thoroughbred

[US]/'θʌrəbred/
[UK]/'θɝobrɛd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. renrace dyr (især en hest); veltrænet person
adj. renrace; veltrænet; fremragende; topklasse
Word Forms

Example Sentences

this is a real thoroughbred of a record.

dette er virkelig en gennemavlet rekord.

She was riding a thoroughbred horse.

Hun red en fuldblodshest.

this thoroughbred car affords the luxury of three spoilers.

denne gennemavlede bil giver mulighed for tre spoilere.

a thoroughbred soldier who weighs all contingencies

en erfaren soldat, der overvejer alle eventualiteter

a shower of thoroughbred horses; a shower of great affection.

en byge af gennemavlede heste; en byge af stor hengivenhed.

She owns a beautiful thoroughbred horse.

Hun ejer en smuk gennemavlet hest.

Thoroughbred horses are known for their speed and agility.

Gennemavlede heste er kendt for deres fart og smidighed.

The jockey rode the thoroughbred to victory.

Jockeyen red den gennemavlede hest til sejr.

Thoroughbred racing is a popular sport around the world.

Gennemavlet galop er en populær sport over hele verden.

The farm specializes in breeding thoroughbred horses.

Avlsgården specialiserer sig i avl af gennemavlede heste.

The auction featured several high-quality thoroughbred foals.

Auktionen omfattede flere gennemavlede føl af høj kvalitet.

Thoroughbred bloodlines can be traced back for generations.

Gennemavlede hestelinjer kan spores tilbage gennem generationer.

He dreams of owning a champion thoroughbred one day.

Han drømmer om at eje en mesterlig gennemavlet hest en dag.

The veterinarian examined the thoroughbred for any injuries.

Dyrlægen undersøgte den gennemavlede hest for eventuelle skader.

Thoroughbred breeding requires careful selection and planning.

Gennemavlet avl kræver omhyggelig udvælgelse og planlægning.

Real-world Examples

Thoroughbred horse production is tightly controlled.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American January 2021 Collection

Unlike horse-racing, the contest is not restricted to thoroughbreds.

Source: The Economist - Technology

The Belmont is one of three major races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses in the United States.

Source: VOA Special English: World

Matching them against D-Wave's machine is, then, a bit like racing a carthorse against a thoroughbred.

Source: The Economist - Technology

But they knew instinctively, as they knew thoroughbred horses from scrubs, that he was not of their class.

Source: Gone with the Wind

There would be burnished, stick-legged thoroughbreds, their jockeys in billowing bright silks, careening past.

Source: Me Before You

A thoroughbred's parents are the same kind of horse.

Source: 2009 English Cafe

A " thoroughbred" is a horse that is a pure " breed, " or type.

Source: 2009 English Cafe

There's no denying, like the absolute beauty of a thoroughbred racehorse.

Source: Financial Times Podcast

Hal became quite obsessed with thoroughbreds.

Source: The movie of Qiu Qiu.

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