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Dictionary: plac·ard   (plăk'ärd', -ərd) pronunciation
n.
  1. A sign or notice for display in a public place.
  2. A small card or plaque, such as a nameplate on a door.
tr.v., -ard·ed, -ard·ing, -ards.
  1. To announce or advertise by means of placards.
  2. To post placards on or in.
  3. To display as a placard.

[Middle English, official document, from Old French, from plaquier, to plaster, piece together, from Middle Dutch placken, to patch.]

placarder plac'ard'er n.

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noun

    A usually public posting that conveys a message: bill1, billboard, notice, poster, sign. See show/hide.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A poster or sign put up in a public location.

pronunciation Each classroom has a placard with the grade level and the name of the teacher on it.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
  Synonyms: poster, posting, notice, bill, card


The verb placard has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: post in a public place

Meaning #2: publicize or announce by placards
  Synonym: bill


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - plakat, opslag
v. tr. - sætte plakater op

Nederlands (Dutch)
aanplakbiljet, metalen plaat/plaket, aanplakken

Français (French)
n. - pancarte
v. tr. - afficher, placarder

Deutsch (German)
n. - Plakat
v. - plakatieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πλακάτ, αφίσα, ανακοίνωση, τοιχοκόλληση, ταμπέλα, πινακίδα
v. - αναρτώ πλακάτ, διαφημίζω/επιδεικνύω (κάτι με πλακάτ)

Italiano (Italian)
affiggere, affisso, cartellone, bando

Português (Portuguese)
n. - placar (m), placa (f)
v. - anunciar, emplacar

Русский (Russian)
развешивать плакаты, плакат, вывеска

Español (Spanish)
n. - cartel, letrero
v. tr. - fijar carteles, anunciar en carteles

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - plakat, affisch, löpsedel
v. - sätta upp plakat, anslå, tillkännage

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
公告, 海报, 布告, 张贴

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 公告, 海報, 布告
v. tr. - 公告, 張貼, 布告

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 플래카드, 벽보, 게시
v. tr. - 게시하다, 삐라를 붙이다, 간판을 내걸다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - プラカード, ポスター
v. - 掲示を出す, プラカードで示す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المتبرة : راسب غريني محتوي على دقائق من الذهب ومعادن أخرى نفيسه, موضع يغسل فيه هذا الراسب لاستخلاص ما فيه من ذهب (فعل) يستخلص, يستخرج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כרזה, מודעה, פלקט‬
v. tr. - ‮פרסם במודעות, הדביק מודעות‬


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