Translations for race by in the English»Italian Dictionary

race by VB [reɪs -]

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race by time, person, bike:

passare velocemente

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I.race¹ [Brit reɪs, Am reɪs] N

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1. race SPORTS:

race

race

gara f (between tra; against contro)

to come fifth in a race

arrivare quinto in una corsa

to have a race

fare una corsa (with con; against contro)

to run a race

correre (with contro)

boat, bicycle race

gara nautica, corsa, gara ciclistica

a race against the clock

una corsa a tempo

a race against the clock fig

una corsa contro il tempo

3. race (current):

race

corrente f veloce

II.races N

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races npl HORSE RAC:

III.race¹ [Brit reɪs, Am reɪs] VB trans

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1. race (compete with):

race person, jockey, car, horse

correre contro, gareggiare con

to race sb to sth

fare una corsa con qn fino a qc

2. race (rush):

to race to do

precipitarsi a fare

4. race (rev):

race engine

fare girare a vuoto, imballare

IV.race¹ [Brit reɪs, Am reɪs] VB intr

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1. race (compete in race):

race

correre, gareggiare (against contro; at a; to verso; with con)

to race around the track

correre facendo il giro della pista

4. race (hurry):

race

affrettarsi (to do a fare)

to race against time

correre contro il tempo

race² [Brit reɪs, Am reɪs] N

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2. race:

race BOT

race ZOOL

I.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] PREP

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2. by (through the means of):

to travel by bus, train

viaggiare in autobus, in treno

to pay by cheque

pagare con assegno

you can reach me by phone

può contattarmi per or tramite telefono

to begin by saying that …

cominciare dicendo or col dire che …

by candlelight dine, read

a lume di candela

I know her by sight

la conosco di vista

I took him by the hand

l'ho preso per mano

he grabbed me by the hair

mi afferrò per i capelli

she was holding it by the handle

la teneva per il manico

he has two children by his first wife

ha due figli dalla prima moglie

3. by (according to, from evidence of):

a

by my watch it is three o'clock

al mio orologio sono le tre

I could tell by the look on her face that she was angry

si vedeva che era arrabbiata dall'espressione del suo volto

what did you understand by her remarks?

che cosa hai capito delle sue osservazioni?

I knew him by his walk

l'ho riconosciuto dalla sua andatura

it's all right by me

8. by (before, not later than):

it must be done by four o'clock, next Thursday

deve essere fatto entro or per le quattro, entro or per giovedì prossimo

by this time next week

la prossima settimana a quest'ora or di qui a una settimana

by the time she had got downstairs he was gone

quando scese era già uscito

he ought to be here by now

ormai or a quest'ora dovrebbe essere qui

by now it was clear that they were going to win

era ormai chiaro che avrebbero vinto

but by then it was too late

ma ormai era troppo tardi

12. by (in measurements):

a room 20 metres by 10 metres

una stanza di 20 metri per 10

13. by MATH (in multiplication, division):

10 multiplied by 5 is 50

10 moltiplicato per 5 fa 50

15. by (in successive degrees, units):

little by little

giorno per or dopo giorno or di giorno in giorno

uno a uno or uno alla volta

18. by (used with reflexive pronouns):

he did it all by himself

l'ha fatto tutto da solo

she was sitting by herself

era seduta in disparte

19. by (in promises, oaths):

by God, I could kill him!

per Dio, potrei ucciderlo!

I swear by heaven

in nome del cielo

20. by NAUT (in compass directions):

south by south-west

II.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] ADV

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2. by (near):

he lives close by

3. by (aside, in reserve):

to put money by

mettere da parte i soldi

III.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] ADJ attrib. rare

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effetto secondario

IV.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ]

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I.race¹ [reɪs] N

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Phrases:

slow and steady wins the race prov

chi va piano va sano e va lontano

II.race¹ [reɪs] VB intr

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2. race engine:

race

III.race¹ [reɪs] VB trans

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1. race (compete against):

race

to race sb home

fare una corsa fino a casa con qn

2. race (enter for race):

race² [reɪs] N

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1. race (ethnic grouping, species):

race

2. race (lineage):

race

I.by [baɪ] PREP

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7. by (through):

by chance/mistake

per caso/sbaglio

10. by (as promise to):

to swear by God/sth

giurare su Dio/qc

12. by (from the perspective of):

to judge by appearances

giudicare dalle apparenze

all right by me inf

per me, va bene

II.by [baɪ] ADV

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1. by (aside):

to put [or lay] sth by

mettere qc da parte

2. by (in a while):

3. by (past):

to go/pass by

Phrases:

by and large

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English

He took the race by the scruff of the neck. en.wikipedia.org

Our strategy, he maintained, is distinct, and we believe that to enter this headlong race by adding square meters doesn't necessarily add value. en.wikipedia.org

Although he won the race by 6 lengths, he was outpaced entering the home straight and didn't look like the winner at the second last. en.wikipedia.org

Professional triathletes qualify for the championship race by competing in races during the qualifying period, earning points towards their pro rankings. en.wikipedia.org

Professional triathletes qualified for the championship race by competing in races during the qualifying period, earning points towards their pro rankings. en.wikipedia.org

The player will begin the race by flashing the high beams behind the opponent. en.wikipedia.org

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