horse racing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for horse racing in the English»French Dictionary

horse racing N

horse racing

courses fpl de chevaux

horse racing

courses fpl hippiques

horse race N

horse race

course f de chevaux

Translations for horse racing in the English»French Dictionary

race horse, dog

faire courir

front attr racing car, horse

de tête

to have a bet on a race/on a horse

parier dans une course/sur un cheval

Translations for horse racing in the French»English Dictionary

le turf

(horse) racing

course de chevaux/lévriers

horse/greyhound race

Translations for horse racing in the English»French Dictionary

I.race [Brit reɪs, Am reɪs] N

1. race SPORTS:

race

course f (between entre, against contre)

to come fifth in a race

arriver cinquième dans une course

to have a race

faire la course (with avec, against contre)

to run a race

courir (with contre)

boat/bicycle race

course nautique/cycliste

a race against the clock lit, fig

une course contre la montre

2. race (contest):

race fig

course f (for à, to do pour faire)

the race to reach the moon

la course à la lune

presidential/mayoral race

course à la présidence/à la mairie

a race against time

une course contre la montre

3. race:

race ANTHROPOL, SOCIOL

race f

of an ancient race

d'une race ancienne

discrimination on the grounds of race

discrimination f raciale

discrimination on the grounds of race attr attack, equality, hatred, law

racial

4. race:

race BOT, ZOOL

espèce f

5. race (current):

race

courant m fort

II.races N

races npl HORSE RAC:

races

courses fpl

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

1. race (compete with):

race person, jockey, car, horse

faire la course avec

to race sb to sth

faire la course avec qn jusqu'à qc

2. race (rush):

to race to do

se précipiter pour faire

3. race (enter for race):

race horse, dog

faire courir

race car, bike, boat, yacht

courir en

race Ferrari, Formula One

courir sur

race pigeon

faire voler [qc] en compétition

4. race (rev):

race engine

faire ronfler

IV.race [Brit reɪs, Am reɪs] VB intr

1. race (compete in race):

race

courir (against contre, at à, to vers, with avec)

to race around the track

faire le tour de la piste

2. race (rush, run):

to race in/out

entrer/sortir en courant

to race after sb/sth

courir après qn/qc

to race down the stairs/the street

dévaler l'escalier/la rue

to race for the house/the train

courir pour atteindre la maison/attraper le train

to race through exercise, task

faire [qc] rapidement

3. race:

race heart, pulse:

battre précipitamment

race engine:

s'emballer

my mind started to race

je me suis mis à imaginer toutes sortes de choses

4. race (hurry):

race

se dépêcher (to do de faire)

to race against time

courir contre la montre

racing [Brit ˈreɪsɪŋ, Am ˈreɪsɪŋ] N

1. racing HORSE RAC:

racing

hippisme m

racing

sport m hippique

did you see the racing?

as-tu vu les courses (de chevaux)?

did you see the racing? attr fan, commentator

des courses

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

racing

course f

racing attr car, bike, boat, yacht

de course

horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs] N

1. horse:

horse

cheval m

the horses (horseracing) inf, fig

les courses fpl (de chevaux)

2. horse:

horse (in gym)

cheval m de saut

horse (pommel)

cheval m d'arçons

3. horse U MIL:

horse

cavalerie f

horse

troupes fpl à cheval

4. horse (heroin):

horse inf

cheval m inf

horse inf

héroïne f

5. horse Am (condom):

horse inf

préservatif m

I could eat a horse

j'ai une faim de loup

to back the wrong horse

miser sur le mauvais cheval

to eat like a horse

manger comme quatre

to flog Brit or beat Am a dead horse inf

perdre sa peine et son temps

(straight) from the horse's mouth

de source sûre

to get on one's high horse

monter sur ses grands chevaux

hold your horses! inf

arrêtez!, une minute!

it's horses for courses

ce qui convient à une personne (or à une situation) ne convient pas forcément à une autre

you can take or lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink prov

on ne saurait faire boire un âne qui n'a pas soif prov

that's a horse of a different colour

ça c'est une autre paire de manches

to work like a horse

travailler comme un forcené or une bête de somme

wild horses wouldn't drag it out of me

pour rien au monde je ne le révélerais

wild horses wouldn't drag me there

je n'irais pas pour tout l'or du monde!

horse racing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for horse racing in the English»French Dictionary

horse racing N

horse racing

hippisme m

horse-race N

horse-race

course f de chevaux

Translations for horse racing in the English»French Dictionary

I.race¹ [reɪs] N

1. race SPORTS:

a 100-metre race

un cent mètres

2. race (contest):

race

course f

the race for the presidency

la course à la présidence

Phrases:

a race against time

une course contre la montre

II.race¹ [reɪs] VB intr

1. race (compete):

race

courir

to race against sb

faire la course avec qn

to race each other

se faire la course

2. race (rush):

race

aller à toute allure

race heart, engine

s'emballer

to race along/past

aller/passer à toute vitesse

3. race (hurry):

race

se dépêcher

to race for a bus

se dépêcher pour attraper un bus

III.race¹ [reɪs] VB trans

1. race (compete with):

race

faire la course avec

2. race (enter for races):

race

faire courir

3. race (rev up):

race

emballer

4. race (transport):

race

emmener à toute vitesse

race² [reɪs] N no pl (grouping)

race

race f

race³ [reɪs] N GEO

race

canal m

racing N

1. racing (act of racing):

racing

course f

2. racing (races):

racing horses

les courses fpl

racing cars, cycles

la course f

horse [hɔ:s, Am hɔ:rs] N

1. horse ZOOL:

horse

cheval m

horse and carriage

attelage m

2. horse SPORTS:

horse

cheval m d'arçons

Phrases:

to eat like a horse

manger comme quatre

to put the cart before the horse

mettre la charrue avant les bœufs

to flog a dead horse

perdre son temps

to get on one's high horse

monter sur ses grands chevaux

to be on one's high horse

prendre des grands airs

to hear sth straight from the horse's mouth

apprendre qc de source sûre

to back the wrong horse

miser sur le mauvais cheval

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Horses and horse racing is known as the sport of kings.

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Horse racing is of considerable importance, with several races throughout the year that, in summer, often taking place at night.

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Horse racing replaced the sport the following year, with a course alongside the river.

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The first such races were on buffalo-back and called "bufalate"; "asinate", races on donkey-back, later took their place, while horse racing continued elsewhere.

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Horse racing of all types evolved from impromptu competitions between riders or drivers.

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Horse racing took place and many years later this sport was one of the annual social events.

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Horse racing formed an important part of the social and political life of the colony, with numerous gentlemen of means forming large studs.

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Quarter horse racing takes place at a track near the airport.

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Horse racing took place on the parkway until 1908, when a ban on open betting took effect.

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Horse racing was not the only draw of the track.

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