racist

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BrE /ˈreɪ.sɪst/ AmE /ˈreɪ.sɪst/

adjective / noun en → es

1 PERSON [noun] B1

a person who believes that some races of people are better than others and should have more rights or advantages

racista, prejuiciosa/o

Collocations a racist person · racist beliefs

  • He is a known racist.

    Es un conocido racista.

2 BELIEF [noun] B1

the belief that some races of people are better than others and should have more rights or advantages

racismo, prejuicio racial

Collocations fight against racism · discrimination based on race

  • The country has a long history of racism.

    El país tiene una larga historia de racismo.

3 ADJECTIVE [adjective] B1

showing or based on the belief that some races are better than others and should have more rights or advantages

racista, discriminatorio por razones raciales

Collocations racist comments · racist policies

  • The incident was described as racist.

    El incidente se describió como racista.

1 ACTION [transitive] B2

to treat someone unfairly because of their race or skin color

discriminar, tratar con prejuicio por razones raciales

  • racist somebody
  • He was accused of being racist towards black people.

    Se le acusó de ser racista hacia las personas negras.