track (tr k)n. 1. a. A mark or succession of marks left by something that has passed. b. A path, route, or course indicated by such marks: an old wagon track through the mountains. 2. A path along which something moves; a course: following the track of an airplane on radar. 3. a. A course of action; a method of proceeding: on the right track for solving the puzzle. b. An intended or proper course: putting a stalled project back on track. 4. A succession of ideas; a train of thought. 5. Awareness of something occurring or passing: keeping track of the score; lost all track of time. 6. Sports a. A course laid out for running or racing. b. Athletic competition on such a course; track events. c. Track and field. 7. A rail or set of parallel rails upon which railroad cars or other vehicles run. 8. tracks The boundary, formerly often delineated by train tracks, that separates two neighborhoods of different social class: grew up on the wrong side of the tracks. 9. Either of the continuous metal belts with which vehicles such as bulldozers and tanks move over the ground. 10. A metal groove or ridge that holds, guides, and reduces friction for a moving device or apparatus. 11. Any of several courses of study to which students are assigned according to ability, achievement, or needs: academic, vocational, and general tracks. 12. a. A distinct path, as along a length of film or magnetic tape, on which sound, images, or other information is recorded. b. A distinct selection from a sound recording, such as a phonograph record or compact disk, usually containing an individual work or part of a larger work: the title track of an album. c. One of the separate sound recordings that are combined so as to be heard simultaneously, as in stereophonic sound reproduction: mixed the vocal track and instrumental track. 13. Computer Science One of the concentric magnetic rings that form the separate data storage areas on a floppy disk or a hard disk. 14. tracks Slang Needle marks on the skin from multiple intravenous injections, considered an indication of habitual drug use. v. tracked, track·ing, tracks v.tr. 1. To follow the tracks of; trail: tracking game through the forest. 2. To move over or along; traverse. 3. To carry on the shoes and deposit: tracked mud on the rug. 4. To observe or monitor the course of (aircraft, for example), as by radar. 5. To observe the progress of; follow: tracking the company's performance daily. 6. To equip with a track. 7. To assign (a student) to a curricular track. v.intr. Phrasal Verb: 1. To move along a track. 2. To follow a course; travel. 3. To keep a constant distance apart. Used of a pair of wheels. 4. To be in alignment. 5. a. To follow the undulations in the groove of a phonograph record. Used of a needle. b. To move across magnetic heads. Used of magnetic tape. track down Idiom: To pursue until found or captured: "When, like a running grave, time tracks you down" (Dylan Thomas). in (one's) tracks Exactly where one is standing: stopped him right in his tracks. [Middle English trak, from Old French trac, perhaps of Germanic origin.] track  a·ble adj.track er n. |
track [træk]
n
1. the mark or trail left by something that has passed by the track of an animal
2. any road or path affording passage, esp a rough one
3. (Transport / Railways) a rail or pair of parallel rails on which a vehicle, such as a locomotive, runs, esp the rails together with the sleepers, ballast, etc., on a railway
4. a course of action, thought, etc. don't start on that track again!
5. a line of motion or travel, such as flight
6. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) an endless jointed metal band driven by the wheels of a vehicle such as a tank or tractor to enable it to move across rough or muddy ground
7. (Physics / General Physics) Physics the path of a particle of ionizing radiation as observed in a cloud chamber, bubble chamber, or photographic emulsion
8. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Athletics (Track & Field))
a. a course for running or racing
b. (as modifier) track events
9. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Athletics (Track & Field)) US and Canadian
a. sports performed on a track
b. track and field events as a whole
10. (Electronics) a path on a magnetic recording medium, esp magnetic tape, on which information, such as music or speech, from a single input channel is recorded
11. (Electronics) any of a number of separate sections in the recording on a record, CD, or cassette
12. (Electronics) a metal path that makes the interconnections on an integrated circuit
13. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the distance between the points of contact with the ground of a pair of wheels, such as the front wheels of a motor vehicle or the paired wheels of an aircraft undercarriage
14. (Engineering / Aeronautics) a hypothetical trace made on the surface of the earth by a point directly below an aircraft in flight
keep (or lose) track of to follow (or fail to follow) the passage, course, or progress of
off the beaten track See beaten [4]
off the track away from what is correct or true
on the track of on the scent or trail of; pursuing
the right (or wrong) track pursuing the correct (or incorrect) line of investigation, inquiry, etc.
vb
1. to follow the trail of (a person, animal, etc.)
