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Bring a picnic, because there are no facilities up here.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Take a picnic, because there's no café.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Get there early to enjoy a picnic in the grounds.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
You can book picnic hampers or bring your own.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Residents are being asked to bring their own tables and picnic food.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Then cruise along with the river pageant and enjoy a light picnic lunch and riverside sights.
The Sun (2011)
They are great places to just take a picnic and sit out in the sunshine.
The Sun (2011)
The company can book campsites and provide picnic baskets and electric bikes.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They do a daily lunch menu that you can eat at picnic tables on the pebbles outside.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They plan to take part in a day of picnics and visits to wildlife reserves instead.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The site of an impending catastrophe is the perfect place to picnic.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Bring your picnic and enjoy your day on the outfield.
The Sun (2015)
This kind of salad is perfect for alfresco meals and picnics.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Take a picnic to enjoy with a view.
The Sun (2015)
Now they are enjoying a picnic.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
She thinks it's all about picnics in a field strewn with daisies.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Putting together a picnic lunch is simple in Luxembourg.
Wood, Katie Cheap Eats Guide to Europe 1994 (1993)
I notice that a lot of energy goes into the choice of food in the picnic.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It was nurtured during seemingly endless childhood summers of brutally unforgiving seaside picnics, where cheese and apple sandwiches were laced with sand to an almost ridiculous degree.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The wine country remains relatively remote and little visited: apart from the recommended restaurants, this is fine country for vineyard picnics.
Millon, Kim & Millon, Marc The Wine Roads of France (1989)
It still has its patrons and protectors, still draws its crowds for the big picnic meetings up country, but it is an easy target for intimidation.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
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picnic
British English: picnic /ˈpɪknɪk/ NOUN
When people have a picnic, they eat a meal out of doors.
We're going on a picnic tomorrow.
American English: picnic
Arabic: نُزْهَةُ الأَكْل فِي الهَواءِ الطَّلْق
Brazilian Portuguese: piquenique
Chinese: 野餐
Croatian: piknik
Czech: piknik
Danish: picnic
Dutch: picknick
European Spanish: comida campestre
Finnish: piknik
French: pique-nique
German: Picknick
Greek: πικνίκ
Italian: picnic
Japanese: ピクニック
Korean: 소풍
Norwegian: piknik
Polish: piknik
European Portuguese: piquenique
Romanian: picnic
Russian: пикник
Latin American Spanish: comida campestre
Swedish: picknick
Thai: การไปเที่ยวนอกบ้านและนำอาหารไปรับประทาน
Turkish: piknik
Ukrainian: пікнік
Vietnamese: cắm trại
British English: picnic VERB
When people picnic somewhere, they have a picnic.
Afterwards, we picnicked on the riverbank.
American English: picnic
Brazilian Portuguese: fazer um piquenique
Chinese: 野餐
European Spanish: hacer un picnic
French: pique-niquer
German: picknicken
Italian: fare un picnic
Japanese: ピクニックに行く
Korean: 소풍 하다
European Portuguese: fazer um piquenique
Latin American Spanish: hacer un picnic
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All related terms of 'picnic'
no picnic
a hard or disagreeable task
picnic ham
a section of boned and smoked pork shoulder
picnic site
an attractive place for picnics
picnic spot
an attractive place for picnics
picnic basket
a basket with a lid , used for carrying food and crockery for a picnic
picnic hamper
→ another name for picnic basket
picnic lunch
a meal that you take and eat outdoors
picnic races
horse races for amateur riders held in rural areas
picnic table
an outdoor table, esp one with benches attached, used for eating outdoors
be no picnic
If you say that an experience, task , or activity is no picnic , you mean that it is quite difficult or unpleasant .
someone is one sandwich short of a picnic
said to indicate in a humorous way that you think someone is very stupid or is behaving very strangely
Chinese translation of 'picnic'
picnic
(ˈpɪknɪk)
n(c)
(= meal) 野餐 (yěcān) (顿, dùn)
vi
去野餐 (qù yěcān)
to have a picnic野餐 (yěcān)
to go on or for a picnic去野餐 (qù yěcān)
1 (noun)
Definition
an informal meal eaten out-of-doors
We're going on a picnic tomorrow.
Synonyms
excursion
fête champêtre (French)
barbecue
barbie (informal)
cookout (US, Canadian)
alfresco meal
déjeuner sur l'herbe (French)
clambake (US, Canadian)
outdoor meal
outing
families on a Sunday afternoon outing
2 (noun)
(informal
Emigrating is no picnic.
Synonyms
walkover (informal)
The next general election is unlikely to be a walkover for the government.
breeze (informal)
Making the pastry is a breeze if you have a food processor.
pushover (slang)
You might think Hungarian is a pushover to learn, but it isn't.
snap (informal)
child's play (informal)
piece of cake (British, informal)
cinch (slang)
no-brainer (informal)
cakewalk (informal)
duck soup (US, slang)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of breeze
Definition
an easy task
Making the pastry is a breeze if you have a food processor.
Synonyms
child's play,
piece of cake,
pushover (informal),
doddle (British, informal),
walkover,
cinch,
no-brainer (informal)
in the sense of outing
Definition
a trip or excursion
families on a Sunday afternoon outing
Synonyms
journey,
run,
trip,
tour,
expedition,
excursion,
spin (informal),
ramble,
jaunt,
awayday,
pleasure trip
in the sense of pushover
Definition
something that is easily achieved
You might think Hungarian is a pushover to learn, but it isn't.