| Wichtigste Übersetzungen |
| track n | (racing circuit) | Rennbahn Nf |
| | Are you going to the track on Saturday to see the race? |
| | Gehst du Samstag zur Rennbahn um das Rennen zu sehen? |
| track n | (railway line) | Eisenbahnschienen Npl |
| | The train tracks pass close to their house. |
| | Die Eisenbahnschienen laufen nah an ihrem Haus entlang. |
| tracks npl | (footprints) | Spur Nf |
| | | Fußspur Nf |
| | They came by this way - look, you can see their tracks. |
| | Sie kamen an diesem Weg vorbei – schau, du kannst ihre Spuren sehen. |
| tracks npl | (imprints, marks) | Spur Nf |
| | | Abdruck Nm |
| | There were tyre tracks in the mud. |
| | Da waren Reifenspuren im Matsch. |
| track n | (piece of recorded music, song) | Lied Nn |
| | | Track Nm |
| | The hit song was the third track on the CD. |
| | Der Hit war das dritte Lied auf der CD. |
| track [sth]⇒ vtr | (follow, hunt: an animal) | verfolgen Vt |
| | | die Spur verfolgen Rdw |
| | The natives can track an animal for miles. |
| track [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (hunt: person) | jemanden verfolgen Vt |
| | | jemanden jagen Vt |
| | The detective had been tracking the criminal for months. |
| track [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (monitor route of) | etwas/jemanden verfolgen Vt |
| | (formell) | jemanden observieren Vt |
| | When you order from this website, you can track the shipment online. |
| track [sth/sb] vtr | (monitor the progress of) | etwas verfolgen Vt |
| | | etwas beobachten Vt |
| | The teacher tracked the student's progress. |
| | Der Lehrer verfolgte den Fortschritt der Schüler. |
| Zusätzliche Übersetzungen |
| track n | (route of a race) | Route Nf |
| | | Strecke Nf |
| | The track of the bike race passed through the town. |
| track n | (path) | Pfad Nm |
| | | Weg Nm |
| | There is a track through the woods to the lake. |
| track n | (recording track on a cassette) (Musik) | Titel Nm |
| | Years ago, people used to listen to eight track tapes. |
| track n | (one instrument on a song) (Musik) | Spur Nf |
| | | Tonspur Nf |
| | The producer mixed in the drum track with the guitar track. |
| track n | US (line of movement) | Bewegung Nf |
| | If you are not sure of the dance steps, just follow my track. |
| track n | US (educational stream) (Schule) | -klasse Suffix |
| | He is on the accelerated learning track at his school. |
| track n | (caterpillar track) (Fahrzeug) | Kette Nf |
| | The tank track came off in the explosion. |
| track n | (distance between wheels) | Abstand Nm |
| | What's the track between the wheels on this car? |
| track n | figurative, informal (course of action) (übertragen) | Richtung Nf |
| | (übertragen) | Weg Nm |
| | I think he is on the wrong track by trying to get a job in advertising. |
| track n | figurative (line of reasoning) | Argumentation Nf |
| | | Gedankengang Nm |
| | I know it's difficult to understand, but do you follow my track? |
| track n | (rail) | Strecke Nf |
| | The rollercoaster's track twists and turns. |
| track n | (sport: running) | Joggen Nn |
| | He went out for track in college. |
tracks,
needle tracks npl | slang (drug use: needle marks) | Einstichstellen Npl |
| | You can tell by the tracks on the man's arms that he is a drug addict. |
| track⇒ vi | US (cinema: camera movement) | mit der Kamera verfolgen Rdw |
| | The director shouted at everyone, while the cameraman kept tracking. |
| track vi | (coordinate with other wheels) | gleichauf sein mit Rdw |
| | This back wheel isn't tracking with the other three. |
| track [sth]⇒ vtr | US (travel through, traverse) | reisen Vi |
| | The walkers tracked old trails all day. |
| track [sb]⇒ vtr | US (education: stream) | versetzen Vt |
| | He was tracked into the accelerated learning programme. |
| track [sth]⇒ vtr | (spread: mud) | vollschmieren Vt, sepa |
| | Now you have tracked mud on the new carpet! |
