race
race
englantikilpailu (juoksu- ja nopeuslajeissa)
yhteys|politiikka|k=en vaalitaisto, kilpa
kiito, rynnistys, kulku, meno
joenuoma
inkiväärinjuuri
Esimerkkejä:
presidential race
race for congress
the arms race
Liittyvät sanat: racing
Synonyymisanakirja
race
kilpailu, kisa, kilpa, autokilpailu, autokisa, polkupyöräkilpailu, pyöräkilpailu, venekilpailu.
Rimmaavat sanat
race rimmaa näiden kanssa:
vivace...
Englannin sanakirja
race (englanti > suomi)
race englanniksi
A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective. Several horses run in a horse race, and the first one to reach the finishing post wins
The race around the park was won by Johnny, who ran faster than the others.
2012 November 2, Ken Belson, "http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/03/sports/new-york-city-marathon-will-not-be-held-sunday.html?hp&_r=0," New York Times (retrieved 2 November 2012):
A progressive movement toward a goal.
A fast-moving current of water, such as that which powers a mill wheel.
Francis Bacon
Competitive action of any kind, especially when prolonged; hence, career; course of life.
Milton
travel Travels, runs, or journeys. (rfe)
The bushings of a rolling element bearing which contacts the rolling elements.
puhekieltä To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).
(ux)
puhekieltä To compete against in such a race.
puhekieltä To move or drive at high speed.
{{quote-magazine|date=2013-06-21|author=http://guardian.co.uk/profile/chico-harlan/ Chico Harlan
puhekieltä Of a motor, to run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.
1891 (December) (w), The Man with the Twisted Lip:
A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or characteristics:
A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage (qualifier). See Wikipedias article on (w).''
1913, Martin Van Buren Knox, The religious life of the Anglo-Saxon race
A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of common physical characteristics, such as skin color or hair type.
Race was a significant issue during apartheid in South Africa.
{{quote-magazine|year=2012|month=March-April
The Native Americans colonized the New World in several waves from Asia, and thus they are considered part of the same Mongoloid race.
A large group of sentient beings distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage (qualifier).
A treaty was concluded between the race of elves and the race of men.
1898, Herman Isidore Stern, The gods of our fathers: a study of Saxon mythology, page 15)
puhekieltä A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; (non-gloss definition) a subspecies.
A breed or strain of domesticated animal.
Shakespeare
puhekieltä A category or species of something that has emerged or evolved from an older one (with an implied parallel to animal breeding or evolutionary science).
The advent of the Internet has brought about a new race of entrepreneur.
Recent developments in artificial intelligence has brought about a new race of robots that can perform household chores without supervision.
puhekieltä Peculiar flavour, taste, or strength, as of wine; that quality, or assemblage of qualities, which indicates origin or kind, as in wine; hence, characteristic flavour.
Massinger
puhekieltä Characteristic quality or disposition.
Sir W. Temple