic.

Translations

picnic [ˈpɪknɪk] (picnicked (vb: pt, pp))

A. N → comida f en el campo, picnic m (esp LAm)
to go on a picnic → ir de picnic, ir a comer al campo
we found a nice place for a picnic → encontramos un buen sitio para comer al aire libre
it was no picnic (= unpleasant) → fue muy desagradable; (= difficult) → no fue nada fácil

B. VI → comer en el campo
we picnicked by the river → merendamos junto al río

C. CPD picnic basket N → cesta f or (LAm) canasta f de la merienda or comida
picnic site N → lugar m destinado para picnics

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picnic [ˈpɪknɪk]

n → pique-nique m
to have a picnic (= eat outside) → pique-niquer
We had a picnic on the beach → Nous avons pique-niqué sur la plage. (= eat a simple meal) → pique-niquer
We won't have any electricity but we can always have a picnic → On n'a pas l'électricité mais on peut toujours pique-niquer.
it'll be no picnic [experience, task, activity] → ça ne va pas être de la tarte > picnic table, picnic site, picnic hamper, picnic lunch

vi → pique-niquer
picnic basket n → panier m à pique-nique
picnic hamper n → panier m à pique-nique

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picnic vb: pret, ptp <picnicked>

n → Picknick nt; to have a picnic → picknicken; to go for or on a picnic → ein Picknick veranstalten or machen; a picnic lunch → ein Picknick nt; it was no picnic (fig inf) → es war kein Honiglecken

vi → picknicken, ein Picknick machen; we went picnicking every Sunday → wir machten jeden Sonntag ein Picknick

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picnic:

picnic site

n → Rastplatz m

picnic table

n → Campingtisch m

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picnic [ˈpɪknɪk] (picnicked (vb: pt, pp))

1. n → picnic m inv
to go on a picnic → andare a fare un picnic
it was no picnic (fig) (fam) → non è stata una passeggiata

2. vi → fare un picnic

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picnic [ˈpɪknɪk] (picnicked (vb: pt, pp))

1. n → picnic m inv
to go on a picnic → andare a fare un picnic
it was no picnic (fig) (fam) → non è stata una passeggiata

2. vi → fare un picnic

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picnic

n picnic [ˈpiknik]

a very informal meal eaten in the open air, usually as part of a trip, outing etc We'll go to the seaside and take a picnic; Let's go for a picnic!; (also adjective ) a picnic lunch. piekniek نُزْهَه пикник piknik(ový) skovtur; skovturs- das Picknick, Picknick-... πικνίκ picnic, jira campestre, merienda campestre piknik پیک نیک piknikki pique-nique פִּיקנִיק पिकनिक izlet i obrok u prirodi kirándulás piknik lautartúr, nestisferð picnic ピクニック 소풍 piknikas, iškyla pikniks perkelahan picknick landtur, utflukt, piknik piknik, posiłek na powietrzu piquenique picnic пикник piknik; piknikový piknik piknik picknick การไปปิกนิก piknik 野餐 пікнік پکنک، گھر سے باہر کسي مقام پر تفريحاً پکانا کھنا cuộc đi chơi 野餐

v – past tense, past participle ˈpicnicked –

to have a picnic We picnicked on the beach. piekniek hou يَخْرُج في نُزْهَه участвувам в пикник jíst pod širým nebem tage på skovtur picknicken κάνω πικνίκ ir de picnic, hacer un picnic piknikut pidama پیک نیک رفتن olla piknikillä pique-niquer לְהִשתַתֵף בְּפִיקנִיק पिकनिक करना, वनभोज करना, वन विहारना napraviti izlet kirándul berpiknik fara í nestisferð fare un picnic ピクニックに行く 소풍 가다 dalyvauti piknike, iðkylauti doties izbraukumā/zaļumos berkelah picknicken spise medbrakt mat ute jeść posiłek na powietrzu fazer um piquenique a participa la un picnic устроить пикник jesť pod šírym nebom, jesť v prírode imeti piknik ići na piknik göra (ha) en picknick ปิกนิก piknik yapmak (去)野餐 брати участь у пікніку پکنک منانا đi picnic （去）野餐

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picnic → نزهة في الهواء الطلق piknik picnic Picknick πικνίκ comida campestre piknik pique-nique piknik picnic ピクニック 소풍 picknick piknik piknik piquenique пикник picknick การไปเที่ยวนอกบ้านและนำอาหารไปรับประทาน piknik píc níc 野餐