| track [sth] vtr | US (dirty: an area) | dreckig machen Adj + Vt |
| | Look! You have tracked the whole house which I have just cleaned! |
| track [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (trace: phone calls, caller) | jemanden/etwas verfolgen Vt |
| | The detectives were not able to track the caller. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
track | tracked |
beaten track,
beaten path,
beaten route n | (well-trodden path or route) | Trampelpfad Nm |
| | | abgelegener Pfad Adj + Nm |
| | If we wander off the beaten track, we'll probably get lost. |
| fast track n | figurative (route to rapid advancement) (übertragen) | Überholspur Nf |
| | | Schnell- Präf |
| | This course is a fast track to A-level exams that takes one year rather than the usual two. |
| fast-track n as adj | figurative (accelerated or privileged) | privilegiert Adj |
| | | bevorzugt V Part Perf |
| | | bevorrechtigt V Part Perf |
| fast-track [sb]⇒ vtr | (speed the progress of) | jmdn unterstützen Vt fix |
| | | jmdn voranbringen Vt, sepa |
| | (übertragen) | Beziehungen spielen lassen, damit [etw] schneller geht Rdw |
| fast-track [sth]⇒ vtr | (speed the progress of) | etwas schneller bearbeiten Adj + Vt |
| | (übertragen) | etwas ankurbeln Vt, sepa |
| | (übertragen) | etwas in Gang bringen Rdw |
| | | etwas beschleunigen Vt |
| | His father put pressure on them to fast-track his application. |
| | Sein Vater setzte sie unter Druck, damit sie seine Bewerbung schneller bearbeiteten. |
| get back on track v expr | figurative, informal (regain focus) (ugs, übertragen) | wieder auf den richtigen Weg kommen Rdw |
| | (formell) | zurück zur Normalität kommen Rdw |
| | Josh is behind on his schoolwork. He needs to get back on track. |
| get on track v expr | figurative, informal (pursue correct path) (übertragen) | jmdn auf den richtigen Weg bringen Rdw |
| | (übertragen) | auf den richtigen Weg kommen Rdw |
| | My coach has a program to help me get on track for the Olympics. |
| half-track n | (vehicle) (ugs) | Raupe Nf |
| | | Halbspur Nf |
| | A half-track is a cross between a tank and a road vehicle. |
index mark,
index track n | (point marked on hard disk drive) | indizierte Markierung V Part Perf + Nf |
| | The index mark indicates the starting point of a track on a hard drive. |
| keep track vi | (note or record progress) | aufschreiben Vr, sepa |
| | | notieren Vr |
| | | nachverfolgen Vt, sepa |
| | Write down what you've achieved each day, as it's important to keep track. |
| | Schreibe auf, was du erreicht hast, denn es ist wichtig, das nachzuverfolgen. |
| keep track of [sth] vtr | (monitor, maintain record of) | überwachen Vt, fix |
| | | kontrollieren Vt |
| | | nachverfolgen Vt, sepa |
| | My daughter emails me every day so I can keep track of her movements. |
| | You should keep track of your expenses so that you know how much money you have left. |
| | Meine Tochter schreibt mir täglich eine E-Mail, so kann ich überwachen, was sie tut. |
| | Du solltest deine Ausgaben nachverfolgen, damit du weist, wie viel Geld du übrig hast. |
| lose track vtr + n | (fail to note progress of [sth]) | den Überblick verlieren Rdw |
| | | aus den Augen verlieren Rdw |
| | | nicht mehr auf etwas achten Rdw |
| | Where have we got to with this project? I've lost track. |
| lose track of [sth] v expr | (not keep up to date with [sth]) | etwas aus den Augen verlieren Rdw |
| | | nicht auf etwas achten VP |
| | I was late because I lost track of time. |
off the beaten track,
off the beaten path expr | (away from tourist routes) (ugs) | abgelegen Adj |
| | | abseits Adj |
| | We prefer to eat with the locals in small restaurants off the beaten track. |
off track,
off-track expr | figurative (not on expected path) (Diskussion) | vom Thema abkommen Rdw |
| | (Unterhaltung) | abschweifen Vi, sepa |
| | Our discussion seems to have gone off track; let's get back to the main subject. |
