trail

trail  (trl)

v. trailed, trail·ing, trails

v.tr.

1. To allow to drag or stream behind, as along the ground: The dog ran off, trailing its leash.

2. To drag (the body, for example) wearily or heavily.

3.

a. To follow the traces or scent of, as in hunting; track.

b. To follow the course taken by; pursue: trail a fugitive.

4. To follow behind: several cruisers trailed by an escorting destroyer.

5. To lag behind (an opponent): trailed the league leader by four games.

v.intr.

1. To drag or be dragged along, brushing the ground: The queen's long robe trailed behind.

2. To extend, grow, or droop loosely over a surface: vines trailing through the garden.

3. To drift in a thin stream: smoke trailing from a dying fire.

4. To become gradually fainter; dwindle: His voice trailed off in confusion.

5. To walk or proceed with dragging steps; trudge.

6. To be behind in competition; lag: trailing by two goals in the second period.

n.

1.

a. A marked or beaten path, as through woods or wilderness.

b. An overland route: the pioneers' trail across the prairies.

2.

a. A mark, trace, course, or path left by a moving body.

b. The scent of a person or animal: The dogs lost the trail of the fox.

3. Something that is drawn along or follows behind; a train: The mayor was followed by a trail of reporters.

4. A succession of things that come afterward or are left behind: left a trail of broken promises.

5. Something that hangs loose and long: Trails of ticker tape floated down from office windows.

6. The part of a gun carriage that rests or slides on the ground.

7. The act of trailing.

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[Middle English trailen, probably from Old French trailler, to hunt without a foreknown course, from Vulgar Latin *trgulre, to make a deer double back and forth, perhaps alteration (influenced by Latin trgula, dragnet) of Latin trahere, to pull, draw.]

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trail

Noun

1. a rough path across open country or through a forest

2. a route along a series of roads or paths that has been specially planned to let people see or do particular things: a nature trail through the woods

3. a print, mark, or scent left by a person, animal, or object: a trail of blood was found down three flights of stairs

4. something that trails behind: a vapour trail

5. a sequence of results from an event: a trail of mishaps

Verb

1. to drag or stream along the ground or through the air behind someone or something: part of her sari trailed behind her on the floor

2. to lag behind (a person or thing): Max had arrived as well, trailing behind the others

3. to follow or hunt (an animal or person), usually secretly, by following the marks or tracks he, she, or it has made: the police had trailed him the length and breadth of the country

4. to be falling behind in a race, match or competition: they trailed 2-1 at half-time

5. to move wearily or slowly: we spent the afternoon trailing round the shops [Old French trailler to tow]

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Trail a train; a trailing mass of plants or ornament; a line of persons or things following behind something; a wreath or spray of flowers or leaves.

Examples: trail of bear’s foot, myrtles green, and ivy pale, 1697; of tangled eglantine, 1861; of foliage, 1869; of golden hair, 1844; of ivy leaves, 1423; of roses, 1454; hurrying trails of black clouds, 1872; of light, 1697; of lightning, 1770; long trails of chanting priests, 1856.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trail - a track or mark left by something that has passed; "there as a trail of blood"; "a tear left its trail on her cheek" track, path, course - a line or route along which something travels or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river" slot - the trail of an animal (especially a deer); "he followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees" spoor - the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game; "the hounds followed the fox's spoor"
	2.	trail - a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country cattle trail - a trail over which cattle were driven to market deer trail - a trail worn by the passage of deer horse-trail - a trail for horses Indian trail - a trail through the wilderness worn by Amerindians mountain trail - a trail through mountainous country ski run, ski trail - trail or slope prepared for skiing cart track, cartroad, track - any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
	3.	trail - evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator" track, lead evidence, grounds - your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
Verb	1.	trail - to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging" drop behind, get behind, hang back, drop back, drag lag, fall back, fall behind, dawdle - hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
	2.	trail - go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" dog, give chase, go after, chase, tail, chase after, track, tag tree - chase an animal up a tree; "the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it"; "her dog likes to tree squirrels" pursue, follow - follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" quest - search the trail of (game); "The dog went off and quested" hound, hunt, trace - pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him" run down - pursue until captured; "They ran down the fugitive"
	3.	trail - move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly; "John trailed behind his class mates"; "The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart" shack go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
	4.	trail - hang down so as to drag along the ground; "The bride's veiled trailed along the ground" trail, train - drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground; "The toddler was trailing his pants"; "She trained her long scarf behind her"
	5.	trail - drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground; "The toddler was trailing his pants"; "She trained her long scarf behind her" train drag - pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him" trail - hang down so as to drag along the ground; "The bride's veiled trailed along the ground"

