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os lances

bids, flights (of stairs), moves

→ lance
lanc throw; cast + es Plural / 2nd-person present subjunctive
noun · plural masculine Rare #35,824
bids In an auction, a bid is an offer to pay a particular amount.
PO: Os lances começaram em cem euros.
EN: The bids started at one hundred euros.
flights (of stairs) A flight is one section of stairs between landings.
PO: Subimos dois lances de escada.
EN: We went up two flights of stairs.
moves Used for individual moves in chess or other games.
PO: A partida terminou em poucos lances.
EN: The game ended in just a few moves.
Declension of lance
lancelances

Eu sempre batia os lances deles.

I always beat their bids.

— As Travessuras de uma Sereia (2016)

Tem mais alguém dando lances?

Is anyone else bidding?

Se você jogar assim, vai levar xeque-mate em dez lances.

If you play like that, you'll be checkmated in ten moves.

Há mais alguém dando lances?

Is anyone else bidding?

Minha casa tem dois lances de escadas.

My house has two flights of stairs.

Os lances não dariam nem para construir um banheiro.

The bids wouldn't even cover the cost of building a bathroom.

— As Travessuras de uma Sereia (2016)