2. (Astronautics) to follow the flight path of (a satellite, spacecraft, etc.) by picking up radio or radar signals transmitted or reflected by it
3. (Transport / Railways) US Railways
a. to provide with a track
b. to run on a track of (a certain width)
4. (Performing Arts) (of a camera or camera operator) to follow (a moving object) in any direction while operating
5. (Performing Arts) to move (a camera) towards the scene (track in) or away from the scene (track out)
6. to follow a track through (a place) to track the jungles
7. (Electronics) (intr) (of the pick-up, stylus, etc., of a record player) to follow the groove of a record the pick-up tracks badly See also tracks
[from Old French trac, probably of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch tracken to pull, Middle Low German trecken; compare Norwegian trakke to trample]
trackable adj
tracker n
Track a train or linked sequence of thoughts or events, 1681; a series of actions.
Examples: track of hills, 1687; of scripture, 1693; of fruitless impertinent thoughts, 1681; of my thoughts, 1793; of dry weather (a spell), 1851.
1. A series of related contacts displayed on a data display console or other display device.
2. To display or record the successive positions of a moving object.
3. To lock onto a point of radiation and obtain guidance therefrom.
4. To keep a gun properly aimed, or to point continuously a target-locating instrument at a moving target.
5. The actual path of an aircraft above or a ship on the surface of the Earth. The course is the path that is planned; the track is the path that is actually taken.
6. One of the two endless belts on which a full-track or half-track vehicle runs.
7. A metal part forming a path for a moving object; e.g., the track around the inside of a vehicle for moving a mounted machine gun.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  track - 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"line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent collision course - a course of a moving object that will lead to a collision if it continues unchanged inside track - the inner side of a curved racecourse round - the course along which communications spread; "the story is going the rounds in Washington" steps - the course along which a person has walked or is walking in; "I followed in his steps"; "he retraced his steps"; "his steps turned toward home" 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" |
| 2. |  track - evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator" | |
| 3. | track - a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels railroad track, railway, railroad - a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track" | |
| 4. |  track - a course over which races are run cinder track - a racetrack paved with fine cinders course - facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport; "the course had only nine holes"; "the course was less than a mile" dirt track - a racetrack that is not paved racing circuit, circuit - a racetrack for automobile races speedway - a racetrack for racing automobiles or motorcycles stretch - a straightaway section of a racetrack velodrome - a banked oval track for bicycle or motorcycle racing inside track - the inner side of a curved racecourse | |
| 5. |  track - a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album"excerpt, excerption, extract, selection - a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" | |
| 6. |  track - an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the groundbelt - endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys half track - a track that goes around only rear wheels tracked vehicle - a self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracks | |
| 7. | track - (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures | |
| 8. |  track - a groove on a phonograph recording | |
| 9. |  track - a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can rollbar - a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape" railroad track, railway, railroad - a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track" third rail - a rail through which electric current is supplied to an electric locomotive | |
| 10. |  track - any road or path affording passage especially a rough oneportage - overland track between navigable waterways trail - a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country | |
| 11. |  track - the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a tracktrack and field - participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it track meet - a track and field competition between two or more teams | |
| Verb | 1. |  track - carry on the feet and deposit; "track mud into the house" |
| 2. |  track - observe or plot the moving path of something; "track a missile"observe - watch attentively; "Please observe the reaction of these two chemicals" | |
| 3. |  track - go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"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" | |
| 4. |  track - travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"tramp - cross on foot; "We had to tramp the creeks" stride - cover or traverse by taking long steps; "She strode several miles towards the woods" walk - traverse or cover by walking; "Walk the tightrope"; "Paul walked the streets of Damascus"; "She walks 3 miles every day" crisscross - cross in a pattern, often random ford - cross a river where it's shallow bridge - cross over on a bridge jaywalk - cross the road at a red light go across, pass, go through - go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind" course - move swiftly through or over; "ships coursing the Atlantic" hop - traverse as if by a short airplane trip; "Hop the Pacific Ocean" | |
| 5. |  track - make tracks upon |
track
noun
1. path, way, road, route, trail, pathway, footpath We set off once more, over a rough mountain track.
