| Principales traductions |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| race n | (informal test of speed) | course nf |
| | Fred won the race around the park. |
| | Fred a gagné la course autour du parc. |
| race n | (competition of speed) (compétition) | course nf |
| | The Indy 500 is a famous auto race. |
| | Les Indy 500 sont une course automobile célèbre. |
| races npl | (horse races, etc.) (hippiques,...) | courses nfpl |
| | Tommy likes going to the races. |
| | Tommy aime aller voir les courses. |
| race n | (division of living things) | espèce nf |
| | The saguaro is a race of cactus. |
| | Le saguaro est une espèce de cactus. |
| race n | (ethnicity) | race nf |
| | Race is not a factor in hiring. |
| | La race n'est pas un critère de recrutement. |
| race [sth]⇒ vtr | (ride or drive in a race) | piloter⇒ vtr |
| | My nephew races go-karts. |
| | Mon neveu pilote des karts. |
| race [sth] vtr | (make an animal compete) (un animal) | faire courir⇒ vtr |
| | My Uncle Rory trains and races whippets. |
| | Mon oncle Rory entraîne et fait courir des whippets. |
| race [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (compete against) | faire la course (avec [qqn/qch]) loc v |
| | The boys raced each other down the hill. |
| | Les garçons faisaient la course jusqu'au pied de la colline. |
| race⇒ vi | (compete) | faire la course loc v |
| | (familier) | se tirer la bourre⇒ v pron |
| | The brothers liked to race. |
| | Les frères aimaient faire la course. |
| | Les frères aimaient se tirer la bourre. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| race n | (current of water) | courant nm |
| | Nothing could be heard above the river's noisy race. |
| race n | (stream) | courant nm |
| | The mill race drives the waterwheel. |
| | Le courant du moulin alimente la turbine hydraulique. |
| race n | (track for bearings) | piste nf |
| | The bearings came out of the race. |
| | Les roulements à billes n'étaient plus dans leur piste. |
| race⇒ vi | (move fast) (personne) | courir⇒ vi |
| | (quelque part) | se précipiter⇒ v pron |
| | Leah raced around the room. |
| | The emergency services are racing to the scene of the disaster. |
| | Leah courait à travers la chambre. |
| | Les secours se précipitent sur les lieux du sinistre. |
| race vi | figurative (operate quickly) (figuré) | aller à cent à l'heure loc v |
| | | my mind raced : mes idées se sont bousculées dans ma tête |
| | Alan's mind raced as he tried to think of a solution. |
| | L'esprit d'Alan allait à cent à l'heure tandis qu'il essayait de trouver une solution au problème. |
| | Les idées se bousculaient dans la tête d'Alan tandis qu'il essayait de trouver une solution au problème. |
| race [sb]⇒ vtr | (try to be faster than) | faire la course avec loc v + prép |
| | | le premier arrivé interj |
| | I'll race you to the corner! |
| | On fait la course jusqu'au coin ! |
| | Le premier arrivé au coin ! |
| race [sth]⇒ vtr | (make [sth] move fast) | pousser à toute allure vtr + loc adv |
| | Jeremy raced the stroller down the street. |
| | Jeremy a poussé la poussette à toute allure jusqu'en bas de la rue. |
| Formes composées |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| arms race n | (military weapons) | course aux armements nf |
| | The arms race was a distinguishing feature of the Cold War. |
| bicycle race | (sports) | course cycliste nf |
bike race,
bicycle race,
cycle race n | informal (cycling contest) | course cycliste nf |
| | The two boys decided to have a bike race around the edge of the park. |
| boat race n | (rowing competition) | course de bateaux, course nautique nf |
| | | régate nf |
| | The Ghent Student Regatta is a boat race for students. |
| the Boat Race n | UK (Oxford-Cambridge competition) (course entre Oxford et Cambridge) | la Boat Race nf propre |
| | Oxford won the Boat Race last year. |
| boat race n | UK, regional, slang (Cockney rhyming slang: face) | visage nm |
| | I've got a joke that will put a smile on your boat race. |
| chariot race n | historical (competition between chariots) | course de chars nf |
| | It took over three months to film the chariot race in Ben-Hur. |
| claiming race n | (horse race: entrants for sale) (course hippique) | course à réclamer nf |
| cross-country race n | (foot race: across fields) | cross, cross-country nm |
| drag race n | (two-car competition) | course de dragster nf |
| | The annual Kingdon drag races take place this weekend. |
| endurance race n | (long-distance competition) | course d'endurance, épreuve d'endurance nf |
| | Many thousands of spectators enjoyed the endurance race. |
foot race,
footrace n | (running competition) | course à pied nf |
| | The three-legged race was always my favorite foot race. |
| horse race n | (competition for horses) | course de chevaux, course hippique nf |
| | Brenda is watching a horse race on TV. |
