lance
/ˈlanse/
el
noun
C1
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- lances
Meaning
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incident
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Fue un lance desafortunado.
It was an unfortunate incident.
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Similar words
lance is more literary or dramatic, like a dramatic incident or a critical juncture; incidencia is more neutral or administrative, like an IT incident.
Practice
1 What does lance mean?
incident
2 Fill the gap: Fue un ___ desafortunado.
Full sentence: Fue un lance desafortunado. (It was an unfortunate incident.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches lance?
lance: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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