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lance

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɑːns/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/læns/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'lance': (lans, läns); 'Lance': (lans)


Inflections of 'lance' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
lances
v 3rd person singular
lancing
v pres p
lanced
v past
lanced
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
lance n(long cavalry spear)lanza nf
 The warriors used lances and kept well away from their targets.
 Los guerreros usaban lanzas y se quedaban bien lejos de su objetivo.
lance [sth]⇒ vtr(medical: puncture)abrir con lanceta loc verb
 (medicina)sajar⇒ vtr
  hacer una punción loc verb
 The doctor lanced the boil to allow it to drain.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El médico hizo una punción para diagnosticar al paciente.
lance [sb]⇒ vtr(pierce with a lance)lancear⇒ vtr
  alancear⇒ vtr
  herir con una lanza loc verb
 A passing horseman lanced him and he fell to the ground.
 Un jinete que pasaba por ahí lo lanceó y él cayó al piso.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
freelance,
free-lance adj		(working for self) (voz inglesa)freelance adj mf
  independiente adj mf
 (ES)autónomo/a adj
 Mike worked as a freelance journalist.
 Mark trabajaba de periodista freelance.
freelance,
free-lance adj		(work: independent)independiente adj mf
  autónomo/a adj
 The teacher did some freelance tutoring in the evenings to make extra money.
 El profesor daba clases particulares de manera independiente por las tardes para ganar un dinero extra.
freelance,
free-lance,
free lance n		informal (self-employed or contract worker) (voz inglesa)freelancer n común
 (ES)autónomo, autónoma nm, nf
  trabajador independiente, trabajadora independiente nm, nf + adj mf
 I used to work for a big corporation but now I'm a freelance.
 Solía trabajar en una gran empresa, pero ahora soy freelancer.
freelance,
free-lance adv		(as a freelance)como freelancer loc adv
  como trabajador independiente, como trabajadora independiente loc adv
  por su cuenta loc adv
 After the company closed, she began to work freelance.
 Tras el cierre de la compañía, empezó a trabajar como freelancer.
freelance,
free lance n		historical (medieval mercenary soldier)mercenario nm
  caballero sin señor loc nom m
 The king hired free lances to bolster his troops in the Crusades.
 El rey contrató mercenarios para reforzar sus tropas en las Cruzadas.
freelance,
free-lance,
free lance n		informal (independent in political causes)independiente n mf
freelance writer,
free-lance writer n		(writer: self-employed) (voz inglesa)escritor freelance, escritora freelance nm, nf + adj
  escritor autónomo, escritora autónoma nm, nf + adj
 Roger hired a freelance writer to write some articles for him.
 Roger contrató a un escritor freelance para escribir algunos artículos por él.
lance corporal nUS (US Marines: enlisted officer)soldado de primera loc nom m
lance corporal nUK (British Army: lowest rank officer)soldado de primera loc nom m
sand lance,
sand launce n		(fish)lanzón nm
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'lance' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
lancer - tilt
Spanish:
rejonear - lanza - puya - sajar - azagaya - ristre - pica - rejoneador - lancero - alancear - lanceolado - rejón - chuzo

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