trace

trace ¹  (trs)

n.

1.

a. A visible mark, such as a footprint, made or left by the passage of a person, animal, or thing.

b. Evidence or an indication of the former presence or existence of something; a vestige.

2. A barely perceivable indication; a touch: spoke with a trace of sarcasm.

3.

a. An extremely small amount.

b. A constituent, such as a chemical compound or element, present in quantities less than a standard limit.

4. A path or trail that has been beaten out by the passage of animals or people.

5. A way or route followed.

6. A line drawn by a recording instrument, such as a cardiograph.

7. Mathematics

a. The point at which a line, or the curve in which a surface, intersects a coordinate plane.

b. The sum of the elements of the principal diagonal of a matrix.

8. An engram.

v. traced, trac·ing, trac·es

v.tr.

1. To follow the course or trail of: trace a wounded deer; tracing missing persons.

2. To ascertain the successive stages in the development or progress of: tracing the life cycle of an insect; trace the history of a family.

3. To locate or discover by searching or researching evidence: trace the cause of a disease.

4. To draw (a line or figure); sketch; delineate.

5. To form (letters) with special concentration or care.

6.

a. To copy by following lines seen through a sheet of transparent paper.

b. To follow closely (a prescribed pattern): The skater traced a figure eight.

7.

a. To imprint (a design) by pressure with an instrument on a superimposed pattern.

b. To make a design or series of markings on (a surface) by such pressure on a pattern.

8. To record (a variable), as on a graph.

v.intr.

1. To make one's way along a trail or course: traced through the files.

2. To have origins; be traceable: linguistic features that trace to West Africa.

adj.

Occurring in extremely small amounts or in quantities less than a standard limit.

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[Middle English, track, from Old French, from tracier, to make one's way, from Vulgar Latin *tractire, from Latin tractus, a dragging, course, from past participle of trahere, to draw.]

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tracea·bili·ty n.

tracea·ble adj.

tracea·bly adv.

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trace ²  (trs)

n.

1. One of two side straps or chains connecting a harnessed draft animal to a vehicle or whiffletree.

2. A bar or rod, hinged at either end to another part, that transfers movement from one part of a machine to another.

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[Middle English trais, from Old French, pl. of trait, a hauling, harness strap, from Latin tractus, a hauling, from past participle of trahere, to haul.]

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trace¹

n

1. a mark or other sign that something has been in a place; vestige

2. a tiny or scarcely detectable amount or characteristic

3. a footprint or other indication of the passage of an animal or person

4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) any line drawn by a recording instrument or a record consisting of a number of such lines

5. something drawn, such as a tracing

6. Chiefly US a beaten track or path

7. (Psychology) the postulated alteration in the cells of the nervous system that occurs as the result of any experience or learning See also memory trace, engram

8. (Mathematics) Geometry the intersection of a surface with a coordinate plane

9. (Mathematics) Maths the sum of the diagonal entries of a square matrix

10. (Linguistics) Linguistics a symbol inserted in the constituent structure of a sentence to mark the position from which a constituent has been moved in a generative process

11. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Meteorol an amount of precipitation that is too small to be measured

12. Archaic a way taken; route

vb

1. (tr) to follow, discover, or ascertain the course or development of (something) to trace the history of China

2. (tr) to track down and find, as by following a trail

3. to copy (a design, map, etc.) by drawing over the lines visible through a superimposed sheet of transparent paper or other material

4. (tr; often foll by out)

a.  to draw or delineate a plan or diagram of she spent hours tracing the models one at a time

b.  to outline or sketch (an idea, policy, etc.) he traced out his scheme for the robbery

5. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) (tr) to decorate with tracery

6. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (tr) to imprint (a design) on cloth, etc.

7. (usually foll by back) to follow or be followed to source; date back his ancestors trace back to the 16th century

8. Archaic to make one's way over, through, or along (something)

[from French tracier, from Vulgar Latin tractiāre (unattested) to drag, from Latin tractus, from trahere to drag]

traceable  adj

traceability , traceableness n

traceably  adv

traceless  adj

tracelessly  adv

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trace²

n

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) either of the two side straps that connect a horse's harness to the swingletree

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) Angling a length of nylon or, formerly, gut attaching a hook or fly to a line

kick over the traces to escape or defy control

[C14 trais, from Old French trait, ultimately from Latin trahere to drag]

