race
noun
1 noun SPOR speed competitionrás masc3 100 metres bike race rás rothar 100 méadar 2 noun attempt to do, win sthrás masc3 she has entered the race for the Sinn Féin nomination tá sí sa rás le haghaidh ainmniúchán Shinn Féin, tá sí san iomaíocht le haghaidh ainmniúchán Shinn Féinthe presidential race rás na huachtaránachtarace against time rás in aghaidh an chloigTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun human groupcine masc4 people of all races daoine de gach cinerace equality comhionannas ciníocha 4 noun national, cultural groupcine masc4 sliocht masc3 the Celtic race an cine Celteach, sliocht na gCelteachwe are an island race cine oileánda sinn 5 noun SCI group of animals, plantsmianach masc1 pór masc1 rás masc3
verb
6 verb take part in speed contest INTRANSITIVEI was racing against nine other cars bhí mé ag rásaíocht le naoi gcarr eileshe'll be racing against younger runners beidh sí ag rith i gcoinne reathaithe atá níos óige 7 verb enter sth in race TRANSITIVEto race pigeons bheith ag rásaíocht colúrhe used to race motorbikes bhíodh sé ag rásaíocht gluaisrothar 8 verb run against sb/sth TRANSITIVEbheith ag rásaíocht lebheith ag rásaíocht in éadanbheith ag rásaíocht in aghaidhthey all raced each other bhí siad ar fad ag rásaíocht le chéile, bhí siad ar fad ag rásaíocht in éadan a chéile 9 verb run, travel fast INTRANSITIVErith verb rás a thabhairt rásáil verb he raced down the stairs rith sé síos an staighre, thug sé rás síos an staighreshe was racing to make the train bhí sí ag rith léi go beo le bheith in am don traein 10 verb take (sb/sth) quickly TRANSITIVEhe was raced to the hospital tugadh chun na hotharlainne é faoi dheifir, tugadh chuig an ospidéal de rite reaite é 11 verb compete to do sth first INTRANSITIVEthey're racing to launch the first rocket tá siad ar a mine ghéire ag iarraidh an chéad roiceád a lainseáil
TRANSITIVEthey were racing each other to see who'd finish first bhí siad in iomaíocht le chéile féachaint cé acu is túisce a chríochnódh
12 verb try urgently INTRANSITIVEbheith ag rith is ag rásthey were racing to make the 6 p.m. news bhí siad ag rith is ag rás le go mbeidís in am do nuacht 6 p.m. 13 verb make quick progress INTRANSITIVErás a thabhairt we raced through the script thugamar rás tríd an script, ritheamar tríd an script 14 verb of heart, mind INTRANSITIVEmy mind was racing bhí m'intinn ag rith is ag rás, bhí líonrith orm 15 verb AUTO of engine INTRANSITIVErásáil verb