2. course, line, path, orbit, trajectory, flight path following the track of a hurricane
3. running track, course, circuit (Brit.), racecourse the athletics track
plural noun
verb
follow, pursue, chase, trace, tail (informal), dog, shadow, trail, stalk, hunt down, follow the trail of He thought he had better track this creature and kill it.
keep track of something or someone keep up with, follow, monitor, watch, keep an eye on, keep in touch with, keep up to date with It's hard to keep track of time here.
lose track of something or someone lose, lose sight of, misplace It's so easy to lose track of who's playing who and when.
stop something or someone in its or their tracks bring to a standstill, freeze, petrify, transfix, immobilize, stop someone dead, rivet to the spot His remark stopped me in my tracks
track something or someone or down find, catch, capture, apprehend, discover, expose, trace, unearth, dig up, hunt down, sniff out, bring to light, ferret out, run to earth or ground They are doing all they can to track down terrorists.
Translations
track [træk]
A. N
1. (= trail) [of animal, person] → rastro m, pista f; [of vehicle] → rastro m; [of wheel] → huellas fpl, rodada f
to cover one's tracks → borrar las huellas
to keep track of sth/sb they prefer him to live at home where they can keep track of him → prefieren que viva en casa donde le pueden seguir la pista
do you find it hard to keep track of all your bills? → ¿le resulta difícil mantenerse al corriente de todas sus facturas?
start keeping track of how much you spend → empiece a tomar nota de cuánto gasta
to lose track of sth/sb I lost all track of time → perdí la noción del tiempo por completo
to lose track of what sb is saying → perder el hilo de lo que está diciendo algn
to make tracks (fig) → irse marchando, empezar a irse
it's time we were making tracks → es hora de irse marchando or de que empecemos a irnos
to be on sb's track → seguirle la pista or el rastro a algn
to stop (dead) in one's tracks → pararse en seco
the sound stopped him in his tracks → el sonido le hizo pararse en seco
to throw sb off the track (fig) → despistar a algn
to cover one's tracks → borrar las huellas
to keep track of sth/sb they prefer him to live at home where they can keep track of him → prefieren que viva en casa donde le pueden seguir la pista
do you find it hard to keep track of all your bills? → ¿le resulta difícil mantenerse al corriente de todas sus facturas?
start keeping track of how much you spend → empiece a tomar nota de cuánto gasta
to lose track of sth/sb I lost all track of time → perdí la noción del tiempo por completo
to lose track of what sb is saying → perder el hilo de lo que está diciendo algn
to make tracks (fig) → irse marchando, empezar a irse
it's time we were making tracks → es hora de irse marchando or de que empecemos a irnos
to be on sb's track → seguirle la pista or el rastro a algn
to stop (dead) in one's tracks → pararse en seco
the sound stopped him in his tracks → el sonido le hizo pararse en seco
to throw sb off the track (fig) → despistar a algn
2. (= course) [of missile, bullet, satellite] → trayectoria f; [of storm] → curso m
it will take time to get the economy back on track → se tardará un tiempo en volver a encarrilar la economía
to be on the right track → ir por buen camino
to be on the wrong track → ir por mal camino
see also one-track
it will take time to get the economy back on track → se tardará un tiempo en volver a encarrilar la economía
to be on the right track → ir por buen camino
to be on the wrong track → ir por mal camino
see also one-track
4. (Sport) → pista f
track and field → atletismo m
track and field events → pruebas fpl de atletismo
race track (for horses) → hipódromo m; (for bicycles) → velódromo m; (for cars) → autódromo m, pista f or circuito m de automovilismo
running track → pista f de atletismo
to be on a fast track to sth → ir rápidamente camino de algo
to have the inside track (esp US) → estar en una posición de ventaja
track and field → atletismo m
track and field events → pruebas fpl de atletismo
race track (for horses) → hipódromo m; (for bicycles) → velódromo m; (for cars) → autódromo m, pista f or circuito m de automovilismo
running track → pista f de atletismo
to be on a fast track to sth → ir rápidamente camino de algo
to have the inside track (esp US) → estar en una posición de ventaja
5. (Rail) → vía f
double track → vía f doble
to jump the tracks → descarrilar
single track → vía f única
the wrong side of the tracks (esp US) → los barrios bajos
