race

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la raza

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race
[reɪs]
sustantivo
1carrera (f) (contest)
  • the hundred meters race -> los cien metros lisos
  • a race against time (sentido figurado) -> una carrera contrarreloj
  • the races -> las carreras (horseraces)
  • race meeting -> concurso (m) de carreras de caballos (for horseraces)
verbo transitivo
2correr con or contra (athlete)
  • I'll race you home! -> ¡te echo una carrera hasta casa!
3hacer correr (en carreras) (horse)
verbo intransitivo
4correr, competir (athlete, horse)
5correr (move quickly)
  • to race in/out -> entrar/salir corriendo
  • to race down the street -> correr calle abajo
  • to race by -> pasar volando (time)
6acelerarse (engine); palpitar aceleradamente (pulse, heart)
sustantivo
1raza (f) (of people, animals)
  • the human race -> la raza humana
  • race relations -> relaciones (f pl) interraciales

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race [reis-trak]
sustantivo
1Carrera, apuesta, lucha de velocidad, ya sea a pie o a caballo; en botes o yates, en trineos o coches, nadando o patinando; carreras para ganar un premio.
  • Boat regata -> To run in a tomar parte en una carrera
2De aquí, una competencia cualquiera.
3Progresión, y particularmente carrera, movimiento acelerado.
4Duración de la vida; curso, carrera.
5Corriente de agua violenta o rápida o el canal para ella; canal estrecho, caz, saetín.
6Paso, carrera de la lanzadera.
  • To run a luchar a la carrera, a correr. The Derby races -> las carreras de Derby
  • Race-course -> 1. Lugar o campo para carreras. 2. Canal de molino, saetín.
  • Race-cup -> premio de carrera
  • Race-ground -> campo de carreras; terreno dispuesto para las carreras de caballos
  • Race-horse -> caballo criado para las carreras
1Obligar a correr de prisa (como para ganar un premio).
2Correr, disputar el premio de una carrera.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
3Correr con mucha ligereza, de prisa. (n)
4Moverse la maquinaria a un paso acelerado. (n)
va.

