space race in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for space race in the English»French Dictionary

space race N

space race AEROSP, POL

course f pour la conquête de l'espace

Translations for space race 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

I.space [Brit speɪs, Am speɪs] N

1. space U (room):

space

place f

space

espace m

to take up a lot of space

prendre or occuper beaucoup de place

to make space for sb/sth

faire de la place pour qn/qc

a car with plenty of luggage space

une voiture avec beaucoup de place or d'espace pour les bagages

there is ample space for parking

il n'y a aucun problème de stationnement

to buy/sell (advertising) space in a newspaper

acheter/vendre des espaces publicitaires dans un journal

to give sb space fig

laisser de la liberté à qn

to need (one's own) space

avoir besoin de liberté

to invade sb's (personal) space

empiéter sur l'espace vital de qn

2. space C (gap, blank area):

space (gen)

espace m (between entre)

space MUS

interligne m

space TYPO (between letters, words)

espace f

space (between lines)

interligne m

space (between lines)

espace m

there is a space of ten centimetres between…

il y a un espace de dix centimètres entre…

enclosed spaces

les espaces fermés

in the space provided (on application form etc)

dans l'espace prévu à cet effet, dans la case prévue à cet effet

‘watch this space!’

‘à suivre’

3. space C (area of land):

space

espace m

open spaces

espaces mpl libres

the freedom of the wide open spaces

la liberté des grands espaces

4. space (interval of time):

space

intervalle m

after a space of fifteen minutes/two weeks

après un intervalle de quinze minutes/deux semaines

in or within the space of five minutes/a week

en l'espace de cinq minutes/d'une semaine

in a short space of time

en très peu de temps

5. space:

space AEROSP, PHYS

espace m

the exploration of space , space exploration

l'exploration de l'espace or du cosmos

the exploration of space , space exploration attr research, programme, exploration, vehicle, rocket

spatial

II.space [Brit speɪs, Am speɪs] VB trans

space

espacer

the pylons were spaced 100 metres apart

les pylônes étaient espacés de 100 mètres

III.space [Brit speɪs, Am speɪs]

to stare into space

regarder dans le vide or l'espace

space race in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for space race 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

I.space [speɪs] N

1. space (area, gap) a. COMPUT, TYPO:

space

espace m

to be a space saver

faire gagner de la place

a blank space

un blanc

empty space

vide m

2. space no pl (room):

space

place f

parking space

place de parking

wide open space

grands espaces mpl

open space

espaces mpl verts

to take up space

prendre de la place

to leave space for sb/sth

laisser de la place à qn/qc

to make space

faire de la place

outside space and time

hors espace et temps

to gaze into space

regarder dans le vide

3. space (interval of time):

space

période f

after a space of four months

après une période de quatre mois

in a space of time

un espace de temps

in the space of one hour

en l'espace d'une heure

4. space (outer space):

space

espace m

in space

dans l'espace

to go into space

aller dans l'espace

II.space [speɪs] VB trans

space

espacer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

One of the most important forms of non-violent competition was the space race.

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The audio-lingual method truly began to take shape near the end of the 1950s, this time due government pressure resulting from the space race.

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A space race between the two powers followed.

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In the space race, both nations attempted to launch human beings into space to the moon.

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This was probably due to an increased focus on the space race during this time.

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The album was inspired by the space race and concerned man's first close encounter with alien life forms.

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The number of companies grew rapidly from that point in time, many of them involved with space race and cold war defense projects.

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They are a commentary on the rat race, the arms race, and the space race, and human vulnerability.

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The early years were informed by the space race and the otherworldly sound of joe meek.

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The space race can be much more difficult because there are a limited number of turns in the game, which ends in the year 2020.

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