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2 ♦ race
♦ race (1) /reɪs/n.1 (spec. sport) corsa; gara ( di velocità): (fig.) a race against time, una corsa contro il tempo; a horse race, una corsa di cavalli; una corsa ippica; boat race ► boat; (polit.) arms race, corsa agli armamenti; (fig.) a race for power, una corsa al potere; to lose a race, perdere una corsa; to win a race, vincere una corsa3 (fig., lett.) vita: The old man's race was nearly run, la vita del vecchio era ormai giunta al suo termine● ( sport USA) race car, macchina (o auto) da corsa □ race card, programma delle corse □ race day, giorno di gara □ ( sport) race director, direttore di gara □ (polit.) the race for president, la corsa alla presidenza □ ( nelle corse) race leader, capoclassifica; corridore in testa alla gara □ race meeting, ( ciclismo) riunione in pista; (ipp.) riunione ippica; ( anche) corse dei cani □ race-track, (autom.) pista; ( USA) ippodromo □ ( sport) race-walking, la marcia □ ( sport) to run a race, fare una corsa.♦ race (2) /reɪs/n.1 razza: the human race, la razza umana; mixed-race, di sangue misto; the white race, la razza bianca; (fig.) the race of heroes, la stirpe degli eroi; a man of noble race, un uomo di nobile discendenza2 (bot., zool.) sottospecie● race relations, relazioni interrazziali (o interetniche) □ race riot, sommossa razziale.NOTA D'USO: - race o breed?- race (3) /reɪs/n.(bot.) radice di zenzero.(to) race /reɪs/A v. i.1 (spec. sport) correre; partecipare a una gara; gareggiare: to race for the same team, correre per gli stessi colori2 precipitarsi; correre: to race for the bus, correre per prendere l'autobus; She raced past me, mi ha superato di corsa; He raced round the corner, ha svoltato a tutta velocità; (fig.) My thoughts were racing, i pensieri mi sfrecciavano nella menteB v. t.1 fare a gara ( in corsa) con (q.): I'll race you to the corner, ti sfido a chi arriva per primo all'angolo4 accelerare; affrettare: The bill was raced through the Commons, l'approvazione del disegno di legge dalla Camera dei Comuni è stata accelerata● ( sport) to race flat out, andare a tutta birra □ to race against sb., gareggiare ( in corsa) con q.; correre contro q. -
3 race
I 1. [reɪs]1) sport corsa f., gara f.to run a race — correre ( with contro)
bicycle race — corsa, gara ciclistica
a race against the clock — una corsa a tempo; fig. una corsa contro il tempo
2) fig. corsa f., gara f.2. II 1. [reɪs]1) (compete with) correre contro, gareggiare con [person, car, horse]2) (enter for race) fare correre, fare partecipare a una corsa [horse, dog]; fare partecipare a una gara [car, boat]; correre per, correre su [ Ferrari]2.1) (compete in race) correre, gareggiare2) (rush)to race in — precipitarsi dentro, entrare di corsa
to race after sb., sth. — correre dietro a qcn., qcs.
to race through — fare [qcs.] velocemente o di corsa [ task]
4) (hurry) affrettarsi•- race byIII 1. [reɪs]1) antrop. sociol. razza f.2) bot. specie f.; zool. razza f.2.modificatore [attack, riot, equality, law] razziale* * *I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.)2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.)2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.)3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.)•- 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.)2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.)3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.)•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
- of mixed race* * *I 1. [reɪs]1) sport corsa f., gara f.to run a race — correre ( with contro)
bicycle race — corsa, gara ciclistica
a race against the clock — una corsa a tempo; fig. una corsa contro il tempo
2) fig. corsa f., gara f.2. II 1. [reɪs]1) (compete with) correre contro, gareggiare con [person, car, horse]2) (enter for race) fare correre, fare partecipare a una corsa [horse, dog]; fare partecipare a una gara [car, boat]; correre per, correre su [ Ferrari]2.1) (compete in race) correre, gareggiare2) (rush)to race in — precipitarsi dentro, entrare di corsa
to race after sb., sth. — correre dietro a qcn., qcs.