she was born on the wrong side of the tracks → nació en los barrios bajos
she's from the wrong side of the tracks → proviene de los barrios bajos
double track → vía f doble
to jump the tracks → descarrilar
single track → vía f única
the wrong side of the tracks (esp US) → los barrios bajos
she was born on the wrong side of the tracks → nació en los barrios bajos
she's from the wrong side of the tracks → proviene de los barrios bajos
6. (Aut) (on tank, tractor) → oruga f; (between wheels) → ancho m de vía(Tech) (distancia entre los puntos de contacto con el suelo de dos ruedas paralelas)
8. (Comput) → pista f
10. (for curtains) → riel m
11. (US) (Educ) (= stream) agrupamiento de alumnos según su capacidad
B. VT
1. (= follow) [+ animal] → seguir las huellas de, seguir el rastro de; [+ person, vehicle] → seguir la pista a; [+ satellite, missile] → seguir la trayectoria de, rastrear
the camera was tracking his movements → la cámara seguía sus movimientos
the camera was tracking his movements → la cámara seguía sus movimientos
D. CPD track events NPL (Sport) → pruebas fpl en pista
track meet N (US) → concurso m de atletismo
track race N → carrera f en pista
track racing N → carreras fpl en pista, ciclismo m en pista
track record N → historial m
he had a good track record → su historial era bueno
it's a company with a poor track record → es una empresa con un historial no muy bueno(en materia de ganancias)
track shoes NPL → zapatillas fpl para pista de atletismo(claveteadas)
track meet N (US) → concurso m de atletismo
track race N → carrera f en pista
track racing N → carreras fpl en pista, ciclismo m en pista
track record N → historial m
he had a good track record → su historial era bueno
it's a company with a poor track record → es una empresa con un historial no muy bueno(en materia de ganancias)
track shoes NPL → zapatillas fpl para pista de atletismo(claveteadas)
track down VT + ADV (= locate) [+ suspect, document, information] → localizar, ubicar(LAm); [+ missing person] → averiguar el paradero de, localizar
we eventually tracked him down in the library → finalmente lo localizamos or dimos con él en la biblioteca
scientists have tracked down the bacteria that causes the infection → los científicos han localizado la bacteria que causa la infección
eventually I tracked down a copy of the novel → finalmente localicé un ejemplar de la novela
we eventually tracked him down in the library → finalmente lo localizamos or dimos con él en la biblioteca
scientists have tracked down the bacteria that causes the infection → los científicos han localizado la bacteria que causa la infección
eventually I tracked down a copy of the novel → finalmente localicé un ejemplar de la novela
track [ˈtræk]
n
(= path) → piste f
[suspect, animal, vehicle] → piste f
They followed his track → Ils ont suivi sa piste.
to be on the track of sb/sth → être sur la piste de qn/qch, être sur les traces de qn/qch
the tracks of an animal → les traces d'un animal
They followed the tracks for miles → Ils ont suivi les traces pendant des kilomètres.
tyre tracks → des traces de pneus
They followed his track → Ils ont suivi sa piste.
to be on the track of sb/sth → être sur la piste de qn/qch, être sur les traces de qn/qch
the tracks of an animal → les traces d'un animal
They followed the tracks for miles → Ils ont suivi les traces pendant des kilomètres.
tyre tracks → des traces de pneus
[trajectory] → trajectoire f
(for trains) → voie f
(= recorded item) → plage f (= song) → titre m
This is my favourite track → C'est mon titre préféré.
That's Sonny Rollins singing on that track → C'est Sonny Rollins qui chante sur ce titre.
track 1 → plage 1
This is my favourite track → C'est mon titre préféré.
That's Sonny Rollins singing on that track → C'est Sonny Rollins qui chante sur ce titre.
track 1 → plage 1
(= record, count) to keep track of sth → suivre qch
to lose track → s'y perdre
to lose track of time → perdre la notion du temps
I began to lose track of time → Je commençais à perdre la notion du temps.
to lose track → s'y perdre
to lose track of time → perdre la notion du temps
I began to lose track of time → Je commençais à perdre la notion du temps.
to cover one's tracks → dissimuler ses traces
on track → en bonne voie
to be on track for → être en bonne voie pour
We're on track to finish by the deadline → Nous sommes en bonne voie pour terminer à temps.
to be on track for → être en bonne voie pour
We're on track to finish by the deadline → Nous sommes en bonne voie pour terminer à temps.
