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retrace
(redirected from retracement)

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re·trace  (r-trs)
tr.v. re·traced, re·trac·ing, re·trac·es
To trace again or back: retraced their steps.

re·tracea·ble adj.
re·tracement n.
re·tracer n.

retrace [rɪˈtreɪs]
vb (tr)
1. to go back over (one's steps, a route, etc.) again we retraced the route we took last summer
2. to go over (a past event) in the mind; recall
3. to go over (a story, account, etc.) from the beginning
retraceable  adj
retracement  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.retraceretrace - to go back over again; "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path"
return - go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before; "return to your native land"; "the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean"
2.retrace - reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago"
hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, conjecture, theorise, theorize, hypothecate, suppose - to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
etymologise, etymologize - construct the history of words
Translations
retrace [riːˈtreɪs] VT [+ path] → desandar; [+ sb's journey etc] → seguir las huellas de; (in memory) → recordar, ir recordando, rememorar
to retrace one's steps (lit, fig) → desandar lo andado

retrace [rɪˈtreɪs] vt [+ developments, sb's movements] → reconstituer; [+ route, journey, path] → reconstituer
to retrace one's steps (lit)revenir sur ses pas
I retraced my steps → Je suis revenu sur mes pas. (fig)
So, let's retrace our steps → Alors, récapitulons.

retrace
vt past, argumentationzurückverfolgen; development alsonachgehen (+dat), → nachvollziehen; to retrace one’s path or stepsdenselben Weg zurückgehen

retrace [rɪˈtreɪs] vtripercorrere; (recall) → ricostruire
to retrace one's steps → (ri)tornare sui propri passi
retrace [rɪˈtreɪs] vtripercorrere; (recall) → ricostruire
to retrace one's steps → (ri)tornare sui propri passi

retrace
v retrace [riˈtreis]
to go back along (a path etc) one has just come along She lost her keys somewhere on the way to the station, and had to retrace her steps/journey until she found them. naspeur يَعود من حَيثُ أتى، يَعود على نَفْس الطَّريق проследявам vrátit se gå samme vej tilbage zurückverfolgen γυρίζω από τον ίδιο δρόμο desandar, volver sobre sama rada pidi tagasi minema راه قبلی را طی کردن seurata לַחֲזוֹר עַל עִקבוֹתַיו फिर नक्शा उतारना evocirati, obnoviti u sjećanju visszamegy melacak kembali rekja til baka ripercorrere, (tornare indietro) 引き返す 되돌아가다 grįžti atgal (tuo pačiu keliu) griezties atpakaļ (ceļā) menjejak semula teruggaan langs samme vei tilbake odtworzyć voltar atrás a se întoarce (pe acelaşi drum) возвращаться той же дорогой vrátiť sa, sledovať dozadu iti po isti poti nazaj ići istim putem gå samma väg tillbaka ย้อนกลับทางเดิม geldiği yoldan geri gitmek 順原路返回,折回 повертатися пройденим шляхом جس راہ سے آنا اسی سے واپس جانا trở lại con đường cũ

retrace يعود من حيث أتى vrátit (se) stejnou cestou gå samme vej tilbage zurückverfolgen ακολουθώ ίχνη desandar palata takaisin samaa reittiä retracer vratiti se istim putem ripercorrere たどりなおす 되돌아가다 herleiden gå tilbake samme vei odtworzyć przeszłość refazer o mesmo caminho, voltar pelo mesmo caminho прослеживать spåra tillbaka ย้อนรอยเดิม iz sürmek thoái lui 折回


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