rat race in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for rat race in the English»Spanish Dictionary

rat race N

he wanted to escape the rat race

quería huir de la febril competitividad de la vida moderna

Translations for rat race in the English»Spanish Dictionary

rat [Am ræt, Brit rat] N

1. rat ZOOL:

rat

rata f

like a drowned rat inf

como un pollo mojado inf

like rats leaving a sinking ship

como alma que lleva el diablo

to smell a rat

oler(se) algo sospechoso

I could smell a rat

(me) olí algo sospechoso

I could smell a rat

me olió a gato encerrado

2. rat (person):

rat inf

rata f de alcantarilla inf

rat inf

canalla mf inf

I.race¹ [Am reɪs, Brit reɪs] N

1.1. race (contest):

race

carrera f

cycle/car/horse race

carrera ciclista/automovilística or de coches/de caballos

boat race

regata f

to run in a race

tomar parte en una carrera

she ran a good race

corrió bien

a race against the clock/against time

una carrera contra reloj/contra el tiempo

the race is on for the Republican nomination

ha empezado la contienda para la nominación republicana

it was a race to finish before noon

tuvimos que hacerlo a la carrera para acabar antes del mediodía

the presidential race

la carrera presidencial

the arms race

la carrera armamentista or de armamentos

1.2. race <races, pl > HORSE RAC:

the races

las carreras (de caballos)

to go to the races

ir al hipódromo

to go to the races

ir a las carreras

2.1. race (channel):

race

canal m

mill race

caz m

2.2. race (strong current):

race

corriente f

II.race¹ [Am reɪs, Brit reɪs] VB intr

1. race (in competition):

race

correr

race

competir

he will not be racing in Monaco

no correrá or no competirá en Monaco

let's race to that tree

vamos, te echo una carrera hasta aquel árbol

let's race to that tree

vamos, te juego una carrera hasta aquel árbol RioPl

2. race (rush) + adv compl:

she raced down the hill on her bike

bajó la cuesta en bicicleta a toda velocidad

I had to race to the store

tuve que ir corriendo a la tienda

the time simply raced by

el tiempo pasó volando

he raced through the ceremony

celebró la ceremonia a toda prisa

3. race:

race pulse/heart:

latir aceleradamente

race engine:

acelerarse

my mind was racing

las ideas se me agolpaban en la cabeza

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

1. race (compete against):

race

echarle una carrera a

race

jugarle una carrera a RioPl

I'll race you!

¡te echo una carrera!

I'll race you!

¡te juego una carrera! RioPl

2. race horse/car:

race

correr con

I raced a Ferrari last season

la temporada pasada corrí con un Ferrari

3. race (make go too fast):

race engine

acelerar

race² [Am reɪs, Brit reɪs] N

1. race C or U ANTHROPOL:

race

raza f

the black/white race

la raza negra/blanca

the human race

el género humano

he is of mixed race

es mestizo

he is of mixed race (of black and white descent)

es mulato

to be a race apart

ser de otra casta

attr race discrimination

discriminación f racial

race hatred

odio m racial

2. race (group):

race

estirpe f

the new race of young professionals

la nueva estirpe de jóvenes profesionales

rat race in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rat race in the English»Spanish Dictionary

rat race N

the rat race

la lucha para sobrevivir

Translations for rat race in the English»Spanish Dictionary

rat [ræt] N

1. rat (animal):

rat

rata f

2. rat (person):

rat

canalla mf

Phrases:

I smell a rat

aquí hay gato encerrado

I.race¹ [reɪs] N

race

carrera f

a race against time

una carrera contra reloj

100-metre race

carrera de cien metros lisos

to run a race

participar en una carrera

Phrases:

slow and steady wins the race prov

despacito y buena letra

II.race¹ [reɪs] VB intr

1. race (move quickly):

race

correr

race SPORTS

competir

to race through one's work

hacer el trabajo a toda prisa

2. race engine:

race

acelerarse

III.race¹ [reɪs] VB trans

1. race (compete against):

race

competir con

to race sb home

echar una carrera hasta casa a alguien

2. race (enter for race):

race horse

hacer correr

race² [reɪs] N no pl

1. race (ethnic grouping):

race

raza f

2. race (species):

race

especie f

3. race (lineage):

race

estirpe f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Turns out working in front of a computer is a real rat race.

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In the novel, the city destroys those who accept the rules of the rat race, as well as those who do not.

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Its employees are considered by most people to be winning the rat race.

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It was there that in the 1980s, like-minded free spirits congregated, living relatively poorly, though freely, escaping from the rat race and pressures of modern society.

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From a young age he is taught that he has to study, have a good career and survive in this competitive world in this rat race.

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This semi-comical goodbye to the music rat race also served as the band's ironic last single.

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You can't make them run the rat race.

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Even the big stars had to chase around and audition; it seemed like a rat race to me, with no security.

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A rat race she thought.

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The alternative is unconsciousness, the default setting, the rat race, the constant gnawing sense of having had, and lost, some infinite thing.

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