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Trace of hares: hares collectively; a line or train of people, 1385.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trace - a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent" suggestion, hint small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude spark - a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger; "a spark of interest"; "a spark of decency"
	2.	trace - an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension" vestige, tincture, shadow footprint - a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important; "the footprints of an earlier civilization" indicant, indication - something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"
	3.	trace - a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face" touch, ghost proffer, proposition, suggestion - a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"
	4.	trace - a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image tracing drawing - a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines; "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures"
	5.	trace - either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree harness - stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart line - something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line"
	6.	trace - a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle print, mark - a visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere"
Verb	1.	trace - follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress" follow keep abreast, keep up, follow - keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies" analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas - consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" keep an eye on, watch over, watch, observe, follow - follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"
	2.	trace - make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" describe, draw, line, delineate mark - make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" construct - draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions; "construct an equilateral triangle" inscribe - draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible circumscribe - draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points" circumscribe - to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect draw - engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden" draw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse" write - mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet"
	3.	trace - to go back over again; "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path" retrace 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"
	4.	trace - pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him" hound, hunt dog, give chase, go after, chase, tail, chase after, trail, track, tag - go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" ferret - hound or harry relentlessly
	5.	trace - discover traces of; "She traced the circumstances of her birth" detect, discover, notice, observe, find - discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"
	6.	trace - make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along; "The children traced along the edge of the dark forest"; "The women traced the pasture" go forward, proceed, continue - move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"
	7.	trace - copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of; "trace a design"; "trace a pattern" re-create, copy - make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt"
	8.	trace - read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs" decipher read - interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"

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trace

verb

1. search for, follow, seek out, track, determine, pursue, unearth, ascertain, hunt down I first went there to trace my roots.

2. find, track (down), discover, trail, detect, unearth, hunt down, ferret out, locate Police are anxious to trace a man seen leaving the house.

3. outline, chart, sketch, draw, map out, depict, mark out, delineate I traced the course of the river on the map.

4. copy, map, draft, outline, sketch, reproduce, draw over She learnt to draw by tracing pictures from story books.

noun

1. bit, drop, touch, shadow, suggestion, hint, dash, suspicion, tinge, trifle, whiff, jot, tincture, iota Wash them in cold water to remove all traces of sand.

2. remnant, remains, sign, record, mark, evidence, indication, token, relic, vestige The church has traces of fifteenth-century frescoes.

3. track, trail, footstep, path, slot, footprint, spoor, footmark He disappeared mysteriously without a trace.

Translations

trace [treɪs]

A. N

1. (= sign) → rastro m, señal f
the search for traces of life on Mars → la búsqueda de señales or indicios de vida en Marte
she wanted to remove all trace of him from the flat → quería deshacerse de todo rastro de él en el piso
I've lost all trace of my relations → perdí todo contacto con mis familiares, les perdí la pista or el rastro a mis familiares
there was no trace of him having been there → no había ningún indicio or rastro de que hubiera estado allí
she had no trace of an accent → no tenía ni pizca de acento
he showed no trace of shyness → no dio muestras de timidez, no mostró señales de timidez
to disappear or vanish without (a) trace → desaparecer sin dejar huella or rastro
the group had a few hits then sank without trace → el grupo tuvo unos cuantos éxitos y luego desapareció sin dejar huella or rastro

2. (= remains) → vestigio m
they found traces of an ancient settlement → encontraron vestigios de un antiguo poblado

3. (= small amount) → rastro m
the blood test revealed traces of poison → el análisis de sangre reveló rastros de veneno
there was a trace of a smile on her face → tenía el esbozo de una sonrisa en la cara
rinse well and remove all traces of soap → enjuague bien y elimine cualquier rastro or resto de jabón
she said it without a trace of irony → lo dijo sin(ningún)asomo de ironía

4. (Tech) (= line) → traza f

5. (= strap on harness) → tirante m, correa f
to kick over the traces → rebelarse, sacar los pies del plato or tiesto

B. VT

1. (= find) [+ missing document, fault] → localizar, encontrar; [+ missing person, suspect] → averiguar el paradero de, localizar, ubicar(LAm)
we have been unable to trace your letter → no hemos podido localizar or encontrar su carta
I cannot trace any reference to it → no encuentro ninguna referencia a eso

2. (= follow trail of) [+ person] → seguir la pista a
she was finally traced to a house in Soho → le siguieron la pista hasta dar con ella en una casa del Soho
they traced the van to a car rental agency → averiguaron que la furgoneta era de una agencia de alquiler de automóviles

3. (= find source of) [+ phone call] → averiguar el origen de
I can trace my family back to Elizabethan times → las raíces de mi familia se remontan a la época isabelina
to trace a rumour back to its source → averiguar dónde se originó un rumor, seguir la pista de un rumor hasta llegar a su punto de partida

C. CPD trace element N → oligoelemento m

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trace [ˈtreɪs]

n → trace f
a trace of sth → une trace de qch
there was no trace of it → il n'y en avait pas trace
There was no trace of the robbers → Il n'y avait aucune trace des voleurs.
without trace [disappear] → sans laisser de traces
to sink without trace → couler corps et biens

vt

(= draw) → décalquer

(= follow) → suivre

(= find) → retrouver la trace de
They were trying to trace her husband → Ils essayaient de retrouver la trace de son mari.
to trace one's roots → retrouver ses racines
to trace the source of sth → identifier l'origine de qch, Je pense avoir identifié l'origine du poison.

to trace sth back to sth → faire remonter qch à qch
British empiricism can be traced back to Hume and Locke → On peut faire remonter l'empirisme britannique à Hume et Locke.

