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plante

walkout

noun PLAHN-teh Rare

Also means

standoff

Usage Note

Plante describes a collective refusal to continue — a work stoppage or sit-in protest — or in card games the moment a player refuses to bid further. It derives from plantar (to plant, stand firm). A common phrase is hacer un plante (to stage a walkout).

Examples

"Los trabajadores hicieron un plante ante la empresa."

Natural Translation

The workers staged a walkout against the company.

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