to race through — fare [qcs.] velocemente o di corsa [ task]
4) (hurry) affrettarsi•- race byIII 1. [reɪs]1) antrop. sociol. razza f.2) bot. specie f.; zool. razza f.2.modificatore [attack, riot, equality, law] razziale -
4 people
I 1. ['piːpl] 2.nome plurale1) (in general) gente f.sing.; (specified or counted) persone f.people say that — la gente dice o si dice che
he likes helping people — ama aiutare il prossimo o gli altri
you of all people should know that... — proprio tu o tu in particolare dovresti sapere che
2) (inhabitants) (of town) abitanti m.; (of a country) popolo m.sing.3) (citizens, subjects)the people — il popolo, la popolazione
4) colloq. (experts)II ['piːpl]the heating people — gli operai del riscaldamento, quelli del riscaldamento
verbo transitivo lett. popolare ( with di)* * *['pi:pl]1) (persons: There were three people in the room.) persone2) (men and women in general: People often say such things.) gente3) (( noun singular) a nation or race: all the peoples of this world.) popolo•* * *I 1. ['piːpl] 2.nome plurale1) (in general) gente f.sing.; (specified or counted) persone f.people say that — la gente dice o si dice che
he likes helping people — ama aiutare il prossimo o gli altri
you of all people should know that... — proprio tu o tu in particolare dovresti sapere che
2) (inhabitants) (of town) abitanti m.; (of a country) popolo m.sing.3) (citizens, subjects)the people — il popolo, la popolazione
4) colloq. (experts)II ['piːpl]the heating people — gli operai del riscaldamento, quelli del riscaldamento
verbo transitivo lett. popolare ( with di) -
5 ♦ human
♦ human /ˈhju:mən/A a.umano: human nature, la natura umana; the human race, la razza umana; a human being, un essere umano; She is quite human, è molto umana (o benevola, comprensiva)B n.● the human animal, l'animale uomo □ (econ.) human capital, capitale umano □ human ecology, ecologia umana □ (org. az.) human engineering, ingegneria umana; ( anche) ergonomia □ human geography, geografia umana □ (giorn.) human interest, interesse umano; lato (o risvolto) umano: human interest story, storia che punta sul lato umano; ( anche) storia compassionevole, caso umano □ (ind., psic.) human relations, relazioni umane □ (org. az.) human resources, risorse umane; ( ufficio) personale □ human rights, diritti dell'uomo; diritti umani □ human shield, scudo umano □ (econ.) human needs, i bisogni umani □ to put a human face on st., mostrare il risvolto (o il costo) umano di qc.; ( anche) rendere più umano (o meno anonimo) qc. □ to be only human, –: He missed a penalty kick, showing he's only human, ha sbagliato un rigore, dimostrando che è umano anche lui □ with a human face, dal volto umano; a dimensione umana: capitalism with a human face, capitalismo dal volto umano □ with a (o the) human touch, con un tocco umano (o di umanità) □ (prov.) To err is human ( to forgive divine), errare è umano (perdonare divino).NOTA D'USO: - human o humane?- -
6 close ***
I [kləʊs]1. advvicino, dappressoclose by; close at hand — qui or lì vicino
2. adj1) (near) vicino (-a), (relative, connection, resemblance) stretto (-a), (friend) intimo (-a), (almost equal: result) quasi pari, (fight, contest, election, race) combattuto (-a)they're very close — (in age) sono molto vicini come età, (emotionally) sono molto uniti
that was a close shave fig fam — l'ho (or l'hai etc) scampata per un pelo
2) (exact, detailed: examination, study) accurato (-a), attento (-a), (investigation, questioning) approfondito (-a), (surveillance, control, watch) stretto (-a)to pay close attention to sb/sth — stare ben attento (-a) a qn/qc
3) (handwriting, texture, weave) fitto (-a)4) (stuffy: atmosphere, room) soffocante, (weather) afoso (-a)II [kləʊz]1. n(end) fine f, chiusura2. vi3. vt1) (shut: door, road, shop etc) chiudereplease close the door — chiudi la porta, per favore
2) (end: discussion, meeting) chiudere, concludere, (bank account) chiudere, estinguere, (bargain, deal) concludere•- close in- close up
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