Placard — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement

post in a public place

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plˈækɑːɹd/

🇬🇧British English

/plˈakɑːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plˈakɑːd/

2 syllables Say it as /plˈækɑːɹd/.

Examples

a poster advertised the coming attractions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

poster bill posting card notice

Parts of Speech

noun	a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement “a poster advertised the coming attractions”
verb	post in a public place
verb	publicize or announce by placards

Word Forms

post	verb	affix in a public place or for public notice
placard	verb	publicize or announce by placards
bill	verb	publicize or announce by placards
placard	noun	a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
bill	noun	a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Plakat

ein als Werbung an einem öffentlichen Ort angebrachtes Schild

🇪🇸Spanish

cartel

un cartel colocado en un lugar público como anuncio

🇮🇹Italian

cartello

un cartello affisso in un luogo pubblico come pubblicità

🇳🇱Dutch

aanplakbiljet

een bord dat als reclame op een openbare plaats wordt geplaatst

🇵🇹Portuguese

cartaz

placa afixada em local público como propaganda

🇷🇺Russian

плакат

вывеска, размещенная в общественном месте в качестве рекламы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घोषणापत्र

किसी सार्वजनिक स्थान पर विज्ञापन के रूप में लगाया गया चिन्ह

🇧🇩Bengali

প্ল্যাকার্ড

একটি বিজ্ঞাপন হিসাবে একটি সর্বজনীন স্থানে পোস্ট করা একটি চিহ্ন

🇮🇳Tamil

பலகை

ஒரு விளம்பரமாக ஒரு பொது இடத்தில் வைக்கப்படும் அடையாளம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్లకార్డు

ఒక సంకేతం బహిరంగ ప్రదేశంలో ప్రకటనగా పోస్ట్ చేయబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

फलक

जाहिरात म्हणून सार्वजनिक ठिकाणी पोस्ट केलेले चिन्ह

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્લેકાર્ડ

સાર્વજનિક સ્થળે જાહેરખબર તરીકે પોસ્ટ કરાયેલી નિશાની

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫಲಕ

ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಜಾಹೀರಾತಿನಂತೆ ಪೋಸ್ಟ್ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്ലക്കാർഡ്

ഒരു പരസ്യമായി ഒരു പൊതു സ്ഥലത്ത് പോസ്റ്റ് ചെയ്ത ഒരു അടയാളം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਖ਼ਤੀ

ਇੱਕ ਇਸ਼ਤਿਹਾਰ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਜਨਤਕ ਸਥਾਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੋਸਟ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਇੱਕ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ

🇵🇰Urdu

تختی

ایک اشتہار کے طور پر عوامی جگہ پر پوسٹ کیا گیا ایک نشان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

标语牌

在公共场所张贴的作为广告的标志

🇯🇵Japanese

プラカード

広告として公共の場所に掲示される看板

🇰🇷Korean

방

공공장소에 광고로 게시된 표시

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tấm áp phích

một tấm biển được dán ở nơi công cộng như một quảng cáo

🇹🇭Thai

ป้ายประกาศ

ป้ายที่ติดไว้ในที่สาธารณะเป็นโฆษณา

🇮🇩Indonesian

plakat

tanda yang dipasang di tempat umum sebagai iklan

🇵🇭Filipino

plakard

isang karatula na nakapaskil sa isang pampublikong lugar bilang isang patalastas

🇲🇾Malay

sepanduk

papan tanda yang dipasang di tempat awam sebagai iklan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لافتة

لافتة معلقة في مكان عام كإعلان

🇮🇷Persian

پلاکارد

تابلویی که در یک مکان عمومی به عنوان تبلیغ نصب شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

pankart

halka açık bir yere reklam olarak asılan tabela

🇮🇱Hebrew

כְּרָזָה

שלט המוצב במקום ציבורי כפרסומת

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