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trail

noun 1. path, track, route, way, course, road, pathway, footpath, beaten track

noun 2. tracks, path, mark, marks, wake, trace, scent, footsteps, footprints, spoor

noun 3. wake, stream, tail, slipstream

verb 4. follow, track, chase, pursue, dog, hunt, shadow, trace, tail (informal) hound, stalk, keep an eye on, keep tabs on (informal) run to ground

verb 5. drag, draw, pull, sweep, stream, haul, tow, dangle, droop

verb 6. lag, follow, drift, wander, linger, trudge, fall behind, plod, meander, amble, loiter, straggle, traipse (informal) dawdle, hang back, tag along (informal) bring up the rear, drag yourself

trail away or off fade away or out, sink, weaken, diminish, decrease, dwindle, shrink, lessen, subside, fall away, peter out, die away, tail off, taper off, grow weak, grow faint

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1. A term applied to the manner in which a bomb trails behind the aircraft from which it has been released, assuming the aircraft does not change its velocity after the release of the bomb. (DOD)
2. Track (or shadow). (The words "landward" or "seaward" may be used to indicate from which side of enemy unit to shadow.)

Translations

trail [treɪl] n (= tracks) → rastro, pista (= path); camino, sendero;

(dust, smoke) → estela

vt (= drag) → arrastrar (= follow); seguir la pista de (= follow closely); vigilar

vi → arrastrarse;

to be on sb's trail → seguir la pista de algn

trail away, trail off vi [sound] → desvanecerse; [interest, voice] → desaparecer

trail behind vi → quedar a la zaga

trail [treɪl] n (= tracks) → trace f, piste f (= path); chemin m, piste; [of smoke etc]; traînée f

vt (= drag) → traîner, tirer (= follow); suivre

vi → traîner;

(in game, contest) → être en retard;

to be on sb's trail → être sur la piste de qn

trail away

trail off vi [sound, voice] → s'évanouir; [interest] → disparaître

trail behind vi → traîner, être à la traîne

trail [treɪl] n (path) → Weg m;

(track) → Spur f [of smoke, dust] → Wolke f

vt (= drag) → schleifen (= follow); folgen +dat

vi (= hang loosely) → schleifen;

(in game, contest) → zurückliegen;

to be on sb's trail → jdm auf der Spur sein

trail away trail vi [sound, voice] → sich verlieren

trail behind trail vi → hinterhertrotten

trail off trail vi = trail away

trail [treɪl] n (= tracks) → tracce fpl; pista (= path); sentiero; [of smoke etc] → scia

vt → trascinare, strascicare (= follow); seguire

vi → essere al traino; [dress etc] → strusciare; [plant] → arrampicarsi; strusciare;

to be on sb's trail → essere sulle orme di qn

trail away, trail off vi [sound] → affievolirsi; [interest, voice] → spegnersi a poco a poco

trail behind vi → essere al traino

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trail

v trail [treil]

1 to drag, or be dragged, along loosely Garments were trailing from the suitcase.uithangينْجَر، يَتَجَرْجَرвлачаcourat seslæbeherunterhängenσέρνω, σέρνομαιarrastrarlohistama, lohisemaکشیدن؛ کشیده شدنlaahata, laahautuatraînerלִגרוֹרपीछे पीछे घिसटनाpovlačiti za sobom, povlačiti semaga után húz vmitmenyeretdraga(st) (á eftir)pendere, penzolare引きずる(질질) 끌다[]vilktisvilkt/vilkties (pa zemi)meleretslepentrekke etter seg, slepewlec sięespalhar-sea atârnaволочить(ся)visieť; ťahať (za sebou)razmetativisitisläpaดึง; ถูกดึงpeşinden sürükle(n)mek拖волочити(ся), тягти(ся)پيچھے چلنا، گھسٹ کر چلناkéo拖

2 to walk slowly and usually wearily He trailed down the road.slenterيَمْشي بِتَثاقُل، يَتَجَرْجَرмъкна сеvléci seslæbe sigsich schleppenσέρνω τα βήματά μουir arrastrando los pieskomberdamaبا خستگی حرکت کردنlaahustaaaller en traînant les piedsלְהִשתַרֵךधरती के ऊपर इधर-उधर फैलनाvući se, lagano ićinehézkesen járberjalan pelahandrattast áframtrascinarsi足をひきずって行く터벅터벅 걷다vilktis, sliūkintivilktiesberjalan dgn kaki yg beratstrompelentraske, av gårde slepe seg langsomtwlec sięarrastar-sea-şi târşâi picioareleплестисьvliecť savleči segegati sesläpa sig fram, dra benen efter sigเดินอย่างช้า ๆyorgun argın yürümek慢吞吞地走, 沒精打採地走плентатисяآہستہ آہستہ چلناđi lang thang慢吞吞地走, 没精打采地走

