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race 
  n 
  (=competition) course  f  
→ She came second in the race.   
a cycle race  une course cycliste 
to win a race  gagner une course 
→ The women's race was won by Patti Sue Plumer.   
  (for power, control)  course  f  
the race for sth  la course à qch 
→ the race for play-off places.   
→ the race for the presidential nomination   
→ the race for the vice-chairman's job at the BBC   
The race for the White House begins today.  La course à la Maison Blanche commence aujourd'hui. 
the space race  la course à l'espace 
a race against time  une course contre la montre 
→ Finishing the project by Tuesday was a race against time.   
  [+people] race  f  
→ He was discriminated against on the grounds of race.   
the white race  la race blanche 
the human race  le genre humain 
  (ZOOLOGY, BOTANY)  (=species) race  f 
  modif 
  [attack, crime, hate, discrimination, awareness] racial(e)  
 →  race card 
  (SPORT) 
[organizers, officials, stewards] de la course 
[winner, route] de la course
  vt 
  [+person] faire la course avec 
→ the strong, healthy woman who had just raced him up the hill   
They often raced one another to the bus stop.  Ils faisaient souvent la course jusqu'à l'arrêt de bus. 
I'll race you!  On fait la course! 
  (SPORT) 
 [+horse, dog] faire courir 
→ He races dogs and horses.   
 [+cars] participer à des courses de 
→ He raced sports cars as often as he could.   
  [+engine] emballer
  vi 
  (SPORT)  (=compete) concourir 
→ She raced against the best runners in the country.   
→ In the 10 years I raced in Europe, 30 drivers were killed.   
  (=rush) foncer 
→ He raced across town to the State House building.   
We raced to catch the bus.  Nous avons foncé pour attraper le bus. 
to race across ..., He raced across the road.  Il a foncé de l'autre côté de la route., Il a traversé la route à toute allure. 
to race after sb  courir après qn 
He turned and raced after the others.  Il fit demi-tour et courut après les autres. 
  [heart] s'emballer 
→ His heart raced as he saw the plane coming in to land.   
  [mind, thoughts] s'emballer 
→ I made sure I sounded calm, but my mind was racing   
  [engine] s'emballer 
→ He heard the sound of the engine racing.   
 races 
  npl  (=horse races) 
the races  les courses  fpl  
a day at the races  une journée aux courses 



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