free lance

== English == === Adjective === free lance (not comparable) (uncommon) Alternative form of freelance. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === free lance (plural free lances) Archaic form of freelance. ==== Translations ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English free lance. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌfɾi ˈlans/ [ˌfɾi ˈlãns] Syllabification: free lance === Noun === free lance m or f by sense (plural free lances) alternative form of freelance === Adjective === free lance (invariable) alternative form of freelance === Usage notes === According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === “free lance”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “free lance”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA freelance/freelancer | FundéuRAE