3 to follow the track of The herd of reindeer was being trailed by a pack of wolves.agtervolgيَسيرُ خَلْفследвамjít po stopěfølge sporet afverfolgenακολουθώ τα ίχνηseguir la pista (de)jälitamaرد گیری کردنseuratasuivre la piste (de)לַעֲקוֹבहारनाići za čijim tragom, progonitinyomon követmengikutielta(seguire le orme di)追う...의 뒤를 쫓다sekti (pėdomis)sekot; dzīt pēdasmenjejakivolgenfølge sporet avtropićseguir o rasto dea urmăriидти по следуísť po stopepreganjatislediti tragfölja efterตามรอยizini sürmek追獵іти по сліду; вистежуватиپيچھا کرناlần theo dấu vết追猎

n

1 a track (of an animal) The trail was easy for the hunters to follow.spoorمَسْلَك، مَسار، أثَرследаstopaspordie Fährteχνάρι ζώουpista, rastrojälgرد پا؛ دنبالهjälkipisteעִקבוֹתवन या जंगल में पगडंडी रास्ताtragnyomjejakslóðtraccia足跡지나간 자국pėdsakaipēdasjejakspoorspor, fartroprastourmăследstopasledtragspårรอยiz足跡слід, хвістجانور کا راستہdấu vết足迹

2 a path through a forest or other wild area a mountain trail.padمَمَر جَبَليпътекаstezkasti; -stider Pfadμονοπάτιcamino, senderoteeradaکوره راهpolkusentierשְׁבִילचिह्नstaza, utrti putösvényjalan setapakslóðipista小道(오솔)길takastakarunutpadsti, løype, sporszlakcaminhopotecăтропаcestičkastezastazastig, vägหนทางpatika羊腸小道стежкаپگڈنڈيđường mòn羊肠小道

3 a line, or series of marks, left by something as it passes There was a trail of blood across the floor.spoorأثَر، خَط مِنследаstopaspordie Spurγραμμή, αποτύπωμαrastro, reguero, estelarida, juttرد؛ اثرvanatraînéeעִקבוֹתलकीर जो किसी चीज़ के घसीअी जाने या चलने से बन जायtragnyom(ok)jejakblóðferill/-dreiftraccia, scia～の跡길게 이어지는 것[]žymės, juostapēdas; traipititisanspoorspor, merkeśladrastodârăследыstopasledtragspårร่องรอยที่ทิ้งไว้ให้ตามได้iz痕跡слід; стежкаنشان، سلسلہvệt痕迹

n ˈtrailer

1 a vehicle pulled behind a motor car We carry our luggage in a trailer.sleepwaعَرَبَةُ مَقْطورَهремаркеpřívěsanhænger; trailerder Anhängerμπαγαζιέρα, ρυμούλκαremolquejärelkäru, järelhaagisتریلرperävaunuremorqueגָרוּרविज्ञापनार्थ आने वाली फिल्मके सूक्षम अंशprikolicautánfutómobil gandengtengivagnrimorchioトレーラー트레일러priekabaautopiekabetreler`trailertilhengerprzyczepkaatreladoremorcăприцепprívesprikolicaprikolicasläpvagn, trailerรถพ่วงkaravan, treyler拖車причеп; трейлерايک گاڑي جو موٹر کار کے پيچھے باندھ کر کھينچي جاتي ہےxe moóc拖车

2 (American) a caravan. woonwaقافِلَهкараванаkaravancampingvognder Wohnwagenτροχόσπιτοcaravanahaagissuvilaکاروانasuntovaunucaravaneקָרָווָאןअनुयानprikolica, kola za stanovanjelakókocsimobil rumahhjólhÿsiroulotte移動住宅이동 주택poilsinė ant ratųautofurgonskaravancaravancampingvognprzyczepa kempingowaroulotte QUERY SPELLINGrulotăжилой автоприцепkaravankaravanprikolicahusvagnกลุ่มคนเดินทางkaravan大蓬車фургон; будиночок-автопричіпقافلہ، کاروانtoa moóc大蓬车

3 a short film advertising a complete film. lokfilmشَريط دِعايَة لِفْلمٍ قادِمтрейлърukázka nového filmu, foršpanforfilm; trailerdie Filmvorschauδιαφημιστικό κινηματογραφικής ταινίας, τρέιλερtráiler, avancereklaamiklippبرنامه آیندهesittelyfilmibande-annonceקְדִימוֹןफिल्म का नमूनाizvadci iz novog filmaelőzetesfilm pendeksÿnishorntrailer映画の予告編?영화? 예고편filmo anonsasfilmas reklāmagazettrailerforfilm med glimt fra neste filmzwiastun filmuapresentaçãoforşpanрекламный ролик кинофильмаukážka z filmunapovedniktrejlertrailerหนังสั้นที่ทำเพื่อโฆษณาหนังทั้งเรื่องfragman, tanıtma filmi(廣告性的)電影預告片анонсتعارفي فلمđoạn phim giới thiệu（广告性的）电影预告片