racing pigeon in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for racing pigeon in the English»Italian Dictionary

racing pigeon [ˈreɪsɪŋˌpɪdʒɪn] N

racing pigeon

piccione m viaggiatore da competizione

pigeon racing [ˈpɪdʒɪnˌreɪsɪŋ] N U

pigeon racing

= competizione in cui vengono registrati i tempi che i piccioni viaggiatori impiegano a percorrere una certa distanza

Translations for racing pigeon in the English»Italian Dictionary

race pigeon

fare partecipare a una gara

pigeon racing boat, yacht

da competizione

pigeon racing

gare di piccioni viaggiatori

pigeon racing before n car, bike

da corsa

Translations for racing pigeon in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.race¹ [Brit reɪs, Am reɪs] N

1. race SPORTS:

race

corsa f

race

gara f (between tra; against contro)

to come fifth in a race

arrivare quinto in una corsa

to have a race

fare una corsa (with con; against contro)

to run a race

correre (with contro)

boat, bicycle race

gara nautica, corsa, gara ciclistica

a race against the clock

una corsa a tempo

a race against the clock fig

una corsa contro il tempo

2. race (contest):

race fig

corsa f

race fig

gara f (for per; to do per fare)

the race to reach the moon

la corsa alla luna

presidential, mayoral race

la corsa per la presidenza, per diventare sindaco

a race against time

una corsa contro il tempo

3. race (current):

race

corrente f veloce

II.races N

races npl HORSE RAC:

races

corse f

III.race¹ [Brit reɪs, Am reɪs] VB trans

1. race (compete with):

race person, jockey, car, horse

correre contro, gareggiare con

to race sb to sth

fare una corsa con qn fino a qc

2. race (rush):

to race to do

precipitarsi a fare

3. race (enter for race):

race horse, dog

fare correre, fare partecipare a una corsa

race car, bike, boat, yacht

fare partecipare a una gara

race Ferrari, Formula One

correre per, correre su

race pigeon

fare partecipare a una gara

4. race (rev):

race engine

fare girare a vuoto, imballare

IV.race¹ [Brit reɪs, Am reɪs] VB intr

1. race (compete in race):

race

correre, gareggiare (against contro; at a; to verso; with con)

to race around the track

correre facendo il giro della pista

2. race (rush, run):

to race in, out

precipitarsi dentro, fuori or entrare, uscire di corsa

to race after sb, sth

correre dietro a qn, qc

to race down the stairs, the street

correre giù per le scale, lungo la strada

to race for the house, the train

correre per raggiungere la casa, per prendere il treno

to race through exercise, task

fare [qc] velocemente or di corsa

3. race:

race heart, pulse:

battere forte

race engine:

girare a vuoto, imballarsi

my mind started to race

la mia mente cominciò a lavorare freneticamente

4. race (hurry):

race

affrettarsi (to do a fare)

to race against time

correre contro il tempo

racing [Brit ˈreɪsɪŋ, Am ˈreɪsɪŋ] N

1. racing HORSE RAC:

racing

ippica f

racing

corse fpl dei cavalli

did you see the racing?

hai visto le corse?

did you see the racing? before n fan, commentator

delle corse

2. racing (with cars, bikes, boats, dogs):

racing

corsa f

pigeon racing

gare di piccioni viaggiatori

pigeon racing before n car, bike

da corsa

pigeon racing boat, yacht

da competizione

race² [Brit reɪs, Am reɪs] N

1. race:

race ANTHROPOL, SOCIOL

razza f

race ANTHROPOL, SOCIOL

stirpe f

of an ancient race

di un'antica stirpe

discrimination on the grounds of race

discriminazione razziale

discrimination on the grounds of race before n attack, equality, hatred, law

razziale

2. race:

race BOT

specie f

race ZOOL

razza f

pigeon [Brit ˈpɪdʒɪn, Am ˈpɪdʒən] N

pigeon

piccione m

pigeon

colombo m

that's your pigeon! inf

sono affari tuoi!

to put or set the cat among the pigeons Brit

scatenare un putiferio

racing pigeon in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for racing pigeon in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.racing N

racing

corse f pl

II.racing ADJ

racing

da corsa

I.race¹ [reɪs] N

race

corsa f

a race against time

una corsa contro il tempo

100-meter race

100 metri piani

to run a race

partecipare ad una corsa

Phrases:

slow and steady wins the race prov

chi va piano va sano e va lontano

II.race¹ [reɪs] VB intr

1. race (move quickly):

race

correre

race SPORTS

gareggiare

to race through one's work

fare il lavoro di corsa

2. race engine:

race

girare a vuoto

III.race¹ [reɪs] VB trans

1. race (compete against):

race

gareggiare con

to race sb home

fare una corsa fino a casa con qn

2. race (enter for race):

race horse

far correre

race² [reɪs] N

1. race (ethnic grouping, species):

race

razza f

2. race (lineage):

race

stirpe f

pigeon [ˈpɪ·dʒən] N

1. pigeon (bird):

pigeon

piccione m

2. pigeon fig (easy prey):

pigeon

merlo m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The station also handled a lot of racing pigeon traffic, the birds being loaded into special vans.

en.wikipedia.org

It even shows how many enjoyed a drink and entertainment in their local working men's club as well as playing dominoes and tending to their racing pigeons.

www.dailymail.co.uk

He never worked -- spent most of the time at the bookies or with his racing pigeons.

www.dailymail.co.uk

He kept a few racing pigeons and loved his racing pigeons solely for the two boys.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Building on the good work of the previous decade, a few pigeon-fanciers brought in eggs of excellent racing pigeons from other countries and had them incubated here.

www.thehindu.com

I realised that this sad collection of feathers and bone had once been a racing pigeon.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Each racing pigeon weighs around 150 to 200 gm.

www.thehindu.com

The climate change is taking its toll on the world so racing pigeons are not going to be any different because they are a living thing just like we are.

www.elimarpigeons.com

Basically, the racing pigeons are separated from their mate, apart from a short period after they have returned from a race.

www.odt.co.nz

The main danger to the racing pigeon comes from predators like eagles/vultures/falcons and international pigeon racing associations are trying to find out a solution.

www.deccanherald.com