lance

lance

Longue arme à pointe métallique acérée, utilisée surtout par les soldats à cheval.

En anglais simple : A long weapon with a sharp metal point, used especially by soldiers riding horses.

• The soldier carried a long lance.
• The cavalry lowered their lances before charging.
• A metal point was fixed to the lance.

Synonymes : spear

Expressions courantes : cavalry lance, long lance, carry a lance

lance de joute

Longue arme en bois utilisée lors de joutes à cheval, conçue pour se briser contre l’armure de l’adversaire.

En anglais simple : A long wooden weapon used by riders in a contest, made to break when it hits another rider’s armour.

• The knight raised his lance.
• Her lance shattered against the other rider’s shield.
• Both riders needed fresh lances for the next round.

Expressions courantes : jousting lance, wooden lance, break a lance

harpon, lance

Longue arme pointue servant à capturer ou tuer des poissons et des baleines.

En anglais simple : A long pointed weapon used to catch or kill whales and fish.

• The fisherman held a sharp lance.
• The crew used lances to kill the wounded whale.
• A fishing lance lay across the boat.

Synonymes : spear, harpoon

Expressions courantes : whaling lance, fishing lance, sharp lance

lancier

Soldat qui combat avec une lance, généralement à cheval.

En anglais simple : A soldier who fights with a long pointed weapon, usually while riding a horse.

• A mounted lance guarded the gate.
• The captain commanded fifty lances.
• Several lances rode ahead of the army.

Synonymes : lancer

Expressions courantes : mounted lance, company of lances

percer d’un coup de lance

Enfoncer une longue arme pointue dans quelqu’un ou quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To push a long pointed weapon into someone or something.

• The rider lanced the charging boar.
• A soldier lanced his opponent during the battle.
• He tried to lance the animal with his spear.

Synonymes : spear, pierce

Expressions courantes : lance someone, lance a boar

lancer, projeter

Projeter quelque chose vers l’avant comme on lancerait une lance.

En anglais simple : To throw something forward as you would throw a long pointed weapon.

• He lanced the shaft across the stream.
• She lanced a spear toward the target.
• The warrior lanced his weapon through the air.

Synonymes : hurl, throw

Expressions courantes : lance something forward, lance a spear

voler, piquer

Prendre sans permission quelque chose qui appartient à quelqu’un d’autre.

En anglais simple : To take something belonging to someone else without permission.

• Someone lanced my drink at the party.
• He lanced a wallet from the table.
• She realized that her cash had been lanced.

Synonymes : steal, swipe

Expressions courantes : lance something, lance a drink

filer, jaillir

Se déplacer soudainement et très vite dans une direction donnée.

En anglais simple : To move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction.

• A fish lanced through the dark water.
• Light lanced across the sky.
• The bird lanced forward and vanished among the trees.

Comment l'utiliser : lance across/through something (A silver fish lanced through the water.)

Synonymes : dart, shoot

Expressions courantes : lance across something, lance through something