Hey, guys, what's the meaning of this, does it even have a translation?
Printable View
Hey, guys, what's the meaning of this, does it even have a translation?
Hey Franco:D
We've had some discussion of this word before: It has several meanings.
It means picket as in a huelga: http://www.english-spanish-translato...piquetero.html
In Urban slang it means a gang: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=piquete
It also means a bite or sting of an insect: https://www.google.com/search?source...31.cGCnjQV1Sq0
Hey, Vicente.
I don't quite get the meaning of "piquete" as a gang.
Este es un piquete desente
¿desente?
Hi reminder!
I don't get it either and after I re-read the Urban Dictionary page I think that it is a "made-up" or invented phrase that might, or might not, have caught on, which is a common problem with Urban Dictionary. So I'd scratch it from the list.:D
I get that it could be derived from picket (line) which could be a group, hence the "gang" reference, but desente isn't a word in Spanish or English to my knowledge, unless they misspelled decente?
P.S. On third review of the Urban Dictionary page I see that the definition got 10 "thumbs up" and 21 "thumbs down"! So it appears that it was not a popular definition even in Urban Dictionary:rolleyes:
Hey, Vicente.
I do agree with you about "decente". But I'm afraid I would have never chosen "honest" to qualify a gang. By the way, why am I thinking now of a gangster? A decent gangster?
:confused:
Hey Reminder:D
Well, it is colloquial so who knows what they would have had in mind if "decente" was the word they intended to use; however, I suppose that they could have been thinking "good" which is one of the synonyms of decent. In US English decent is used to express things like "She has a good job and makes a decent salary"; or, "We made it, or got here, in a decent amount of time". Also, the term "gang" is not necessarily negative when it is used to describe a group. There are "bikers" or motorcycle gangs who ride for pleasure and do good deeds and are in no way comparable to some of the notorious outlaw biker gangs such as the Hell's Angels and Bandidos..
https://www.bustle.com/articles/8474...-a-better-name
By the way, "gangster" (gangsta) has taken on a new meaning also. Read the dialogue in this link. It's like reading a different language. I like this post by Revolution: " It's a wonder that people who learn english as
a second language are able to get along at all.
Kids inventin' new slang all the time...!"
What exactly does it mean to 'respect your gangsta'?
Recently, I was talking to someone who was raised in "the 'hood" in South Central Los Angeles and she said "You have to respect my gangsta (gangster)" and I had no idea what she meant. hahaha
I'm still not totally sure but I think it means to respect "who I am".
Hey, Vicente.
I've looked "decent" up and I see that it also means "decente".
Spanishdict
Nonetheless, I see your point because I've seen "decent" in plenty of contexts.
As for "gangster", it reminds me of "indio" in South America, which is used very freely too.
Me sale el indio
Bailar el indio
No tiene la culpa el indio, sino el que lo hace compadre
Hacer el indio
Me dio el indio
So philosophical!!
I've only heard the use of piquete in the sense of a strike or an active protest in which people burn stuff, make a mess and then leave. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by vicente
That's because that kind of riots usually involves political parties agendas...Quote:
Originally Posted by agustinab
Absolutely! I couldn't agree with you more!Quote:
Originally Posted by AnabellaG
That's a "piquete" for me.. A "huelga", on the other hand, is usually not related to any of those. :rolleyes:
Ooops!:D Did I misuse the term huelga.??
Maybe a strike is different in nature in Argentina but they are very common in Mexico and Central America and they do not normally involve violence. Your description of a piquete involving violence and disorder sounds more like a "riot" or "protest" than a strike.
This is my idea of a strike or huelga in which pickets or piquetes participate.
"Toda persona tiene el derecho de celebrar reuniones, manifestaciones, participar en piquetes y presentar peticiones, de manera pacífica y sin armas. "
By the way, who pays for all the damages these pickets cause to public assets? And who collects all the dirt these pickets leave behind?
:confused:
It's very unfortunate that pickets do not include any soccer fans from Japan!!
:(
It\'s a more widespread term than I thought it seems!
Certainly!Quote:
Originally Posted by francot
Vicente's point of view was enlightening!
I find the visual medium very helping.
SO! according to the comments I'll hive a little help with some visuals.
First a ver Latin-American Piquet:
Includes: Tire burning, Masked people, Big signs, Anger, confusion and above all: Damage to public property.
Attachment 558
Now, a very Odd Japanese Strike, odd in the sense that this is a picture of one of the very few times WORK has stopped to make a strike.
(Usually, since they tend to be very organized, the japanese strike involves doing mass production and better work, to force the employers to give in to demands, or their stock and profit will diminish)
Attachment 559
Finally:
Attachment 560
The Latin American version of a picket is rare in the US. The ones that occur are almost always due to racial or political strife; however. in the past many labor union strikes turned violent when strike-breakers, known as "scabs", attempted to cross picket lines. Labor unions are not the force they once were a few decades ago.
Here are images of normal strikes and picketers.
https://www.google.com/search?q=stri...4cucss2oXMGsM:
We certainly speak different languages!! Japan, USA and South America
Here's my image:
http://www.english-spanish-translato...-piquetero.jpg
Should you dare to talk to any of these faceless people, they will surely answer back: "Todo tranqui, maestro". Something I still don't understand.
:confused:
