racing

race ¹

 (rās)

n.

1. A group of people identified as distinct from other groups because of supposed physical or genetic traits shared by the group. Most biologists and anthropologists do not recognize race as a biologically valid classification, in part because there is more genetic variation within groups than between them.

2. A group of people united or classified together on the basis of common history, nationality, or geographic distribution: the Celtic race.

3. A genealogical line; a lineage.

4. Humans considered as a group.

5. Biology

a. A usually geographically isolated population of organisms that differs from other populations of the same species in certain heritable traits: an island race of birds.

b. A breed or strain, as of domestic animals.

6. A distinguishing or characteristic quality, such as the flavor of a wine.

adj.

1. Of or relating to race; racial: race relations; race quotas.

2. Of or relating to forms of popular entertainment made by and largely marketed to African Americans in the early 1900s: race literature; race records.

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[Middle French rasse, race, lineage, race, from Old Italian razza, probably from Old French haraz, stud farm for horses : Old French *har-, gray, gray-haired (as in French dialectal (Normandy) harousse, nag, old mare; perhaps in reference to the graying of stud horses with age and from Old Norse hārr, gray-haired, hoaryakin to English hoar) or Old French *har-, hair (perhaps in reference to the fact that stud horses are no longer regularly saddled; akin to French dialectal (Norman) har, hair, in monter á har, to ride on hair, ride bareback, from Old Norse hār, hairakin to English hair) + Old French -az, -as, n. suff. (from Latin -āceus, -aceous).]

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race ²

 (rās)

n.

1. Sports

a. A competition of speed, as in running or riding.

b. races A series of such competitions held at a specified time on a regular course: a fan of the dog races.

2. An extended competition in which participants struggle like runners to be the winner: the presidential race.

3. Steady or rapid onward movement: the race of time.

4.

a. A strong or swift current of water.

b. The channel of such a current.

c. An artificial channel built to transport water and use its energy. Also called raceway.

5. A groovelike part of a machine in which a moving part slides or rolls.

6. See slipstream.

v. raced, rac·ing, rac·es

v.intr.

1. Sports To compete in a contest of speed.

2. To move rapidly or at top speed: We raced home. My heart was racing with fear.

3. To run too rapidly due to decreased resistance or unnecessary provision of fuel: adjusted the idle to keep the engine from racing.

v.tr.

1. Sports

a. To compete against in a race.

b. To cause to compete in a race: She races horses for a living.

2. To transport rapidly or at top speed; rush: raced the injured motorist to the hospital.

3. To cause (an engine with the gears disengaged, for example) to run swiftly or too swiftly.

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[Middle English ras, from Old Norse rās, rush, running; see ers- in Indo-European roots.]

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racing

(ˈreɪsɪŋ)

adj

(Horse Racing) denoting or associated with horse races: the racing fraternity; a racing man.

n

1. (Horse Racing) the practice of engaging horses (or sometimes greyhounds) in contests of speed

2. (Individual Sports, other than specified) the practice of engaging horses (or sometimes greyhounds) in contests of speed

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

racing - the sport of engaging in contests of speed auto racing, car racing - the sport of racing automobiles boat racing - the sport of racing boats camel racing - the sport of racing camels greyhound racing - the sport of racing greyhounds horse racing - the sport of racing horses athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition stretch - a straightaway section of a racetrack

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Translations

corsa

беговой

dirkalendirkanje

racing

[ˈreɪsɪŋ]

A. N → carreras fpl
greyhound/horse racing → carreras fpl de galgos/caballos
motor racing → carreras fpl automovilísticas or de coches
the racing world → el mundo de las carreras (de caballos)
see also flat D

B. CPD racing bicycle, racing bike N → bicicleta f de carreras
racing calendar N → calendario m de carreras (de caballos)
racing car N → coche m de carreras
racing circuit N → autódromo m, pista f de carreras
racing commentator N → comentarista mf hípico/a
racing correspondent N → corresponsal mf hípico/a
racing cyclist N → corredor/a m/f ciclista
racing driver N → piloto mf de carreras, corredor(a) m/f de carreras de coches
racing man N (horse racing) → aficionado m a las carreras (de caballos)
racing pigeon N → paloma f de carreras
racing yacht N → yate m de regatas

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

racing

[ˈreɪsɪŋ] n

[cars, motorbikes] → course f

(also horse-racing) → courses fplracing bike n → vélo m de courseracing car n (British) → voiture f de courseracing driver n (British) → pilote mf de course, coureur/euse m/f automobileracing pigeon n → pigeon m voyageur de compétition

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racing

n (= horse-racing) → Pferderennsport m, → Pferderennen nt; (= motor racing) → Motorrennen nt; he often goes racing → er geht oft zu Pferderennen/Motorrennen; (= participates) → er nimmt oft an Pferderennen/Motorrennen teil

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racing

in cpds → Renn-;

racing bicycle

n → Rennrad nt

racing car

n → Rennwagen m

racing certainty

n (Brit fig) → absolute Sicherheit; it’s a racing that … → es ist absolut sicher, dass …

racing colours

pl → Rennfarben pl

racing cyclist

n → Radrennfahrer(in) m(f)

racing driver

n → Rennfahrer(in) m(f)

racing man

n → Anhänger m → des Pferderennsports

racing pigeon

n → Brieftaube f

racing stable

n → Rennstall m

racing tyres

pl → Rennreifen pl

racing world

n → Welt f → des Rennsports

racing yacht

n → Rennjacht f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

racing

[ˈreɪsɪŋ]

1. n → corsa; (horse-racing) → corse fpl

2. adj (cycle) → da corsa

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