romper una lanza

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to break a lance”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /romˌpeɾ ˌuna ˈlanθa/ [rõmˌpeɾ ˌu.na ˈlãn̟.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /romˌpeɾ ˌuna ˈlansa/ [rõmˌpeɾ ˌu.na ˈlãn.sa]
• Syllabification: rom‧per u‧na lan‧za

Verb

romper una lanza (first-person singular present rompo una lanza, first-person singular preterite rompí una lanza, past participle roto una lanza)

1. (idiomatic) to stand up (for), to break a lance (for)

   Rompió una lanza por su equipo.

   He stood up for his team

See also

• estar al quite

Further reading

• “romper una lanza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10