obstacle race in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for obstacle race in the English»French Dictionary

obstacle race N

obstacle race

course f d'obstacles

Translations for obstacle race in the French»English Dictionary

gymkhana lit

obstacle race

course d'obstacles RIDING

obstacle race

Translations for obstacle race in the English»French Dictionary

obstacle [Brit ˈɒbstək(ə)l, Am ˈɑbstək(ə)l] N lit, fig

obstacle

obstacle m

to be an obstacle to sth (accidentally)

être un obstacle à qc, entraver qc

to be an obstacle to sth (deliberately)

faire obstacle à qc

to put an obstacle in the way of sth

faire obstacle à qc

to put an obstacle in sb's way

faire obstacle à qn

partition is the chief obstacle in the talks

la partition constitue la pierre d'achoppement des pourparlers

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

obstacle race in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for obstacle race in the English»French Dictionary

obstacle race N

obstacle race

course f d'obstacles

Translations for obstacle race in the French»English Dictionary

saut d'obstacles

obstacle race

Translations for obstacle race in the English»French Dictionary

obstacle [ˈɒbstəkl, Am ˈɑ:bstə-] N

obstacle

obstacle m

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The competition will include a 60-metre sprint, an aerobic fitness test (bleep test), a team obstacle race (which will involve lifting and carrying), and a relay race.

www.westmeathexaminer.ie

Check out this madcap obstacle race featuring harried waiters and trays full of glassware.

montrealgazette.com

Shone and his team began designing races five years ago with a nine-hour obstacle race for trained athletes, and have since designed a total of fourteen races.

www.metronews.ca

Working along similar lines, the swimming meet would be transformed by the reintroduction of some long-lost competitions: the 100m front crawl for sailors, for example, or the 200m obstacle race.

www.independent.co.uk

Maybe an experiment involving a beetle obstacle race and exploding bags of custard will shed some light on the matter...

www.breakingnews.ie

Unlike a marathon or a triathlon, for which months of training are essential, an obstacle race requires little athletic prowess.

www.independent.co.uk

While obstacle race participation is increasing at an insane rate, competition founders say the economics are less than stellar.

www.racked.com

The winning grown up left, with the losers facing another game (either a video game, an obstacle race with the kid, or a karaoke performance).

en.wikipedia.org

Open water swimming probably led to a diarrhoea outbreak among obstacle race competitors, an investigation found.

www.bbc.co.uk

And if the obstacle race works out, at the end, if they're lucky, they approach the finish with somebody to remind them where they left their spare teeth.

news.bbc.co.uk