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spears

/spɪərz/ /spɪrz/

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noun

Lances

A long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion.

Examples :

"The soldiers practiced throwing spears at targets during their training. "

Les soldats s'entraînaient à lancer des lances sur des cibles pendant leur entraînement.

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noun

Lancier

A soldier armed with such a weapon; a spearman.

Examples :

"The line of spears stood ready to defend the castle walls. "

La ligne de lanciers était prête à défendre les murs du château.

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Hameçon, harpon

A lance with barbed prongs, used by fishermen to retrieve fish.

Examples :

"The fisherman carefully used his spears to bring the flounder up from the shallow water. "

Le pêcheur utilisa soigneusement ses harpons pour remonter le flet de l'eau peu profonde.

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Coup de crosse

An illegal maneuver using the end of a hockey stick to strike into another hockey player.

Examples :

"The referee called a penalty when the player spears another with the end of his stick. "

L'arbitre a sifflé une pénalité lorsque le joueur a donné un coup de crosse à un autre avec le bout de son bâton.

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Lance, plaquage de l'épaule

In professional wrestling, a running tackle in which the wrestler's shoulder is driven into the opponent's midsection.

Examples :

"In the wrestling match, Roman Reigns often wins by performing brutal spears on his opponents. "

Dans le match de catch, Roman Reigns gagne souvent en effectuant des plaquages de l'épaule brutaux sur ses adversaires.

sport entertainment

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Pousse, germe

A shoot, as of grass; a spire.

Examples :

"After the rain, tiny green spears of grass began to emerge from the soil. "

Après la pluie, de minuscules pousses vertes d'herbe ont commencé à émerger du sol.

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Crinière de cheval

The feather of a horse.

Examples :

"The show horse had beautiful spears of hair fanning out from its lower legs, giving it a regal appearance. "

Le cheval de spectacle avait de magnifiques crinières de cheval qui s'épanouissaient de ses membres inférieurs, lui donnant une apparence royale.

animal body part

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Tige de pompe

The rod to which the bucket, or plunger, of a pump is attached; a pump rod.

Examples :

"The old pump's spears were worn, making it difficult to draw water from the well. "

Les tiges de pompe de l'ancienne pompe étaient usées, ce qui rendait difficile de puiser de l'eau du puits.

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Asperges

A long, thin strip from a vegetable.

Examples :

"asparagus and broccoli spears"

Des asperges et des brocolis.

vegetable food plant

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verb

Percer avec une lance, transpercer

To pierce with a spear.

Examples :

"The fisherman spears the fish with a quick thrust. "

Le pêcheur transperce le poisson d'un coup rapide.

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Percer, 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.

Examples :

"The cook spears the pickle with a fork to take it out of the jar. "

Le cuisinier perce le cornichon avec une fourchette pour le sortir du bocal.

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Germer, pousser

To shoot into a long stem, as some plants do.

Examples :

"The asparagus plant spears early in the spring. "

L'asperge germe tôt au printemps.

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