free-lance

== English == === Adjective === free-lance (not comparable) (uncommon) Alternative form of freelance. == French == === Adjective === free-lance (invariable) alternative form of freelance (“freelance”) === Noun === free-lance m (plural free-lances) alternative form of freelance (“freelance”) == 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 === Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “free-lance”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA freelance/freelancer | FundéuRAE