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trace¹

n

(= sign) → Spur f; I can’t find any trace of your file → Ihre Akte ist spurlos verschwunden; there’s no trace of it → keine Spur davon; to vanish without trace → spurlos verschwinden; to sink without trace → spurlos or ohne Spur versinken or untergehen; (fig also) → sang- und klanglos untergehen; to lose all trace of somebody/something → jdn/etw aus den Augen verlieren

(= small amount) (of poison, spice) → Spur f; (of irony etc) → Hauch m, → Spur f

vt

(= draw) → zeichnen; (= copy) → nachziehen, nachzeichnen; (with tracing paper) → durchpausen, abpausen; he traced his name in the sand → er malte seinen Namen in den Sand

(= follow trail of) trail, progress, developments → verfolgen; steps → folgen (+dat); to trace a phone call → einen Anruf zurückverfolgen; she was traced to a house in Soho → ihre Spur führte zu einem Haus in Soho

(= find) → ausfindig machen, auffinden; I can’t trace your file → ich kann Ihre Akte nicht finden

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trace²

n (of harness) → Zuggurt m, → Zugriemen m ? kick over

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trace¹ [treɪs]

1. n (sign) → traccia
there was no trace of it → non ne restava traccia
to vanish without trace → sparire senza lasciar traccia
I've lost all trace of them → ho completamente perso le loro tracce
the postmortem revealed traces of poison in the blood → l'autopsia ha rivelato tracce di veleno nel sangue

2. vt

a. (draw) → tracciare; (with tracing paper) → ricalcare

b. (follow) → seguire (le tracce di); (find, locate) → rintracciare
I cannot trace any reference to the matter → non riesco a rintracciare alcun riferimento alla faccenda

trace back vt + adv they traced the weapon back to here → hanno stabilito che l'arma proviene da qui
to trace back one's family to → rintracciare le origini della propria famiglia fino a

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trace¹ [treɪs]

1. n (sign) → traccia
there was no trace of it → non ne restava traccia
to vanish without trace → sparire senza lasciar traccia
I've lost all trace of them → ho completamente perso le loro tracce
the postmortem revealed traces of poison in the blood → l'autopsia ha rivelato tracce di veleno nel sangue

2. vt

a. (draw) → tracciare; (with tracing paper) → ricalcare

b. (follow) → seguire (le tracce di); (find, locate) → rintracciare
I cannot trace any reference to the matter → non riesco a rintracciare alcun riferimento alla faccenda

trace back vt + adv they traced the weapon back to here → hanno stabilito che l'arma proviene da qui
to trace back one's family to → rintracciare le origini della propria famiglia fino a

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trace² [treɪs] n (of harness) → tirella
to kick over the traces (Brit) (fig) → sfuggire al controllo

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trace² [treɪs] n (of harness) → tirella
to kick over the traces (Brit) (fig) → sfuggire al controllo

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trace

n trace [treis]

1 a mark or sign left by something There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child. spoor أَثَر، عَلامَه следа stopa spor die Spur ίχνος, σημάδι rastro, huella, vestigio, indicio jälg, märk اثر؛ نشانه jälki trace שָׂרִיד निशान trag nyom bekas, jejak (um)merki, slóð, spor traccia 跡 흔적 pėdsakas, ženklas pēdas; paliekas kesan spoor spor, merke ślad sinal urmă след stopa sled trag spår ร่องรอย iz 蹤蹟 слід نشان، علامت dấu tích 踪迹

2 a small amount Traces of poison were found in the cup. spoor مِقْدار ضَئيل незначително количество stopa spor die Spur ίχνος, μικρή ποσότητα pizca -jälg, tiba مقدار کم häivä trace קוֹמֶץ कुछ trag, mala količina nyom (elenyésző mennyiség) sedikit snefill, vottur traccia 少量 미량 pėdsakas paliekas; neliels daudzums kesan-kesan sporen spor, antydning ślad vestígio urmă следы stopa sled trag spår จำนวนบางเบา eser miktar 微量 незначна кількість; сліди تھوڑي مقدار một chút 微量

