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1. reis noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) carrera
2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) (hacer) correr, llevar a una carrera2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) hacer una carrera (con)3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) correr•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races
II reis1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; (also adjective) race relations.) raza2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) raza3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) raza•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
- of mixed race
race1 n1. carrera2. razarace2 vb competir / corrertr[reɪs]1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL carrera1 (compete) competir, correr2 (go fast) correr, ir deprisa3 (heart) latir deprisa4 (engine) acelerarse1 (person) competir con, echar una carrera a2 (engine) acelerar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto run a race participar en una carrerarace against time carrera contra relojrace meeting las carreras nombre femenino pluralthe races las carreras nombre femenino plural————————tr[reɪs]1 (people) raza\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLrace relations relaciones nombre femenino plural racialesrace riot disturbio racial1) : correr, competir (en una carrera)2) rush: ir a toda prisa, ir corriendorace n1) current: corriente f (de agua)2) : carrera fdog race: carrera de perrosthe presidential race: la carrera presidential3) : raza fthe black race: la raza negrathe human race: el género humanon.• cancha s.f.• carrera s.f.• casta s.f.• corrida s.f.• corriente fuerte s.m.• estirpe s.f.• generación s.f.• gente s.f.• movimiento progresivo s.m.• raza s.f.• sangre s.m.v.• correr v.• regatear v.reɪs
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1)a) c ( contest) carrera fthe race is on for the Republican nomination — ha empezado la contienda para la nominación republicana
2) c u ( Anthrop) raza fthe human race — el género humano; (before n)
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a) ( rush) (+ adv compl)b) ( in competition) correr, competir*c) \<\<pulse/heart\>\> latir aceleradamente; \<\<engine\>\> acelerarse
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vta) ( compete against) echarle or (RPl) jugarle* una carrera acome on, I'll race you (to that tree)! — vamos, te echo or (RPl) juego una carrera (hasta aquel árbol)!
b) ( make go too fast) \<\<engine\>\> acelerar
I [reɪs]1. N1) (=contest) (lit, fig) carrera f•
a race against time/the clock — (fig) una carrera contra el tiempo/contra reloj•
the arms race — la carrera armamentista•
the race is on to find a donor — ha comenzado la carrera en busca de un donante•
to run (in) a race — tomar parte en una carrera, participar en una carrera2) (=swift current) corriente f fuerte2. VT1) (=enter in race) [+ horse] presentar; [+ car] correr con2) (=run against) echarle una carrera a(I'll) race you home! — ¡te echo una carrera hasta casa!
3)• to race an engine — acelerar un motor al máximo
3. VI1) (=compete) [driver, athlete, horse] correr, competir•
to race against sb — competir con algn (en una carrera)2) (=go fast) correr, ir a toda velocidad•
to race against time/the clock (to do sth) — (fig) trabajar contra reloj (para hacer algo)•
he raced down the street — bajó la calle corriendo or a toda velocidad•
we raced for a taxi — corrimos a coger un taxi•
he raced past us — nos pasó a toda velocidad or a toda carrera•
he raced through the paperwork as quickly as he could — hizo el papeleo todo lo rápido que pudo3) [pulse, heart] acelerarse; [engine] embalarseher heart raced uncontrollably — el corazón se le aceleró descontrolado, el corazón le latía a un ritmo descontrolado
4.CPDrace car N — (US) coche m de carreras
race (car) driver N — (US) piloto mf de carreras, corredor(a) m / f de coches
race meeting N — (Brit) carreras fpl (de caballos)
- race in- race off- race out
II [reɪs]1.N (=racial origin) raza fdiscrimination on the grounds of race — discriminación f por la raza or por motivos raciales
people of mixed race — (esp of Indian and white descent) gente f mestiza; (of black and white descent) gente f mulata
the human race — la raza humana, el género humano
2.CPD•
to play the race card — jugar la baza racialrace hatred, race hate N — odio m racial, racismo m
race issue N — asunto m racial
a committee was set up to tackle race issues — se formó un comité para hacer frente a los asuntos or los problemas raciales
race relations NPL — relaciones fpl interraciales
* * *[reɪs]
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1)a) c ( contest) carrera fthe race is on for the Republican nomination — ha empezado la contienda para la nominación republicana
2) c u ( Anthrop) raza fthe human race — el género humano; (before n)
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a) ( rush) (+ adv compl)b) ( in competition) correr, competir*c) \<\<pulse/heart\>\> latir aceleradamente; \<\<engine\>\> acelerarse
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vta) ( compete against) echarle or (RPl) jugarle* una carrera acome on, I'll race you (to that tree)! — vamos, te echo or (RPl) juego una carrera (hasta aquel árbol)!
b) ( make go too fast) \<\<engine\>\> acelerar -
2 a race against time
(a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) corrida contra o tempo* * *a race against timecorrida contra o tempo. -
3 a race against time
(a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) kapløb med tiden* * *(a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) kapløb med tiden -
4 a race against time
(a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) una carrera contrarreloj -
5 a race against time
(a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) keppni við tímann -
6 a race against time
(a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) versenyfutás az idővel -
7 a race against time
(a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) zamana karşı yarış -
8 a race against time
(a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) tekma s časom -
9 a race against time
(a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) kilpajuoksu ajan kanssa -
10 a race against time
(a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) kappløp med tida -
11 a race against time
(a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) corsa contro il tempo -
12 a race against time
(a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) Wettlauf mit der Zeit -
13 a race against time
(a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) wyścig z czasem -
14 a race against time
(a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) izmisīgi pūlēties paveikt laikā -
15 a race against time
(a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) karštligiškas skubėjimas -
16 a race against time
(a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) en kapplöpning med tiden -
17 a race against time
(a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) cursă contra cronometru -
18 a race against time
(a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) κούρσα ενάντια στο χρόνο -
19 a race against time
(a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) závod s časem -
20 a race against time
(a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) preteky s časom
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