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race¹

(rās)

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.

[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).]

race²

(rās)

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.

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.

[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.

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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Noun

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

Translations

corsa

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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

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

References in classic literature ?

Racing planes and digs alike have suffered severely--the former from 'unequal deposits of half-frozen slush on their vans (and only those who have "held up" a badly balanced plane in a cross-wind know what that means), and the latter from loaded bows and snow-cased bodies.

The scandals of the past few years have at last moved the yachting world to concerted action in regard to "bat" boat racing. We have been treated to the spectacle of what are practically keeled racing-planes driven a clear five foot or more above the water, and only eased down to touch their so-called " native element" as they near the line.

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To a man who had but little to do with pleasure sailing (though all sailing is a pleasure), and certainly nothing whatever with racing in open waters, the writer's strictures upon the handicapping of yachts were just intelligible and no more.

Of course, yacht racing is an organized pastime, a function of social idleness ministering to the vanity of certain wealthy inhabitants of these isles nearly as much as to their inborn love of the sea.

Therefore I have read with profound regret, in that article upon the yachting season of a certain year, that the seamanship on board racing yachts is not now what it used to be only a few, very few, years ago.

His contention is that racing, without time allowances for anything else but tonnage - that is, for size - has fostered the fine art of sailing to the pitch of perfection.

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It was evident from the last shout and the gathering storm of excitement that, after all, it was to be a race They were well in sight now; Nero the Second and Iris, racing neck-and-neck, drawing rapidly away from the others.

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Today, America's premier open-wheel racing series, and arguably its most technically sophisticated, is contested by the so-called "Champ Cars" of the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) organization.

Learning curve

Yonkers Raceway, once one of the premier harness racing tracks in the United States which began operations in the late 19th , is on the market for sale.

Yonkers Raceway site on the market

Certificates of deposit lose their appeal as investors contemplate the fame, glory and financial rewards of horse racing. Are such rewards really possible, or is the more likely scenario heralded by the 1991 bankruptcy of famed Calumet Farm in Kentucky's bluegrass region?

Economic and tax implications of thoroughbred racing

I'm racing along at 100 mph pursued by another driver who is easily doing 110-115 mph.

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THE success of Son Also Rises spilled into the new racing season as it ruled the Philippine Racing Commission's (Philracom) 2019 Japan Cup Stakes Race at the Manila Turf Club Race Track in Malvar and Tanauan City, Batangas, on Sunday.

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