English-Russian Great Britain dictionary (Великобритания. Лингвострановедческий словарь). 2014.
Flying Pickets — Dieser Artikel handelt von einer britischen Musikgruppe. Der Begriff Flying Pickets bezeichnet auch mobile Streikposten. Die Flying Pickets sind eine britische A cappella Formation, die in wechselnder Besetzung seit 1982 besteht. Mitglieder einer … Deutsch Wikipedia
flying pickets — The term ‘flying pickets’ was first used in 1980 to describe the striking nurses who went to different hospitals to persuade other medical workers to join them. Similar pickets had been used by radical trade unions from the late 1960s as… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
The Flying Pickets — is a British a cappella vocal group, that had a surprise Christmas number one hit in 1983 in the UK singles chart, with their cover of Yazoo s track Only You .HistoryThe name Flying Pickets refers to mobile strikers who travel in order to join a… … Wikipedia
Red Stripe (Flying Pickets) — Red Stripe (real name David Gittins) was a member of the famous a cappella group The Flying Pickets. The Pickets did a cover of Yazoo s Only You ; it was the Christmas Number 1 of 1983 and stayed at the top spot for 5 weeks.Gittins then got a… … Wikipedia
The Flying Pickets — est un groupe de chanteurs britanniques se produisant a cappella créé en 1982. Leur nom les piquets volants fait référence aux grèves des mineurs anglais des années 70 auxquelles les 6 membres originaux du groupe avaient participé. Les 6 membres… … Wikipédia en Français
The Flying Pickets — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) A cappella Gründung 1982 Website http://www.flyingpickets … Deutsch Wikipedia
flying picket — noun One of a mobile group of pickets available for reinforcing the body of local pickets during a strike • • • Main Entry: ↑fly * * * flying picket UK US noun [countable] [singular flying picket plural … Useful english dictionary
flying picket — UK US noun [C] WORKPLACE ► a worker who travels to support workers who are on strike (= refusing to work) at another place of work: »Employers may be able to take legal action to stop other forms of action, such as the use of flying pickets … Financial and business terms
flying picket — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms flying picket : singular flying picket plural flying pickets someone who travels around to places where workers are on strike, and helps them to stop other people from working there … English dictionary
flying — adj. & n. adj. 1 fluttering or waving in the air; hanging loose. 2 hasty, brief (a flying visit). 3 designed for rapid movement. 4 (of an animal) able to make very long leaps by using winglike membranes etc. n. flight, esp. in an aircraft.… … Useful english dictionary
Only You (Yazoo song) — Only You Single by Yazoo from the album Upstairs at Eric s Released March 15, 1982 October 7, 1996 (CD reissue) August 23, 1999 (remix) … Wikipedia
