English–French

“have a picnic” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/piknike/

Example

Nous allons pique-niquer au parc demain.

We are going to have a picnic in the park tomorrow.

Illustration for pique-niquer (have a picnic)

How to say “have a picnic” in French

“Have a picnic” in French is pique-niquer.

An outdoor meal assembled from food brought by the people attending.

Full entry for pique-niquer: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with pique-niquer

Elle préfère pique-niquer plutôt que de manger au restaurant.

She prefers to have a picnic rather than eat at a restaurant.

Tips for using pique-niquer

  • Pique-niquer describes the activity, while faire un pique-nique uses the related noun and requires the article un.

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