| on the right track expr | (following the correct path) | auf dem richtigen Weg Rdw |
| on the right track expr | figurative (not mistaken or misled) | auf dem richtigen Weg Rdw |
| | After failing her class last semester, she got back on the right track and passed this semester. |
| on track expr | figurative, informal (following correct path or schedule) (Übersicht) | auf dem Schirm Rdw |
| | I use an app to keep all my projects on track. |
| | Ich verwende eine App, um alle Projekte auf dem Schirm zu haben. |
| on track for [sth] expr | figurative, informal (heading for [sth]) | auf dem besten Weg sein Rdw |
| | | auf [etw] zusteuern Präp + Vi, sepa |
| | The meeting established that the team was on track to finish the project by June. |
| | Das Meeting ergab, dass das Team auf dem besten Weg war, das Projekt im Juni zu beenden. |
| on track expr | figurative, informal (as planned) | Plan einhalten Nm + Vt,sepa |
| | (zeitliche Planung) | im Zeitplan Präp + Nm |
| | | nach Plan Präp + Nm |
| one-track adj | (having only one track) (Straße) | einspurig Adj |
| | | mit nur einer Spur Rdw |
| | (Zugstrecke) | eingleisig Adj |
| one-track mind n | figurative, informal (mental focus on one thing only) | eingeschränkte Sichtweise Adj + Nf |
| | | immer nur an das eine denken Rdw |
| | Lee has a one-track mind when it comes to football. |
racetrack,
race track n | (circuit for horse or motor racing) (Sport) | Rennbahn Nf |
| | We're going to the racetrack to practice driving. |
| railroad track n | US (railway line) | Bahnstrecke Nf |
| running track n | (athletic circuit) | Laufstrecke Nf |
| | | Laufbahn Nf |
| | | Kampfbahn Nf |
| | The length of the running track is 400m. |
| single-track adj | (road, railway) | einspurig, eingleisig Adj |
| | (Straße) | nur eine Spur haben VP |
| | (Schienen) | nur ein Gleis haben VP |
| single-track adj | figurative (having narrow scope) | beschränkt Adj |
| | | einfältig Adj |
| | That man has a single-track mind; all he ever thinks about is work. |
soundtrack,
sound track,
sound-track n | (music of a film) | Musik zum Film Rdw |
| | | Soundtrack Nm |
| | The soundtrack featured a lot of 1960s music. |
soundtrack,
sound track,
sound-track n | (audio track of a film) (Film) | Audiospur Nf |
| | The soundtrack was terrible but luckily there were subtitles. |
| track and field n | (athletics events: running, etc.) | Leichtathletik Nf |
| | Talia is good at most sports, but she really excels at track and field. |
| | Talia ist gut in vielen Sportarten, aber in Leichtathletik ist sie besonders gut. |
track and field,
track-and-field n as adj | (relating to athletics events) | Leichtathletik- Präf |
| Anmerkung: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Discus is a track and field event. |
| | Diskuswerfen ist eine Leichtathletikdisziplin. |
| track meet n | (athletics event) (Schule) | Sportfest Nn |
| | | Leichtathletik Wettbewerb Nf + Nm |
| | My daughter won first place at the high school track meet in the 50 yard dash. |
track pants (US),
tracksuit trousers,
tracksuit bottoms (UK) npl | (athlete's long tracksuit trousers) (Anglizismus) | Trainingshose Nf |
| | (Anglizismus) | Jogginghose Nf |
| | | Trainingshosen Npl |
| track record n | figurative, informal (previous performance) | Erfolgsbilanz Nf |
| | | Leistungsnachweis Nm |
| | | Leistungsbilanz Nf |
| | This employee has a great track record of finishing work on time. |
| | Dieser Angestellte hat eine tolle Erfolgsbilanz, was das pünktliche Abliefern der Arbeit betrifft. |
tracksuit,
track suit n | (athlete's trouser suit) | Trainingsanzug Nm |
| | The members of the gymnastics team wore matching tracksuits and hair ribbons. |
| | Die Mitglieder der Gymnastikmannschaft trugen Trainingsanzüge und dazu passende Haarschleifen. |
| train track n | (rails of a railway) | Bahnstrecke Nf |
| | | Gleise Npl |