Meaning

5 senses
  1. An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.

    We went out for a picnic in the forest.

    Picknick

    пикникpiknik

    a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering

  2. The meal eaten at such a gathering.

    Picknick

    пикни́кpikník

    пікні́кpikník

    any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion

  3. (figuratively)An easy or pleasant task.

    We remind the guests that dealing with this problem is no picnic, and to be patient.

    Kinderspiel

    прия́тное времяпрепровожде́ниеprijátnoje vremjapreprovoždénije

    any undertaking that is easy to do

  4. A cut of pork from the shoulder area (above the front leg) of a pig.

  5. (obsolete)An entertainment at which each person contributed some dish to a common table.

Examples

544 sentences
  1. How about going on a picnic?

    Як щодо того, щоб з'їздити на пікнік.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  2. It's ideal weather for a picnic.

    Це ідеальна погода для пікніка.

    ruЭто идеальная погода для пикника.

    deDas Wetter ist ideal für ein Picknick.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  3. I'm going on a picnic tomorrow.

    Завтра я іду на пікнік.

    deMorgen gehe ich picknicken.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  4. Weather permitting, let's go on a picnic.

    Якщо погода дозволить, підемо на пікнік.

    deWenn das Wetter mitspielt, lass uns picknicken gehen!

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  5. They often go on picnics by bicycle.

    Вони часто їздять на пікніки велосипедами.

    ruОни часто ездят на пикники на велосипеде.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · A1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a meal eaten outdoors:
Русский
By meaning 3
social gathering:
a meal eaten outdoors:
an easy or pleasant task:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
social gathering:
an easy or pleasant task:

Origin

Borrowed from French pique-nique.

Borrowed from French pique-nique.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

plural: picnics

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

19 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • on a picnic
  • at the picnic
  • the picnic was
  • for a picnic
  • have a picnic
  • picnic was canceled
  • a picnic tomorrow
  • enjoyed the picnic
  • a picnic with
  • the picnic basket
  • on the picnic
  • postpone the picnic

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
picnic — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto