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1 lancer Verb, transitive

(a) to throw (à, to, (agressively) at); to drop bombs, (Sport) throw a discus, javelin; to throw out flames, send out smoke; to launch a rocket, shells, boat, idea, business, start up a business, send up a rocket, fire a torpedo; to launch a start, product, bring out a product, issue, put out a warning, order, put forward a theory, hurl, fling abuse

Present
je lance, tu lances, il/elle lance, nous lançons, vous lancez, ils/elles lancent
Imperfect
je lançais, tu lançais, il/elle lançait, nous lancions, vous lanciez, ils/elles lançaient
Future
je lancerai, tu lanceras, il/elle lancera, nous lancerons, vous lancerez, ils/elles lanceront
Perfect
j' ai lancé, tu as lancé, il/elle a lancé, nous avons lancé, vous avez lancé, ils/elles ont lancé
Present subjunctive
je lance, tu lances, il/elle lance, nous lancions, vous lanciez, ils/elles lancent

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2 se lancer Verb, pronominal

(a) to leap, jump (dans, into); ~ dans to launch into discussion, embark upon a mission, take up a hobby

3 lancer Noun, masculine

(a) (Sport) throw

(b) (Comput) ~ de rayons raycasting

Terms from the DGT glossary

French termEnglish term
ligne au lancer avec appât vivantpole line with live bait
ligne au lancer sans appât vivantpole line without live bait

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