to stop sth in its tracks → interrompre qch brusquement
track
track:
track:
n
(= trail) → Fährte f, → Spur f; (of tyres) → (Fahr)spur f; to be on somebody’s track → jdm auf der Spur sein; you can’t expect to keep track of your friends if you never write to them → du kannst nicht erwarten, Kontakt zu deinen Freunden zu behalten, wenn du nie schreibst; to keep track of somebody/something (= watch, follow) → jdn/etw im Auge behalten; (= keep up to date with) → über jdn/etw auf dem Laufenden bleiben; I can’t keep track of his movements or of him → ich weiß nie, wo er sich gerade aufhält; how do you keep track of the time without a watch? → wie können Sie wissen, wie spät es ist, wenn Sie keine Uhr haben?; I can’t keep track of your girlfriends → du hast so viele Freundinnen, da komme ich nicht mit (inf); no-one can keep track of the situation → niemand hat mehr einen Überblick über die Lage; to lose track of somebody/something (= lose count of, be confused about) → über Leute/etw den Überblick verlieren; (= not be up to date with) → über jdn/etw nicht mehr auf dem Laufenden sein; we lost track of time → wir haben die Zeit ganz vergessen, wir haben einfach nicht auf die Uhr or Zeit geachtet; he lost track of what he was saying → er hat den Faden verloren; I lost track of what he was saying → ich habe nicht (mehr) mitbekommen, was er gesagt hat
(fig) we must be making tracks (inf) → wir müssen uns auf die Socken (inf) → or auf den Weg machen; to make tracks for home → sich auf den Nachhauseweg machen; he made tracks for London → er ging/fuhr nach London; he stopped dead in his tracks → er blieb abrupt stehen; to stop something (dead) in its tracks → etw abrupt zum Stillstand bringen; to stop somebody (dead) in his/her tracks → jdn abrupt zum Stillstand bringen; to cover (up) one’s tracks → seine Spuren verwischen
(= path) → Weg m, → Pfad m; to throw somebody off the track (fig) → jdn aus der Bahn bringen or werfen; to be on track (fig) → auf Kurs sein; to be on the right track (fig) → auf der richtigen Spur sein; to be on the wrong track (fig) → auf dem falschen Weg sein, auf dem Holzweg sein (inf); to get the economy back on track → die Wirtschaft wieder auf Kurs bringen
(Rail) → Gleise pl; (US: = platform) → Bahnsteig m; a new section of track → eine neue (Gleis)strecke; the track to Paisley → die (Bahn)strecke nach Paisley; “keep off the track” → „Betreten der Gleise verboten“; two miles of new track → zwei Meilen neuer Gleise or Schienen; to leave the track(s) → entgleisen; double/single track line → zwei-/eingleisige Strecke; to be born on the wrong side of the tracks (US fig) → aus niedrigem Milieu stammen
(Sport) → Rennbahn f; (Athletics) → Bahn f; (Motorsport) → Piste f, → Bahn f; (= circuit) → Rennstrecke f; (Cycling) → Radrennbahn f
(also caterpillar track) → Raupenkette f
(Aut, between wheels) → Spur(weite) f
vt
(= follow) person, animal → verfolgen; movements → folgen (+dat); (Comput) → nachverfolgen; (Space) rocket → die Flugbahn (+gen) → verfolgen; track changes (Comput: command) → Änderungen nachverfolgen
(US) the children tracked dirt all over the carpet → die Kinder hinterließen überall auf dem Teppich Schmutzspuren
track:
track and field
n → Leichtathletik f
track-and-field
adj → Leichtathletik-; track events → Leichtathletikwettbewerbe pl
track athletics
n sing → Laufdisziplinen pl
trackball
n (Comput, in laptop) → Trackball m; (in mouse) → Rollkugel f
track:
track maintenance
n (Rail) → Streckenwartung f
track meeting, (US) track meet
n → Leichtathletikwettbewerb or -wettkampf m
track racing
track record
n (fig) what’s his track? → was hat er vorzuweisen?; to have a good/poor track → gute/schlechte Leistungen vorweisen können; he’s got a pretty good track → er hat einiges vorzuweisen; they’ve got an abysmal track for delivering on schedule → sie stehen nicht gerade im Ruf, pünktlich zu liefern