| | Brenda regarde une course de chevaux à la télé. |
| horse race n | US, figurative (close competition) | It's a horse race : les concurrents sont au coude à coude |
| human race n | (humanity, humans as a species) | genre humain nm |
| | The human race had better learn to look after this planet - it's the only one we've got! |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Le genre humain court à sa perte s'il ne prend pas soin de la planète. |
| | | l'Homme nm |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. L'Homme doit protéger l'environnement s'il veut sauvegarder la planète. |
| marathon race n | (26-mile race run on foot) | marathon nm |
| | The marathon race is one of the highlights of the Olympic Games. |
| | Le marathon est une des courses phares des jeux olympiques. |
| master race n | (Nazis' Aryan ideal) | race des seigneurs nf |
| | Nazi ideology describes a human master race as Nordic people with blond hair and blue eyes. |
| | L'idéologie nazie décrit les personnes nordiques aux cheveux blonds et aux yeux bleus comme la race des seigneurs humaine. |
| match race n | (two competitors) | duel nm |
| | The match race between the two great horses took place at Pimlico Race Course. |
| | Le duel entre les deux excellents cheveux a eu lieu au Pimlico Race Course. |
mixed race,
mixed-race adj | (of parents from different ethnicities) | métis adj |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | Barack Obama is the first mixed-race president of the United States. |
| | Barack Obama est le premier président métis des États-Unis. |
| motorcycle race n | (sports competition for motorcycles) | course de moto nf |
| | The Isle of Man TT races are the oldest and most famous motorcycle races in the world. |
| obstacle race n | (sports) | course d'obstacles nf |
| political race n | (competition for government office) | course aux élections nf |
| | | course à [qch] nf |
| | Chris Dudley took part in the political race for Governor of Oregon. |
| race against time n | (urgent task) (figuré) | course contre la montre nf |
| | We're in a race against time: the deadline's close of business today! |
| | C'est une course contre la montre : ça doit être fini avant la fin de la journée. |
race bicycle,
racing bicycle,
racing bike n | (cycle for racing) | vélo de course nm |
| | My racing bicycle has nine gears. |
race car,
racing car n | (high-powered motor vehicle for racing) | voiture de course nf |
| | The race car sped round the track at 150 miles per hour. |
| | La voiture de course faisait des tours de piste à 250 kilomètres à l'heure. |
| race horses v expr | (enter horses into races) | faire courir des chevaux loc v |
| | My family has been racing horses since the 19th century. |
| | Ma famille fait courir des chevaux depuis le 19e siècle. |
| race horses npl | (horses bred for racing) | chevaux de course nmpl |
| | Toby breeds race horses at his stables in Norfolk. |
| race relations npl | (relationships between races) | relations interraciales nfpl |
| | Race relations in the United States have improved over the last few decades. |
| | Aux États-Unis, les relations interraciales se sont beaucoup améliorées au cours des dernières décennies. |
| race riot n | (public disorder caused by racial tension) | émeute raciale nf |
race walking,
walking,
the walk,
heel-and-toe racing n | (sport) (sport) | marche athlétique nf |
racehorse,
race horse n | (horse that competes in races) | cheval de course nm |
| | That racehorse has never lost. |
racetrack,
race track n | (circuit for horse or motor racing) (Sports) | circuit nm |
| | We're going to the racetrack to practice driving. |
| rat race n | figurative (work life: competitive, routine) | stress quotidien, stress de la routine nm |
| | (figuré) | jungle du quotidien nf |
| | I wanted to escape the rat race and work from home. |
| | Je voulais m'échapper du stress quotidien (or: stress de la routine) et travailler de chez moi. |
| relay race n | (race in which runners take turns) | course de relais nf |
| | | relais nm |
| | I was running in a relay race when I dropped the baton. |
| | Je participais à une course de relais (or: à un relais) quand j'ai fait tomber le témoin. |
| road race n | (athletics, cars: race on public roads) (Athlétisme, Automobile) | course sur route nf |
| sack race n | (contest run with legs in cloth bag) | course en sac nf |
| selling race n | (horse race: winner sold) (Hippisme) | course à réclamer nf |
| Note: Course hippique à l'issue de laquelle les chevaux sont à vendre. |
| three-legged race n | (race with leg tied to partner's leg) (jeu) | course à trois jambes nf |
| white race n | (fair-skinned people) | race blanche nf |
| | The Nazis believed in the superiority of the white race. |
| | Les nazis croyaient en la supériorité de la race blanche. |
| yacht race n | (speed sailing event) (yacht) | régate nf |
| | | course de yacht nf |