noun🔗ShareLance, javelotA long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion."The soldier practiced throwing his spear accurately. "Le soldat s'est entraîné à lancer sa lance avec précision.weaponmilitaryutensilhistoryarchaeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn lancierA soldier armed with such a weapon; a spearman."The spear practiced his spear-throwing technique in the backyard. "Le lancier s'est entraîné à sa technique de lancer de lance dans le jardin.militaryweaponwarpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHameçon, harponA lance with barbed prongs, used by fishermen to retrieve fish."The fisherman used his spear to pull the large flounder out of the water and into the boat. "Le pêcheur a utilisé son harpon pour sortir la grande plie de l'eau et la faire monter dans le bateau.utensilfishweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCoup de crosse illégalAn illegal maneuver using the end of a hockey stick to strike into another hockey player."The hockey player was penalized for a spear, hitting his opponent in the chest with the end of his stick. "Le joueur de hockey a été pénalisé pour un coup de crosse illégal, ayant frappé son adversaire à la poitrine avec le bout de son bâton.sportactiongameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLanceIn professional wrestling, a running tackle in which the wrestler's shoulder is driven into the opponent's midsection."During the wrestling match, the competitor landed a powerful spear on his opponent, sending him sprawling. "Pendant le match de catch, le concurrent a porté une puissante lance à son adversaire, l'envoyant s'étaler.sportentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePousse, germeA shoot, as of grass; a spire."After the rain, a new spear of green grass pushed through the soil. "Après la pluie, une nouvelle pousse d'herbe verte a percé le sol.plantnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCrinièreThe feather of a horse."My horse, Comet, has a beautiful, white spear. "Mon cheval, Comète, a une belle crinière blanche.animalbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTige de pompeThe rod to which the bucket, or plunger, of a pump is attached; a pump rod."The farmer used the pump's spear to draw water from the well. "L'agriculteur a utilisé la tige de la pompe pour puiser de l'eau du puits.machinetechnicalutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAspergeA long, thin strip from a vegetable."asparagus and broccoli spears"asperges et asperges de brocolisvegetablefoodplantpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePercer avec une lance, transpercerTo pierce with a spear."The fisherman tried to spear the fish with his long, sharp spear. "Le pêcheur a essayé de transpercer le poisson avec sa longue et pointue lance.weaponactionmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePercer, transpercer(by extension) To penetrate or strike with, or as if with, any long narrow object; to make a thrusting motion that catches an object on the tip of a long device."The chef expertly spear the salmon fillet with a long, thin skewer. "Le chef perce avec expertise le filet de saumon avec une longue et fine brochette.weaponactionsportmilitaryutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGermer, pousserTo shoot into a long stem, as some plants do."The sunflowers in my garden spear upward toward the bright summer sun. "Les tournesols de mon jardin germent vers le soleil d'été brillant.plantbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMâleMale."a spear counterpart"Une contrepartie mâlesexhumanpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePaternel, masculinPertaining to male family members."the spear side of the family"le côté paternel de la famillefamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