v

1 to follow or discover by means of clues, evidence etc The police have traced him to London; The source of the infection has not yet been traced. nagespeur يَتَتَبَّع آثار проследявам (vy)stopovat spore aufspüren ακολουθώ τα ίχνη, ανακαλύπτω, εντοπίζω seguir la pista; localizar, averiguar el paradero jälitama ردیابی کردن jäljittää retrouver לְאַתֵר ढूंढ़ना ući u trag, pronaći kinyomoz melacak rekja slóð inseguire; rintracciare たどる 추적하다 (su)sekti, rasti izsekot; sadzīt pēdas menjejak nagaan følge et spor, lokalisere odnaleźć alcançar a găsi/a lua urma выслеживать; обнаруживать (vy)stopovať (iz)slediti otkriti spåra สืบหาร่องรอย izlemek 跟蹤，探查 слідкувати, (ви)стежити علامتوں سے پتہ لگالينا truy tìm 跟踪，探查

2 to make a copy of (a picture etc) by putting transparent paper over it and drawing the outline etc I traced the map. natrek يَرْسُم، يَنْسَخ صورَه прекопирвам kopírovat kalkere; overføre durchpausen ζωγραφίζω με πατιτούρα calcar kopeerima (läbi paberi) نسخه برداری کردن jäljentää calquer לְהַעֲתִיק जड़ें खोज निकालना precrtati, kopirati (át)másol menjiplak taka í gegn tracciare, disegnare 写す (투명지를 이용해) 복사하다 nukopijuoti per kalkę kopēt; izzīmēt menyurih overtrekken tegne over, streke opp przekalkować decalcar калькировать (od)kopírovať prekopirati napraviti kopiju kalkera ร่างคร่าว ๆ kopyasın çıkarmak 描摹 калькувати خاکہ اتارنا vẽ can, đồ lại 描摹

n tracing

a copy made by tracing I made a tracing of the diagram. natrekking نُسْخَةٌ بواسِطَة رَسْم الآثار копие kopie kalkering die Pause πατιτούρα calco kalkeerimine کپی jäljennös calque הַעֲתָקָה पारदर्शक कागज में नकल उतारना precrtavanje, kopiranje (rajz)másolat jiplakan eftirrit, kópía ricalco 写し 복사도, 투사도 kopija kopija surihan doordruk strektegning, kalkering rysunek kalkowy decalque copie (prin decal­care) калька kópia preris kopija kalkering สิ่งที่ผลิตจากการลอกลาย kopya 摹圖 скалькований малюнок; калька خاکہ sự can, sự đồ họa 摹图

trace elements

elements that are needed in small quantities for the growing and developing of animal and plant life. spoorelemente مَقادير أساسِيَّه قَليله частици които са нужни, в малки количества за растежа и развитието на растителния и животинския свят stopové prvky sporstof die Spurenelemente(pl.) ιχνοστοιχεία oligoelemento mikroelemendid مواد حیاتی برای گیاه و جانور ولی به مقدار بسیار کم hivenaine oligo-élément יְסוֹדוֹת सूक्ष्म मात्रिक तत्व elementi u tragovima nyomelemek unsur penumbuh snefilefni (elementi in tracce) 微量元素 미량원소 mikroelementai mikroelementi unsur surih merkstof sporstoff składniki śladowe QUERY oligo­element микроэлементы stopové prvky oligoelementi elementarne čestice spårelement ปริมาณชองธาตุที่ต้องการเพียงเล็กน้อยเพื่อการเจริญเติบโตและพัฒนการของสัตว์และพืช belirtisel öğe 微量元素 слідові елементи; мікродомішки جانوروں اور پودوں کي نشو و نما کے ليے ضروري عناصر yếu tố vi lượng 微量元素

n tracing-paper

thin transparent paper used for tracing. natrekpapier وَرَق إستِشْفاف، وَرَق نَسخ прозрачна хартия průsvitný papír kalkerpapir das Pauspapier διαφανές χαρτί πατιτούρας papel de calco/calcar kalka کاغذ کپی kuultopaperi papier-calque נְייָר הַעֲתָקָה पारदर्शक कागज pauspapir, papir za kopiranje pauszpapír kertas blad pergamentpappír (carta da ricalco) 透写紙 투사지 kalkė pauspapīrs kertas surih calqueerpapier kalkerpapir kalka kreślarska papel de decalque hârtie de calc восковка priesvitný papier pavs papir paus-papir kalkerpapper กระดาษลอกลาย aydinger kâğıdı 描圖紙 восківка, калька خاکہ بنانے کے ليے استعمال ہونے والا کاغذ giấy can 描图纸

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trace → أَثَر stopa spor Spur ίχνος rastro jälki trace trag traccia 跡 자취 spoor spor ślad rasto, rastro след spår ร่องรอย belirti dấu vết 痕迹