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noun

Carrera

A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective. Example: Several horses run in a horse race, and the first one to reach the finishing post wins

Examples :

"The race around the park was won by Johnny, who ran faster than the others."

La carrera alrededor del parque fue ganada por Johnny, que corrió más rápido que los demás.

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noun

Carrera

Swift progress; rapid motion; an instance of moving or driving at high speed.

Examples :

"The sprinter's race to the finish line was incredibly fast. "

La carrera del velocista hacia la línea de meta fue increíblemente rápida.

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noun

Carrera

A race condition.

Examples :

"The program experienced a race condition when two students tried to access the same file at the same time. "

El programa experimentó una condición de carrera cuando dos estudiantes intentaron acceder al mismo archivo al mismo tiempo.

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noun

Carrera

A progressive movement toward a goal.

Examples :

"the race to cure cancer"

La carrera para curar el cáncer

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noun

Corriente, canal

A fast-moving current of water, such as that which powers a mill wheel.

Examples :

"The strong race in the river turned the old mill wheel, providing power for the farm. "

La fuerte corriente del río hizo girar la antigua rueda del molino, proporcionando energía a la granja.

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Canal, acequia

A water channel, esp. one built to lead water to or from a point where it is utilised.

Examples :

"The farmer used the irrigation race to bring water to his crops. "

El agricultor usó la acequia de riego para llevar agua a sus cultivos.

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noun

Carrera, competición, trayectoria

Competitive action of any kind, especially when prolonged; hence, career; course of life.

Examples :

"The marathon runner's race was a grueling test of endurance. "

La carrera del maratonista fue una prueba agotadora de resistencia.

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noun

Las pistas

The bushings of a rolling element bearing which contacts the rolling elements.

Examples :

"The machine technician replaced the damaged race in the roller bearing. "

El técnico de la máquina reemplazó las pistas dañadas en el rodamiento de rodillos.

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verb

Competir en una carrera

To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).

Examples :

"The drivers were racing around the track."

Los pilotos competían alrededor de la pista.

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verb

Competir en una carrera

To compete against in such a race.

Examples :

"I raced him to the car, but he was there first, so he got to ride shotgun."

Competí con él hasta el coche, pero él llegó primero, así que pudo ir de copiloto.

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verb

Correr, competir

To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed.

Examples :

"As soon as it was time to go home, he raced for the door."

En cuanto llegó la hora de irse a casa, corrió hacia la puerta.

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verb

Acelerar

Of a motor, to run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.

Examples :

"The lawnmower raced when I accidentally pressed the start button without engaging it to the gear. "

El cortacésped aceleró cuando accidentalmente presioné el botón de inicio sin engranarlo a la marcha.

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noun

Raza

A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or characteristics:

Examples :

"The school's student body represents a diverse range of races. "

El alumnado de la escuela representa una amplia gama de razas.

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noun

Raza

A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; an informal term for a subspecies.

Examples :

"The Galapagos Islands' unique finch race has adapted different beak shapes for eating different foods. "

La raza única de pinzones de las Islas Galápagos ha adaptado diferentes formas de pico para comer diferentes alimentos.

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noun

Raza

A breed or strain of domesticated animal.

Examples :

"My grandfather's farm has a special race of sheep known for their thick wool. "

La granja de mi abuelo tiene una raza especial de ovejas conocida por su lana gruesa.

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noun

Raza

A category or species of something that has emerged or evolved from an older one (with an implied parallel to animal breeding or evolutionary science).

Examples :

"Recent developments in artificial intelligence has brought about a new race of robots that can perform household chores without supervision."

Los recientes avances en inteligencia artificial han dado lugar a una nueva raza de robots que pueden realizar tareas domésticas sin supervisión.

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noun

Sabor, gusto, aroma

Peculiar flavour, taste, or strength, as of wine; that quality, or assemblage of qualities, which indicates origin or kind, as in wine; hence, characteristic flavour.

Examples :

"The wine had a distinct race of cherry and oak, indicating its specific vintage. "

El vino tenía un sabor distintivo a cereza y roble, lo que indicaba su cosecha específica.

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Rasgo, cualidad

Characteristic quality or disposition.

Examples :

"My sister's race for perfectionism sometimes makes her stressed. "

La búsqueda de la perfección de mi hermana a veces la estresa.

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verb

Asignar una raza a; percibir como perteneciente a una raza (generalmente especificada)

To assign a race to; to perceive as having a (usually specified) race.

Examples :

"The teacher raced the students to different groups based on their assigned math abilities. "

El profesor asignó a los estudiantes a diferentes grupos según sus habilidades matemáticas asignadas.

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Raíz, rizoma, especialmente de jengibre

A rhizome or root, especially of ginger.

Examples :

"The farmer carefully dug up the ginger plant's race to harvest the roots. "

El agricultor desenterró cuidadosamente la raíz de la planta de jengibre para cosechar las raíces.

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verb

Demoler, arrasar

To demolish; to level to the ground.

Examples :

"The bulldozer raced the old shed to the ground. "

La excavadora demolió el cobertizo viejo.

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verb

Raspar, rasurar

To scrape as if with a razor.

Examples :

"The student carefully raced the paint off the chipped table. "

El estudiante raspó cuidadosamente la pintura de la mesa astillada.

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