race

course

Compétition où des personnes, des animaux ou des véhicules essaient d’arriver les premiers.

En anglais simple : A competition in which people, animals, or vehicles try to finish first.

• He won the race.
• We watched a horse race yesterday.
• How many races have you entered?

Comment l'utiliser : a race against someone/something (She won a race against three older runners.)

Synonymes : contest, competition

Expressions courantes : win a race, horse race, car race, running race

race

Groupe de personnes que la société distingue par des caractéristiques physiques communes, surtout la couleur de peau.

En anglais simple : A group that society identifies by shared physical features, especially skin color.

• People of every race are welcome.
• The survey asks about age and race.
• They discussed discrimination against people of different races.

Synonymes : breed, strain, kind, lineage

Expressions courantes : different race, mixed race, race and ethnicity

peuple, race

Groupe de personnes considérées comme ayant des origines, une culture ou une histoire communes.

En anglais simple : A group of people seen as sharing the same family origins, culture, or history.

• The old text describes a race of mountain people.
• The writer called the islanders a proud race.
• That historian divided nations into separate races.

Synonymes : people, ethnic group

Expressions courantes : ancient race, race of people, proud race

bague de roulement

Anneau muni d’une rainure qui guide les billes ou les rouleaux en mouvement dans un roulement.

En anglais simple : A ring with a channel that guides the moving balls or rollers inside a bearing.

• The outer race is cracked.
• The balls move along the inner race.
• Replace both races if their surfaces are damaged.

Synonymes : bearing ring

Expressions courantes : inner race, outer race, bearing race

faire la course

Se mesurer à d’autres pour voir qui avance ou termine le plus vite.

En anglais simple : To compete with others to see who can move or finish fastest.

• The children raced each other.
• She raced against older runners.
• Will you race me to the tree?

Comment l'utiliser : race against someone (She raced against her brother.); race someone to somewhere (I'll race you to the gate.)

Synonymes : compete

Expressions courantes : race against someone, race someone, race to somewhere, race on a track