| Principales traductions |
trace [sth],
trace [sth] onto [sth]⇒ vtr | (outline) | tracer [qch] sur [qch] vtr + prép |
| | | dessiner [qch] sur [qch] vtr + prép |
| | The architect traced the plans carefully. |
| | L'architecte a tracé les plans minutieusement. |
| | L'architecte a dessiné les plans minutieusement. |
| trace [sb]⇒ vtr | (find) | retrouver la trace de loc v + prép |
| | Police are trying to trace witnesses to the accident. |
| | La police tente de retrouver la trace des témoins de l'accident. |
| trace [sth]⇒ vtr | (identify origin) | identifier l'origine de loc v + prép |
| | The gas company is trying to trace the source of the leak. |
| | L'entreprise de gaz essaie d'identifier l'origine de la fuite. |
| trace [sth] to [sb/sth] vtr + prep | (find origin, originator) | retrouver⇒ vtr |
| | Karen finally traced the strange smell to the pile of clothes on her teenage daughter's bedroom floor. |
| | Karen a finalement retrouvé l'origine de l'étrange odeur : la pile de vêtements sur le sol de la chambre de sa fille adolescente. |
| trace [sth] vtr | (draw on translucent paper) | décalquer⇒ vtr |
| | The schoolboy traced the map. |
| | L'écolier a décalqué la carte. |
| trace [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | (follow to source) | retracer l'origine de [qch], retrouver l'origine de [qch] loc v |
| | Grace can trace her family tree to the sixteenth century. |
| | Grace peut retracer l'origine de sa famille au seizième siècle. |
| trace n | (detectable amount) | trace nf |
| | There were traces of mud on the carpet where Simon had walked through without taking his boots off first. |
| | Il y avait des traces de boue sur la moquette, là où Simon avait marché avant d'enlever ses bottes. |
| trace n | (indication of presence) | trace nf |
| | There are traces that Olivia has been home, but she isn't here now. |
| | Il y a des traces qui montrent Olivia était à la maison, mais elle n'y est plus. |
| trace n | (tracking a phone call) (d'un appel) | traçage nm |
| | | tracer⇒, localiser⇒ vtr |
| | The trace helped the police to catch the criminal. |
| | Le traçage a aidé la police à attraper le criminel. |