track rod
n → Spurstange f
track shoe
n → Rennschuh m
tracksuit
track [træk]
track [træk]
1. n
a. (mark, of person, animal) → orma, traccia, impronta; (of vehicle) → solco; (of ship) → scia
to be on sb's track → essere sulle tracce di qn
to follow in sb's tracks (also) (fig) → seguire le orme di qn
to keep track of (fig) (person) → seguire le tracce di (keep in touch with) → restare in contatto con (event) → essere al corrente di
to lose track of (fig) (person) → perdere le tracce di (lose contact with) → perdere di vista (event) → non essere al corrente di
to lose track of an argument → perdere il filo del discorso
to make tracks (for) (fig) (fam) → avviarsi (a or verso)
to be on sb's track → essere sulle tracce di qn
to follow in sb's tracks (also) (fig) → seguire le orme di qn
to keep track of (fig) (person) → seguire le tracce di (keep in touch with) → restare in contatto con (event) → essere al corrente di
to lose track of (fig) (person) → perdere le tracce di (lose contact with) → perdere di vista (event) → non essere al corrente di
to lose track of an argument → perdere il filo del discorso
to make tracks (for) (fig) (fam) → avviarsi (a or verso)
b. (path) → sentiero; (of comet, rocket) → traiettoria; (of suspect, animal) → pista, tracce fpl
to be on the right track (fig) → essere sulla buona strada
to be on the wrong track (fig) → essere fuori strada
to throw sb off the track (fig) → mettere qn fuori strada
to be on the right track (fig) → essere sulla buona strada
to be on the wrong track (fig) → essere fuori strada
to throw sb off the track (fig) → mettere qn fuori strada
c. (Sport) → pista
d. (Rail) → binario, rotaie fpl
on the right/wrong side of the tracks (Am) (fam) → nei quartieri alti/poveri della città
on the right/wrong side of the tracks (Am) (fam) → nei quartieri alti/poveri della città
e. (Mus) (on tape) → pista
a 4-track tape → un nastro a 4 piste
the first track on the record/tape → il primo pezzo del disco/nastro
a 4-track tape → un nastro a 4 piste
the first track on the record/tape → il primo pezzo del disco/nastro
f. (Comput) → pista
2. vt (person, animal) → seguire le tracce di
track [træk]
1. n
a. (mark, of person, animal) → orma, traccia, impronta; (of vehicle) → solco; (of ship) → scia
to be on sb's track → essere sulle tracce di qn
to follow in sb's tracks (also) (fig) → seguire le orme di qn
to keep track of (fig) (person) → seguire le tracce di (keep in touch with) → restare in contatto con (event) → essere al corrente di
to lose track of (fig) (person) → perdere le tracce di (lose contact with) → perdere di vista (event) → non essere al corrente di
to lose track of an argument → perdere il filo del discorso
to make tracks (for) (fig) (fam) → avviarsi (a or verso)
to be on sb's track → essere sulle tracce di qn
to follow in sb's tracks (also) (fig) → seguire le orme di qn
to keep track of (fig) (person) → seguire le tracce di (keep in touch with) → restare in contatto con (event) → essere al corrente di
to lose track of (fig) (person) → perdere le tracce di (lose contact with) → perdere di vista (event) → non essere al corrente di
to lose track of an argument → perdere il filo del discorso
to make tracks (for) (fig) (fam) → avviarsi (a or verso)
b. (path) → sentiero; (of comet, rocket) → traiettoria; (of suspect, animal) → pista, tracce fpl
to be on the right track (fig) → essere sulla buona strada
to be on the wrong track (fig) → essere fuori strada
to throw sb off the track (fig) → mettere qn fuori strada
to be on the right track (fig) → essere sulla buona strada
to be on the wrong track (fig) → essere fuori strada
to throw sb off the track (fig) → mettere qn fuori strada
c. (Sport) → pista
d. (Rail) → binario, rotaie fpl
on the right/wrong side of the tracks (Am) (fam) → nei quartieri alti/poveri della città
on the right/wrong side of the tracks (Am) (fam) → nei quartieri alti/poveri della città
