placard

[US]/ˈplækɑːd/
[UK]/ˈplækɑːrd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. un cartel, signo o aviso para exhibición pública
vt. publicar un cartel o aviso en
Word Forms
Tercera persona singularplacards
Pasadoplacarded
Pluralplacards
Gerundioplacarding
Participio pasadoplacarded

Phrases & Collocations

protest placard

cartel de protesta

political placard

cartel político

display placard

cartel de exhibición

information placard

cartel informativo

warning placard

cartel de advertencia

Example Sentences

The protestors carried placards with powerful slogans.

Los manifestantes llevaban pancartas con lemas poderosos.

The placard outside the store advertised a big sale.

La pancarta fuera de la tienda anunciaba una gran venta.

She held up a placard demanding justice for her son.

Ella levantó una pancarta exigiendo justicia para su hijo.

The placard displayed the event schedule for the day.

La pancarta mostraba el programa del evento para el día.

The students made a placard to thank their teacher.

Los estudiantes hicieron una pancarta para agradecer a su profesor.

The placard at the museum entrance provided information about the current exhibit.

La pancarta en la entrada del museo proporcionaba información sobre la exhibición actual.

He waved a placard in the air to get the attention of passing cars.

Él agitó una pancarta en el aire para llamar la atención de los autos que pasaban.

The placard on the wall indicated the emergency exit.

La pancarta en la pared indicaba la salida de emergencia.

The placard above the door welcomed guests to the party.

La pancarta sobre la puerta daba la bienvenida a los invitados a la fiesta.

She designed a colorful placard for the school fundraiser.

Ella diseñó una pancarta colorida para la recaudación de fondos de la escuela.

Real-world Examples

One Cuban held a placard saying we're chasing our dreams.

Un cubano sostenía un cartel que decía que estamos persiguiendo nuestros sueños.

Source: BBC Listening Collection November 2015

Local residents had to come to a park to get a placard for their car.

Los residentes locales tuvieron que venir a un parque para obtener un cartel para su coche.

Source: NPR News August 2023 Compilation

Unconsciously my chirography expands into placard capitals.

Inconscientemente, mi caligrafía se expande en capitales de cartel.

Source: Moby-Dick

Protesters held anti-Israel placards and called upon the Jordanian government to annul all agreements with Israel.

Los manifestantes sostenían carteles anti-Israel y pedían al gobierno jordano que anulara todos los acuerdos con Israel.

Source: AP Listening Collection July 2020

Doesn't Carlos have one of those blue placards?

¿No tiene Carlos uno de esos carteles azules?

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 4

And he was really hoping that placard would help.

Y realmente esperaba que ese cartel ayudara.

Source: NPR News August 2023 Compilation

Well, then that placard's for him. Only he can park here.

Bueno, entonces ese cartel es para él. Solo él puede estacionar aquí.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 4

He created data sets on the highest incomes, findings from which would support the slogans on protesters' placards.

Creó conjuntos de datos sobre los ingresos más altos, hallazgos que respaldarían los lemas en los carteles de los manifestantes.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

They waved placards and chanted " No justice, no peace, no racist police" .

Ondularon carteles y corearon " No justice, no peace, no racist police" .

Source: VOA Daily Standard June 2020 Collection

The name derives from the placard atop Ken Kesey's infamous bus, of course.

El nombre proviene del cartel en la parte superior del famoso autobús de Ken Kesey, por supuesto.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

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