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race [reɪs]
noun
1 (contest) carrera; (f)
it was a race to finish it in time lo hicimos a la carrera para terminarlo a tiempo; the race for the White House la carrera hacia la Casa Blanca; the election will be a very close race las elecciones van a estar muy reñidas
the race to find a cure for cancer /the women's race/ was won by the only American in the field, Patti Sue Plumer
a race against time/the clockagainst una carrera contra el tiempo/contra reloj
the rescue operation was a race against time the allies are now involved in a military race against the clock to try and cut off Baghdad's elite Republican Guard there's a race against the clock for congress to vote on the impeachment before the third of October a race against the clock her white-faced chestnut was as sharp as ever in /this desperate race against the clock between 16 jump-off contenders/
the arms racearms la carrera armamentista
boat raceboat regata; (f)
Oxford won the boat race by eight lengths
cycle racecycle carrera ciclista; (f)
steel workers have disrupted the Tour de France cycle race
horse racehorse carrera de caballos; (f)
she had a special talent for picking the winners of horse races the droning of the horse race commentator on the television the [100 metres] race
the race is on to find a donoron ha comenzado la carrera en busca de un donante
now that he has decided not to stand again, the race is on once more the race is on to build up membership fast I was stuck in the betting ring while the race was on
to run (in) a racerun tomar parte en una carrera; participar en una carrera
you ran a good race corriste muy bien
the race is run through a forest
the racesthe (horse races) las carreras (de caballos)
to go to the races ir a las carreras
the high point of this trip was /a day at the races/ he was celebrating a huge win at the races the election is a [two-horse] race
2 (swift current) corriente fuerte; (f)
verb:transitive
1 (enter in race) [+horse] presentar
at race meeting
 [+car] correr con
they race vintage cars hacen carreras de coches antiguos
he decided to race the horse he races pigeons we raced the horses along the beach trainer Arnold Worth has decided to race the horse I raced the car again in the British Grand Prix I did not race the Porsche again until August he still raced sports cars as often as he could her hobby is racing greyhounds
2 (run against) echarle una carrera a
(I'll) race you home! ¡te echo una carrera hasta casa!
I'll race you! the car was racing the train they would often race one another to the bus stop I quickly realized /there was little point in racing him/ - he could not last long they may even have raced each other-but not regularly witnesses said the cars seemed to be racing each other
3
to race an engineengine acelerar un motor al máximo
the car raced its engine like a jet preparing for take-off
verb:intransitive
1 (compete) [+driver, athlete, horse] correr; competir
Mansell risks his life every time he races in the 10 years I raced in Europe, 30 drivers were killed when did you last race? we're not racing today they will race at 3 o'clock her new horse will be racing at Ascot
to race against sbagainst competir con algn (en una carrera)
she has raced against some of the best runners in the country
2 (go fast) correr; ir a toda velocidad
we raced to get back home for eight o'clock nos dimos prisa para estar en casa para las ocho
we were racing to finish the work on time pharmaceutical companies are racing to develop a cure
to race against time/the clock (to do sth)against trabajar contra reloj (para hacer algo)
the band are racing against the clock to finish their third album plastic surgeons raced against time to stitch back the severed hand Seville has been racing against the clock to get Expo ready for today's opening she is racing against time to save the life of a little boy on the other side of the world
to race aheadahead ponerse a la cabeza
the faster horses raced ahead they are racing ahead in the opinion polls American economic growth raced ahead we're faced with the problem of population growth racing ahead of employment growth to race [along] my heart was beating fast with excitement as we raced along
he raced down the streetdown bajó la calle corriendo a toda velocidad;or
we raced for a taxifor corrimos a coger un taxi
he raced past uspast nos pasó a toda velocidad a toda carrera;or
he raced through the paperwork as quickly as he couldthrough hizo el papeleo todo lo rápido que pudo
we raced to the station do they realize we are racing towards complete economic collapse? Austell raced to the telephone to bring a doctor I've been racing around all day Amy raced back from the hospital I gave her the kiss of life then raced off to call an ambulance Kenny came racing up from behind bits and pieces of the past raced through her mind he turned and raced after the others he raced across town to the State House building we had to race across London to get the train police had tried to stop the car, but /it raced along the North Circular/ and up the M11 they raced along without meeting a single car to race [to] do sth
3 [+pulse, heart] acelerarse; [+engine] embalarse
her heart raced uncontrollably el corazón se le aceleró descontrolado; el corazón le latía a un ritmo descontrolado; my mind was racing los pensamientos me invadían la mente
at a party his pulse would race and he would feel sweaty his heart raced as he saw the plane coming in to land already her thoughts were racing ahead to all the things she had to do my mind raced as I did a quick calculation Tweed was keeping the conversation going while his mind raced he pushed his foot down on the accelerator and let the engine race /the engine raced/, they were all covered deep in dust and soil
modifier
race car (n) (US) coche de carreras; (m)
he went out and did about three laps in his race car we had each tested our new race cars the week before
race (car) driver (n) (US) piloto de carreras; (m) corredoracorredora de coches;a corredora (m) (f)
he won the Indianapolis 500 four times, becoming the third race car driver to do so Eddie's gonna be a race car driver, he tells me
race meeting (n) (Britain) carreras (de caballos); (f)
the weather forced race meetings at Haydock Park to be called off I travel to race meetings all over Britain hunts, race meetings and polo matches provided valuable social contacts
race [reɪs]
noun
(racial origin) raza; (f)
discrimination on the grounds of race discriminación por la raza por motivos raciales; (f)or people of mixed race (esp of Indian and white descent) gente mestiza; (f) (of black and white descent) gente mulata; (f) the human race la raza humana; el género humano; they looked on us as a race apart nos consideraban otra casta
modifier
race issue (n) asunto racial; (m)
a committee was set up to tackle race issues se formó un comité para hacer frente a los asuntos los problemas raciales;or
race relations (n) relaciones interraciales; (f)
race riot (n) disturbio racial; (m)

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Verb Conjugation for "race"

Imperative
  • race
  • you race
  • he/she races
  • we race
  • you race
  • they race
Preterite
  • I raced
  • you raced
  • he/she raced
  • we raced
  • you raced
  • they raced
Present Continuous
  • I am racing
  • you are racing
  • he/she is racing
  • we are racing
  • you are racing
  • they are racing
Present Perfect
  • I have raced
  • you have raced
  • he/she has raced
  • we have raced
  • you have raced
  • they have raced
Past Continuous
  • I was racing
  • you were racing
  • he/she was racing
  • we were racing
  • you were racing
  • they were racing
Past Perfect
  • I had raced
  • you had raced
  • he/she had raced
  • we had raced
  • you had raced
  • they had raced
Future
  • I will race
  • you will race
  • he/she will race
  • we will race
  • you will race
  • they will race
Future Perfect
  • I will have raced
  • you will have raced
  • he/she will have raced
  • we will have raced
  • you will have raced
  • they will have raced
Future Continuous
  • I will be racing
  • you will be racing
  • he/she will be racing
  • we will be racing
  • you will be racing
  • they will be racing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been racing
  • you have been racing
  • he/she has been racing
  • we have been racing
  • you have been racing
  • they have been racing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been racing
  • you will have been racing
  • he/she will have been racing
  • we will have been racing
  • you will have been racing
  • they will have been racing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been racing
  • you had been racing
  • he/she had been racing
  • we had been racing
  • you had been racing
  • they had been racing

RACE
abreviatura:sustantivo:masculino
Real Automóvil Club de España RAC; AA; AAA; (EEUU)

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