retrace
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re·trace
(rē-trās′)tr.v. re·traced, re·trac·ing, re·trac·es
To trace again or back: retraced their steps.
re·trace′a·ble adj.
re·trace′ment n.
re·trac′er 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
reˈtraceable adj
reˈtracement n
re-trace
(riˈtreɪs)v.t. -traced, -trac•ing.
to trace again, as lines in writing or drawing.
[1750–60]
re•trace
(rɪˈtreɪs)v.t. -traced, -trac•ing.
1. to trace backward; go back over: to retrace one's steps.
2. to go back over with the memory.
3. to go over again with the sight or attention.
retrace
Past participle: retraced
Gerund: retracing
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Verb | 1. | ![]() 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
vrátit sevrátit se stejnou cestou
gå samme vej tilbage
palata takaisin samaa reittiä
vratiti se istim putem
visszamegy
rekja til baka
たどりなおす
되돌아가다
grįžti atgal
griezties atpakaļ
spåra tillbaka
ย้อนรอยเดิม
geldiği yoldan geri gitmekiz sürmek
thoái lui
retrace
[rɪˈtreɪs] vt [+ developments, sb's movements] → reconstituer; [+ route, journey, path] → reconstituerto 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, argumentation → zurückverfolgen; development also → nachgehen (+dat), → nachvollziehen; to retrace one’s path or steps → denselben Weg zurückgehen
retrace
[rɪˈtreɪs] vt → ripercorrere; (recall) → ricostruireto retrace one's steps → (ri)tornare sui propri passi
retrace
(riˈtreis) verb 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.