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race

race

Meaning of race

English

a competition to see who is the fastest

Русский

соревнование, в котором участники стараются прийти первыми

race

Pronunciation

British English
/reɪs/
American English
/reɪs/

race with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом race

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

8 сочетаний

Участие в забеге

Taking part in a race
win a race
выиграть гонку

Our youngest cyclist managed to win a race this spring.

Нашему самому юному велосипедисту удалось выиграть гонку этой весной.

drop out of a race
сойти с дистанции

A sprained ankle made me drop out of the race.

Из-за растянутой лодыжки мне пришлось сойти с дистанции.

  • run a raceучаствовать в забеге
  • enter a raceзаписаться на забег

Какие бывают гонки

Kinds of races
a race against time
гонка со временем

Finishing the roof before winter became a race against time.

Завершение крыши до зимы превратилось в гонку со временем.

relay race
эстафета

Our class won the relay race on sports day.

Наш класс выиграл эстафету в день спорта.

  • arms raceгонка вооружений
  • horse raceскачки

race usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

She trained hard for the race.

Она усердно тренировалась к гонке.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

He won the race easily.

Он легко выиграл гонку.

race synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between race, competition, run, contest, marathon, and sprint

🇬🇧English

Any contest; not necessarily about speed.

A2very often

ENThere is strong competition for the prize.

R
🇬🇧English
run

A running event: a 5K run.

often

ENWe did a 5K run in the park.

Advanced: broader words

C
🇬🇧English
contest

A competition, usually not about speed.

A2often

ENHe entered the singing contest.

M
🇬🇧English
marathon

A very long running race.

A2often

ENHe trained for the marathon for months.

S
🇬🇧English
sprint

A short, very fast race.

A2often

ENShe is best at the 100-meter sprint.

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race meaning: what does it mean?

a competition to see who is the fastest

race pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

race is pronounced as /reɪs/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

race definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Она усердно тренировалась к гонке. Translation: She trained hard for the race.

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