e. (Mus) (on tape) → pista
a 4-track tape → un nastro a 4 piste
the first track on the record/tape → il primo pezzo del disco/nastro
a 4-track tape → un nastro a 4 piste
the first track on the record/tape → il primo pezzo del disco/nastro
f. (Comput) → pista
2. vt (person, animal) → seguire le tracce di
n track [trӕk]
1 a mark left, especially a footprint etc They followed the lion's tracks. spore أثَر следа stopa spor die Fährte πατημασιά, ίχνος rastro, huella, pista jälg جای پا؛ رد jälki trace עִקבוֹת लीक trag (láb)nyom jejak far, spor, slóð traccia 足跡 지나간 자국 pėdsakas pēdas (nospiedums) jejak-jejak voetspoor spor, far, fotavtrykk ślad, trop rasto urmă след stopa sled trag spår รอยเท้า iz 痕跡 слід نقش قدم dấu vết 痕迹
2 a path or rough road a mountain track. pad مَسْلَك път stezka sti; -sti; hjulspor der Weg μονοπάτι camino, senda, sendero teerada مسیر؛ خط سیر polku piste שְׁבִיל वाहन के दो पहियों के बीच के अन्दर का हिस्सा utrt put, staza ösvény jalan setapak stígur, vegslóði strada, percorso 小道 오솔길 takas taka laluan spoor sti, tråkk szlak caminho drum троп(инк)а cestička steza staza stig, väg ถนน patika 小道 стежка; шлях راستہ، نا ہموار راستہ đường mòn 小道
3 (alsoˈracetrack) a course on which runners, cyclists etc race a running track; (also adjective ) the 100 metres sprint and other track events. baan مَسْلَك السِّباق، حَلبَة السِّباق писта dráha; dráhový bane; -bane; bane- die Bahn; Leichtathletik-... στίβος αγώνων δρόμου pista rada, trekk زمین مسابقه دو kilparata piste; (d')athlétisme מַסלוּל दौड़ने का मार्ग staza (verseny)pálya lintasan (hlaupa)braut pista トラック (경기용) 트랙 bėgimo takas, trasa skrejceļš; celiņš, trase; treks balapan renbaan (idretts)bane tor, bieżnia pista pistă; (de) atletism беговая дорожка; трек dráha; dráhový proga staza bana ลู่ yarış pisti 跑道 трек, бігова доріжка راستہ جس پر شرکائے مقابلہ دوڑتے ہوں đường đua 跑道
4 a railway line. spoor خَط السِّكَّه الحَديديَّه жп линия trať skinne die Schiene σιδηροδρομική γραμμή vía; andén raudtee(rööpad) خط آهن rata voie (ferrée) מְסִילָה चक्र पट्टी जिसके कारण टैंक आदि ऊची नीची भूमि पर चलते हैं pruga, tračnice pálya(test) jalan kereta api járnbrautarspor binario 鉄道線路 철도 선로 bėgiai (dzelzceļa) sliedes landasan spoorlijn jernbanelinje tor via férrea cale ferată колея trať tir pruga järnvägsspår รางรถไฟ demiryolu 鐵路線 колія ريلوے لائن đường xe lửa 铁路线
v
to follow (eg an animal) by the marks, footprints etc that it has left They tracked the wolf to its lair. spoorsny يَقْتَفي أثَر проследявам stopovat spore; følge nachspüren ακολουθώ τα ίχνη seguir la pista, rastrear jälgi mööda järgnema رد کسی یا چیزی را دنبال کردن jäljittää suivre la trace (de) לְהִתחַקוֹת אַחֲרֵי का पता लगाना slijediti trag (nyomon) követ melacak rekja slóð (seguire le tracce di) 跡を追う 자취를 쫓다 sekti izsekot; dzīt pēdas menjejak het spoor volgen van følge et spor tropić rastejar a lua urma идти по следу stopovať slediti slediti spåra ตามรอย izini takip etmek 追蹤 вистежувати; просліджувати پيچھا کرنا tìm theo dấu vết 追踪
n track-suit
a warm suit worn by athletes etc when exercising, or before and after performing. sweetpak بَدْلَة التَّدْريب الرِيّاضي анцуг tepláky træningsdragt der Trainingsanzug αθλητική φόρμα chándal soendusdress گرمکن verryttelypuku survêtement אִימוּנִית खोज पर चलना trenirka melegítő pakaian olahraga æfingagalli (tuta sportiva) トラックスーツ 육상 경기 선수의 보온복 šiltas sportinis kostiumas silts treniņtērps pakaian sukan trainingspak treningsdrakt dres fato de treino trening тренировочный костюм tepláky trenirke trenerka träningsoverall ชุดนักกีฬา eşofman 運動員的練習服 теплий спортивний костюм پہلوان کا لباس quần áo ấm rộng 运动员的练习服
in one's tracks
