What does race in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word race in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use race in French.

The word race in French means race, breed, purebred, thoroughbred, classy, it rocks, it's amazing, it's cool, it's brilliant, it's awesome, pureblood, purebred, rock, be totally freaked out, purebred, white race, breed of dog, human race, black race, master race, superior race, sub-breed. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word race

race

nom féminin (classement des peuples, ethnie) (people)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les métis mêlent le meilleur de deux races.
People of mixed race mix the best of both races.

breed

nom féminin (espèce) (animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le charolais est une race de bœuf.
The Charolais is a breed of beef cattle.

purebred, thoroughbred

adjectif (typique, spécifique)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ce cheval de course est racé.
This is a purebred racehorse.

classy

adjectif (soutenu (qui a de l'allure)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Regarde ce voilier comme il est racé.
Look how streamlined this sailboat is.

it rocks, it's amazing, it's cool, it's brilliant, it's awesome

(vulgaire (c'est super) (colloquial)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

pureblood, purebred

locution adjectivale (pur sang, non croisé)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les chiens de race se vendent plus cher que les bâtards.

rock

locution verbale (familier, jeune (être très bien) (slang)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

be totally freaked out

locution verbale (argot (avoir très peur) (slang)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

purebred

adjectif invariable (non croisé)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ce chien est un berger belge pure race.

white race

nom féminin (type européen, caucasien)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

breed of dog

nom féminin (espèce canine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour chasser, il ne faut pas n'importe quelle race de chien.

human race

nom féminin (êtres humains)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La race humaine est un groupement d'êtres humains qui présentent un ensemble de caractères physiques communs héréditaires.

black race

nom féminin (personne issue du continent africain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

master race, superior race

nom féminin (race censément supérieure aux autres) (Nazism)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sub-breed

nom féminin (race divergente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le caniche nain est une sous-race de chien.

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