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1 horse-racing
['hɔːsreɪsɪŋ]nwyścigi pl konne -
2 handicap
['hændɪkæp] 1. n( disability) ułomność f, upośledzenie nt; ( disadvantage) przeszkoda f, utrudnienie nt; (horse racing, golf) handicap m, wyrównanie nt2. vtmentally/physically handicapped — umysłowo/fizycznie niepełnosprawny
people with handicaps, handicapped people — (ludzie) niepełnosprawni
* * *['hændikæp] 1. noun1) (something that makes doing something more difficult: The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.) przeszkoda, utrudnienie2) ((in a race, competition etc) a disadvantage of some sort (eg having to run a greater distance in a race) given to the best competitors so that others have a better chance of winning.) handicap, utrudnienie3) (a race, competition etc in which this happens.) (typ zawodów)4) ((a form of) physical or mental disability: children with physical handicaps.) upośledzenie2. verb(to make something (more) difficult for: He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness.) utrudniać, przeszkadzać -
3 the races
(a meeting for horse-racing.) wyścigi -
4 turf
[təːf] 1. n 2. vtpokrywać (pokryć perf) darniąthe Turf — ( horse-racing) wyścigi konne
Phrasal Verbs:- turf out* * *[tə:f] 1. plural - turfs; noun1) (rough grass and the earth it grows out of: He walked across the springy turf.) darń2) ((a usually square piece of) grass and earth: We laid turf in our garden to make a lawn.) darń (w bryłach)2. verb1) (to cover with turf(s): We are going to turf that part of the garden.) wykładać darnią2) (to throw: We turfed him out of the house.) rzucić -
5 winning-post
noun (in horse-racing, a post marking the place where a race finishes.) meta -
6 furlong
['fəːlɔŋ]n (HORSE-RACING)220 jardów (201,2m) -
7 race
[reɪs] 1. n( species) rasa f; ( competition) wyścig m2. vt3. vito race horses/cars (etc) — brać udział w wyścigach konnych/samochodowych (etc)
( compete) ścigać się; ( hurry) pędzić (popędzić perf), gnać (pognać perf); heart bić szybko; engine pracować na podwyższonych obrotachto race sb/against sb — ścigać się z kimś
* * *I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) wyścig2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) wystawić do wyścigu, ścigać się2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) ścigać się z3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) mknąć•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races II [reis]1) (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.) rasa2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) rasa3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) rasa•- racial- racialism
- racialist
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8 length
[lɛŋθ]ndługość f; (piece of wood, string etc) kawałek mat length — ( at last) wreszcie; ( fully) obszernie; ( for a long time) długo
he fell/was lying full-length — przewrócił się/leżał jak długi
they went to great lengths to please us — nie szczędzili starań, by nas zadowolić
* * *[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) długość2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) sztuka, kupon3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) długość•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
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9 racehorse
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10 nobble
[nɔbl]vt ( BRIT)
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