where one stands or is He stopped dead in his tracks. in sy spore حيْثُما كان واقِفا أو موجودا на място na místě på stedet wie festgewurzelt εκεί που στέκομαι en seco, allí mismo nagu naelutatult محل بودن شخص در حال حاضر kannoilleen sur place בּוֹ בַּמָקוֹם वहीं पर, वहीं का वहीं na mjestu holtan esik össze di tempatnya berdiri á staðnum (lì per lì); (su due piedi) その場で 그 자리에서 vietoje uz vietas dgn tiba-tiba als aan de grond genageld på stedet w miejscu ali mesmo pe loc на месте na mieste na mestu nečijim stopama på fläcken ที่ที่ยืนอยู่ olduğu yerde 當時當地，就地 на місті اپني جگہ پر ngay tại chỗ 当时当地，就地
keep/lose track of
(not) to keep oneself informed about (the progress or whereabouts of) I've lost track of what is happening. verloor tred يَبْقى مُطَّلِعا على следя/не следя (ne)mít spojení/informace miste følingen med (nicht)auf dem Laufendem sein (παρ)ακολουθώ, χάνω τα ίχνη κπ. mantenerse al tanto, mantenerse al corriente; perder el hilo, no estar al corriente end kursis hoidma, enam mitte kursis olema آگاه بودن؛ آگاه نبودن menettää tuntuma rester au courant de, en contact avec; ne plus être au courant de, en contact avec לַעֲקוֹב/לְאַבֵּד עִקבוֹת (ne) pratiti, (ne) biti informiran nyomon követ vkit; nyomát veszti vkinek menabung (vera hættur að) fylgjast með (tenersi al corrente); (perdere le tracce), (restare all'oscuro) 見失わない[] (~을) 유지하다/ 놓치다 sekti, domėtis, nesekti, nesidomėti sekot notikumu gaitai/nespēt izsekot mengikuti perkembangan/ tdk mengikuti perkembangan contact houden/verliezen ha/miste oversikt mieć/tracić orientację manter/perder o contacto com a fi/a nu fi la curent cu быть (не) в курсе (развития) событий mať / nemať informácie / spojenie (ne) biti na tekočem o izgubiti pojam hålla (tappa) kontakten med ติดตาม ...-in izini kaybetmemek/kaybetmek 跟上/不能跟上......的進展 стежити за / загубити слід مطلع رکھنا mất dấu vết 跟上/不能跟上......的进展
make tracks (for)
to depart, or set off (towards) We ought to be making tracks (for home). se kant toe staan يُغادِر، يَرْحَل тръгвам odejít komme afsted abhauen παίρνω δρόμο, ξεκινώ ir tirando; largarse teele minema رهسپار شدن suunnata filer לְהִסתַלֵק किसी का पीछा करना krenuti elindul (vmi felé) pergi drífa sig andarsene 立ち去る 급히 출발하다 judėti, keliauti (grasīties) doties balik vertrekken komme seg av gårde ruszyć w drogę ir-se embora a se duce, a o şterge направляться (в сторону чего-л.) odísť odpraviti se krenuti ge sig i väg ไปทาง acele gitmek 走向... вирушати; нагострити лижі روانہ ہونا rời 走向...
track down
to pursue or search for (someone or something) until it is caught or found I managed to track down an old copy of the book. opspoor يَتَعَقَّب الشَّخْص حتى يُمْسِك بِه преследвам vypátrat opspore aufspüren ανακαλύπτω, εντοπίζω localizar, dar con, encontrar, averiguar el paradero välja nuhkima تعقیب کردن و گرفتن löytää (finir par) trouver לְאָתֵר खोज निकालना pronaći, uhvatiti tragajući lenyomoz mencari elta uppi, hafa uppi á scovare, rintracciare 見つけ出す 추적하다 iš po žemių iškasti sadzīt pēdas; dabūt rokā mengesan opsporen oppspore, finne odszukać descobrir a descoperi, a da de urma разыскать vypátrať izslediti pronaći spåra upp ไล่ตามหรือหา (บางคนหรือบางสิ่ง) จนกระทั่งพบเจอ izini bulmak 對...搜尋到底 вистежувати, висліджувати تعاقب کرنا، کھوج لگا کر پکڑ لينا theo đuổi, tìm 对...搜寻到底
n tracker dog
a dog that is trained to find people, drugs, explosives etc. spoorsnyhond كَلْب أثَر полицейско куче slídič, policejní pes sporhund der Suchhund λαγωνικό perro rastreador jäljekoer سگ ردیاب vainukoira chien policier כֶלֶב אִיתוּר शिकारी की मदद करने वाला कुत्ता pas tragač nyomkereső kutya anjing pelacak (cane poliziotto) 捜索犬 수색견 pėdsekys, tarnybinis šuo (par suni) pēddzinis anjing pengesan speurhond sporhund pies gończy собака-ищейка sliedič službeni pes pas tragač spårhund สุนัขที่ถูกฝึกให้หาคน, ยาเสพติด, วัตถุระเบิด polis (narkotik v.b.) köpeği 警犬 службовий собака کھوجي کتا chó săn 警犬
track → مسار polní cesta bane Pfad αποτύπωμα pista pyörän ura piste cesta traccia 小道 통로 voetspoor spor ślad caminho след spår หนทาง engebeli yol đường mòn 轨道
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