spear carrier in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for spear carrier in the English»French Dictionary

spear carrier N

spear carrier

figurant/-e m/f

Translations for spear carrier in the English»French Dictionary

I.spear [Brit spɪə, Am spɪr] N

1. spear (weapon):

spear

lance f

2. spear:

spear (of plant)

tige f

spear (of asparagus)

pointe f

spear (of broccoli)

branche f

II.spear [Brit spɪə, Am spɪr] VB trans

1. spear:

spear fish

harponner

spear person, part of body

transpercer (d'un coup de lance)

2. spear (with fork etc):

spear food

piquer (with avec)

carrier [Brit ˈkarɪə, Am ˈkɛriər] N

1. carrier:

carrier (transport company)

transporteur m

carrier (airline)

compagnie f aérienne

to send sth by carrier

expédier qc

2. carrier (of disease):

carrier

porteur/-euse m/f

3. carrier Brit:

carrier, a. carrier bag

sac m (en papier ou en plastique)

See also troop carrier

troop carrier N

troop carrier

transporteur m de troupes

spear carrier in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spear carrier in the English»French Dictionary

I.spear [spɪəʳ, Am spɪr] N

1. spear (weapon):

spear

lance f

2. spear (leaf or stem):

spear asparagus

pointe f

II.spear [spɪəʳ, Am spɪr] VB trans

to spear sb/sth

transpercer qn/qc d'un coup de lance

carrier [ˈkærɪəʳ] N

1. carrier (person):

carrier

porteur m

2. carrier MIL:

carrier

véhicule m blindé

3. carrier AVIAT:

carrier

transporteur m

(troop) carrier

avion m de transport de troupes

4. carrier NAUT:

carrier

transport m

(aircraft) carrier

porte-avions m

5. carrier inf (aircraft carrier):

carrier

gros porteur m

6. carrier (disease transmitter):

carrier

porteur m

7. carrier (baby seat):

carrier

porte-bébé m

8. carrier (transport company):

carrier

compagnie f de transport

9. carrier Brit inf → carrier bag

10. carrier RADIO:

carrier (wave)

onde f porteuse

See also carrier bag

carrier bag N Brit

1. carrier bag (plastic):

carrier bag

grand sac m en plastique

2. carrier bag (paper):

carrier bag

grand sac m en papier

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A spear carrier is a character put in a story to be used like a piece of disposable tissue.

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I auditioned for all the school plays and never made it to spear carrier.

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A spear carrier is the anonymous character cut down by the hero as he advances to save the menaced heroine.

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The trouble is that each of us is his own hero, existing in a world of spear carriers.

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The silent ones are known as spear carriers, to differentiate them from the male chorus members.

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