lance

UK
/lɑːns/
US
/læns/

Übersetzungen

lancesubstantiv
lances
Pl.
UK
/lɑːns/
US
/læns/
lanceArme d'hast.
The knight lowered his lance as he prepared to charge at his opponent.
Le chevalier baissa sa lance avant de charger son adversaire.
lanceTechnique ou outil de soudage et de découpe.
The welder adjusted the lance to ensure a precise cut through the metal.
Le soudeur a réglé la lance pour assurer une coupe précise dans le métal.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
lancierSens historique, soldat de cavalerie armé d'une lance.
harponSurtout pour la chasse aux grands poissons ou aux baleines.
lanceverb
lanced
Präteritum
lanced
Partizip Perfekt
lancing
Gerundium
UK
/lɑːns/
US
/læns/
inciserSens médical.
The doctor decided to lance the boil to drain the infection.
Le médecin a décidé d'inciser le furoncle pour drainer l'infection.
s'élancerSens de mouvement brusque vers l'avant.
With a shout, the cavalryman lanced forward into the fray.
Avec un cri, le cavalier s'est élancé vers la mêlée.
lanceadjektiv
UK
/lɑːns/
US
/læns/
Used attributively to denote a temporary or acting military rank, as in 'lance corporal'.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
suppléantEmploi militaire, dans des appellations comme « lance corporal ».

Definitionen

lancesubstantiv
A long weapon with a wooden shaft and a pointed steel head, formerly used by a horseman in charging.
The knight lowered his lance as he prepared to charge at his opponent.
A spear used for hunting large fish or whales.
The fisherman used a lance to catch the massive marlin.
A metal pipe supplying a jet of oxygen to a furnace or to a hot flame for cutting.
The welder adjusted the lance to ensure a precise cut through the metal.
A cavalry soldier armed with a lance; a lancer (historical).
The lances formed up on the right flank, their pennants fluttering in the wind.
lanceverb
To cut open (an abscess, boil, or wound) with a sharp instrument so as to release fluid.
The doctor decided to lance the boil to drain the infection.
To make a sudden forward thrust or charge, especially with a weapon.
With a shout, the cavalryman lanced forward into the fray.
lanceadjektiv
Holding a temporary or acting rank, especially below corporal or sergeant in the military hierarchy.
He was promoted to lance corporal after only six months of service.